Lilyan Chauvin
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| Born |
Lilyan Zemoz August 6, 1925 Paris, France |
| Died | June 26, 2008 (aged 82) Studio City, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, producer, director |
| Years active | 1950–2007 |
| Spouse(s) | Bernard J. Chauvin (?–1953) (divorced) |
| Website | www |
Lilyan Chauvin (August 6, 1925 – June 26, 2008), born Lilyan Zemoz, was a French-American actress, television host, director, writer, former Vice President of Women in Film, author, teacher and private coach.
Performing for over 60 years, a few of her credits include the films Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Catch Me If You Can (2002). In the 1990s and 2000s she guest-starred in such television shows as The X-Files, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Friends, Alias, Malcolm in the Middle and Ugly Betty.
Chauvin began her career working in broadcasting in France. Her mother was French and her father was Italian. While under contract to a French radio station she had her heart set on becoming a lawyer; however her earnings soon exceeded that of her parents and she gave serious consideration to making show business her way of life. She studied in Paris at the School of Cinema, and at the Jean Louis Barrault School, also in Paris.
Chauvin moved to New York City on her 21st birthday and became a naturalized American citizen. She studied with Uta Hagen and at the Actors Studio in New York. Chauvin also attended the Berlitz school of Languages and took in American movies every day to improve her English. Already proficient in Spanish, German, Italian, and Russian, she soon became one of the school’s top teachers and they sent her out to coach actors in the accents they needed for various roles.
Chauvin's European stage and Actors Equity theatre credits include Macbeth, Medea, , Camille, and Three for Today. She began landing roles in New York television productions including TV's prestigious Studio One. Soon after she traveled to Los Angeles and found work in film and television.
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