Acting
Lilyan Chauvin
Born August 6, 1925 · Paris, Île-de-France, France
Died June 26, 2008 · aged 82
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…
Known For
Catch Me If You Can · 2002Catch Me If You Can
★ 8.02002
MovieDramaCrime
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Predator 2 · 1990Predator 2
★ 6.31990
MovieScience FictionAction
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next target.
Universal Soldier · 1992Universal Soldier
★ 6.31992
MovieThrillerAction
An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.
Silent Night, Deadly Night · 1984Silent Night, Deadly Night
★ 5.91984
MovieThrillerHorror
After a man dressed as Santa Claus brutally murders Billy Chapman's parents, little Billy then endures the cruelty of a sadistic nun at his orphanage. Years later, when adult Billy has to fill in for an absent in-store Santa, his childhood trauma brings him to the breaking point.
The Man Who Wasn't There · 2001The Man Who Wasn't There
★ 7.52001
MovieCrimeDrama
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.
Funny Lady · 1975Funny Lady
★ 5.31975
MovieComedyDrama
Famous singer Fanny Brice has divorced her first husband Nicky Arnstein. During the Great Depression she has trouble finding work as an artist, but meets Billy Rose, a newcomer who writes lyrics and owns a nightclub.
Private Benjamin · 1980Private Benjamin
★ 6.01980
MovieComedy
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
The Mephisto Waltz · 1971The Mephisto Waltz
★ 6.01971
MovieHorror
A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist Myles Clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso Duncan Ely. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in Myles until noticing that Myles' hands are ideally suited for piano. Suddenly, he can't get enough of his new friend, and Myles' wife, Paula, becomes suspicious of Duncan's intentions. Her suspicions grow when Duncan dies and Myles mysteriously becomes a virtuoso overnight.
Filmography
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Yours, Mine and Ours · 1968Yours, Mine and Ours
★ 6.91968
MovieComedy
When a widower with ten children marries a widow with eight, can the twenty of them ever come together as one big happy family?
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