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Lilyan Chauvin
French character actress Lilyan Chauvin may be one of those actors or actresses whose face you know without knowing their names. Chauvin was a long time veteran of the European stage, and was adept at playing strict, but sometimes loving characters. To horror fans, she might be best known as the sinister Mother Superior in Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984), but her career started back in the 1950s when she was plucked from the stage to appear in small minor roles in motion pictures. One notable film was with John Wayne in North to Alaska (1960). For about thirty years, Chauvin was one of the busiest character actresses in Hollywood, appearing in over forty films as well as on television. Her many film credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Predator 2 (1990), No Place to Hide (1992), Universal Soldier (1992) as Jean-Claude Van Damme's mother, and Steven Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002) with Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio.
As actor
The Passing
Sublime
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Illusion Infinity
Duty Dating
Catch Me If You Can
The Man Who Wasn't There
Missing Pieces
Stanley's Gig
Skeleton Woman
Five Aces
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
Tyson
Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
Stormy Weathers
Universal Soldier
No Place to Hide
Round Trip to Heaven
For the Very First Time
Predator 2
Bad Influence
Listen to Me
Death Doll
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
Born in East L.A.
Silent Night, Deadly Night
The Junkman
Beyond Reason
Private Benjamin