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Lilyan Chauvin

Born
Aug 6, 1925 · Aged 82
Died
Jun 26, 2008
Place of birth
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Gender
Female
Movie credits
52
TV credits
48
Also known as (1)
  • Lilyan Zemoz

Biography

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…