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Lilyan Chauvin
🎭 Acting

Lilyan Chauvin

August 6, 1925 (age 82)
June 26, 2008
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Female
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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…

Movies

50 credits
Catch Me If You Can Movie
★ 8.0
Crime, Drama
2002 Crime, Drama
Predator 2
★ 6.3
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Predator 2
1990 as Irene Edwards
Universal Soldier
★ 6.3
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Universal Soldier
1992 as Mrs. John Devreux
The Man Who Wasn't There
★ 7.5
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The Man Who Wasn't There
2001 as Medium
Private Benjamin
★ 6.0
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Private Benjamin
1980 as Mrs. Trémont
Bad Influence
★ 6.0
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Bad Influence
1990 as Art Gallery Patron
North to Alaska
★ 6.5
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North to Alaska
1960 as Jenny Lamont
North to Alaska
★ 6.5
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North to Alaska
1960 as Jenny Lamont (uncredited)
Silent Night, Deadly Night
★ 5.9
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Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984 as Mother Superior
Yours, Mine and Ours
★ 6.9
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Yours, Mine and Ours
1968 as French Actress on TV…
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
★ 5.6
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Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings
1995 as Miss Osie
Listen to Me
★ 5.4
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Listen to Me
1989
King Creole
★ 6.4
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King Creole
1958 as Catherine (uncredited)
Tyson
★ 6.0
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Tyson
1995 as Camille Ewald
Funny Lady
★ 5.3
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Funny Lady
1975 as Mademoiselle
The Other Side of Midnight
★ 6.0
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The Other Side of Midnight
1977 as Mrs. Page
Born in East L.A.
★ 5.8
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Born in East L.A.
1987 as German Woman
Two Weeks in Another Town
★ 6.0
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Two Weeks in Another Town
1962 as Bar Girl (uncredited)
Silk Stockings
★ 6.8
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Silk Stockings
1957 as Dancer Sonia (uncredited)
Five Aces
★ 5.8
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Five Aces
1999 as Grandmother Kalliope
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
★ 4.4
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
1987 as Mother Superior (archive footage)
Walk Like a Dragon
★ 6.3
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Walk Like a Dragon
1960 as Mme. Lili Raide
Tickle Me
★ 6.0
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Tickle Me
1965 as Ronnie
Sublime
★ 5.3
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Sublime
2007 as European Nurse
The Mephisto Waltz Movie
★ 6.0
Horror
1971 Horror
Victory at Entebbe
★ 5.1
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Victory at Entebbe
1976 as French Nun
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
★ 6.8
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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 as Self
Stormy Weathers
★ 5.5
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Stormy Weathers
1992 as Mrs. Comden
No Place to Hide
★ 5.5
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No Place to Hide
1992 as Mother Superior
Bloodlust!
★ 4.4
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Bloodlust!
1961 as Sandra Balleau

TV Shows

48 credits
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV
★ 7.6
Crime, Drama
2000 Crime, Drama
Friends TV
★ 8.4
Comedy
1994 Comedy
Perry Mason TV
★ 7.7
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Crime, Drama
1957 Crime, Drama
The X-Files TV
★ 8.4
Crime, Mystery
1993 Crime, Mystery
ER TV
★ 7.8
Drama
ER
1994 Drama
Frasier TV
★ 7.7
PRO
Comedy, Family
1993 Comedy, Family
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
PRO
Crime, Drama
1984 Crime, Drama
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV
★ 7.9
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Action & Adventure, Drama
1993 Action & Adventure, Drama
Dragnet TV
★ 6.4
PRO
Crime, Drama
1951 Crime, Drama
Malcolm in the Middle TV
★ 8.5
Comedy
2000 Comedy
The Facts of Life TV
★ 7.1
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Comedy, Drama
1979 Comedy, Drama
Falcon Crest TV
★ 5.7
PRO
Drama, Soap
1981 Drama, Soap
Baywatch TV
★ 6.0
PRO
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Action & Adventure, Crime
1989 Action & Adventure, Crime
Maverick TV
★ 6.9
Comedy, Western
1957 Comedy, Western
Mannix TV
★ 6.7
18+
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Action & Adventure, Crime
1967 Action & Adventure, Crime
Magnum, P.I. TV
★ 7.3
18+
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Action & Adventure, Crime
1980 Action & Adventure, Crime
Daniel Boone TV
★ 7.0
18+
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Action & Adventure, Western
1964 Action & Adventure, Western
Mission: Impossible TV
★ 7.6
18+
Sensitive content
Action & Adventure, Crime
1966 Action & Adventure, Crime
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Ugly Betty TV
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Ugly Betty
2006 as Yolanda
Hart to Hart TV
★ 6.9
PRO
18+
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Action & Adventure, Crime
1979 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Pretender TV
★ 7.4
Drama, Mystery
1996 Drama, Mystery
Richard Diamond, Private Detective TV
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Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 as Clara
Studio One TV
★ 5.4
Drama
1948 Drama
McCloud TV
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McCloud
1970
Adventures of Superman TV
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Adventures of Superman
1952
The Bob Newhart Show TV
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The Bob Newhart Show
1972 as Olga
Saved by the Bell: The New Class TV
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Saved by the Bell: The New Class
1993 as Old Woman
One Step Beyond TV
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One Step Beyond
1959 as Francesca
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 as Sybil Delamont
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