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 JeanClaude Van Dammes mother and Steven Spielbergs Catch Me If You Can 2002 with Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio
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