
Acting
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 b…

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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
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Illusion Infinity
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Catch Me If You Can
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Duty Dating
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The Man Who Wasn't There
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Missing Pieces
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Stanley's Gig
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Skeleton Woman
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Ugly Betty
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Alias
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Malcolm in the Middle
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The Pretender
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Friends
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ER
as Nurse Edna · 1 ep.

Earth 2
as Katrina · 1 ep.

The X-Files
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Frasier
as Mama · 1 ep.
Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984