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Lilyan Chauvin

Cast & creator

Lilyan Chauvin

1925-08-06 (died at 82) Paris, Île-de-France, FranceIMDb

Best known for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Friends, Perry Mason

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.

Also known as: Lilyan Zemoz

Movies

52

film credits

Series

48

television credits

Career

100

1948–2011 · acting roles

Credit score

6.5

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna · 2000

Friends

Friends

Grandma Tribbiani · 1994

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Matron · 1957

The X-Files

The X-Files

Golda · 1993

Frasier

Frasier

Mama · 1993

Across film & television

Filmography (100)

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Mrs. Aloyna Ivanovna

Friends

Friends

Grandma Tribbiani

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Matron

The X-Files

The X-Files

Golda

Frasier

Frasier

Mama

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Vedek Yassim

ER

Nurse Edna

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Dispatcher

Malcolm in the Middle

Malcolm in the Middle

Marica

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

Sister Jeannette

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

Maria

Maverick

Maverick

Sydney Sue Shipley

Mannix

Mannix

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Mrs. Beruch

Baywatch

Baywatch

Dr. Lester

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Dragnet

Dragnet

Studio One

Studio One

The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Madame Simon

The Pretender

The Pretender

Mrs. Nikkos, the Greek Lady

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

Yolanda

The Bob Newhart Show

The Bob Newhart Show

Olga

McCloud

McCloud

Omnibus

Omnibus

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

Francesca

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Saved by the Bell: The New Class

Old Woman

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

Foridita

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

Mrs. Lavalier

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Sybil Delamont

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Clara

Adventures of Superman

Adventures of Superman

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Alias

Alias

Signora Ventutti

Predator 2

Predator 2

Irene Edwards

Earth 2

Earth 2

Katrina

Darkroom

Darkroom

Madame LeClerc

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

Mrs. John Devreux

Panic!

Panic!

The Walter Winchell File

The Walter Winchell File

To Rome with Love

To Rome with Love

Kaz

Kaz

Masquerade

Masquerade

Dept. Store Customer

The Man Called X

The Man Called X

Harbor Command

Harbor Command

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Old Woman

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

Medium

Cafe Americain

Cafe Americain

Madame Dussolier

Cool Million

Cool Million

Party guest

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

Mrs. Trémont

Bad Influence

Bad Influence

Art Gallery Patron

Yours, Mine and Ours

Yours, Mine and Ours

French Actress on TV Screen

King Creole

King Creole

Catherine (uncredited)

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Jenny Lamont

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

Jenny Lamont (uncredited)

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Silent Night, Deadly Night

Mother Superior

Funny Lady

Funny Lady

Mademoiselle

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings

Miss Osie

The Other Side of Midnight

The Other Side of Midnight

Mrs. Page

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Mother Superior (archive footage)

Tickle Me

Tickle Me

Ronnie

Sublime

Sublime

European Nurse

The Perfect Furlough

The Perfect Furlough

French Nurse

Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

German Woman

No Place to Hide

No Place to Hide

Mother Superior

Silk Stockings

Silk Stockings

Dancer Sonia (uncredited)

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

Self

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

Coach

Two Weeks in Another Town

Two Weeks in Another Town

Bar Girl (uncredited)

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

Woman Writer

Walk Like a Dragon

Walk Like a Dragon

Mme. Lili Raide

Once Upon a Dead Man

Once Upon a Dead Man

Madame Jarnac

Listen to Me

Listen to Me

Tyson

Tyson

Camille Ewald

Portrait of a Stripper

Portrait of a Stripper

Yvette

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

Reporter (uncredited)

For the Very First Time

For the Very First Time

Sister Eugenia

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

French Nun

Round Trip to Heaven

Round Trip to Heaven

Chaperone

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Louise

Death Doll

Death Doll

Madame Zerba

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story

Skating Judge

Five Aces

Five Aces

Grandmother Kalliope

Child of Glass

Child of Glass

Madame Dumaine

Stormy Weathers

Stormy Weathers

Mrs. Comden

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

The Peter Tchaikovsky Story

Fanny Durbach

Bloodlust!

Bloodlust!

Sandra Balleau

The Junkman

The Junkman

French Reporter

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason

Nurse Johnson

Stanley's Gig

Stanley's Gig

Grace

Flying High

Flying High

Miss Simmons

Illusion Infinity

Illusion Infinity

Nurse

Lost, Lonely and Vicious

Lost, Lonely and Vicious

Tanya Pernaud

Missing Pieces

Missing Pieces

Serena

The Passing

The Passing

Rebecca Naibert

Duty Dating

Duty Dating

Dr. Hartley

Skeleton Woman

Skeleton Woman

Bone Gatherer