CELEBRITIES TO APPEAR AND PAY TRIBUTE

CELEBRITIES TO APPEAR AND PAY TRIBUTE
In Celebration of the Life & Accomplishments of LILYAN CHAUVIN

LINDA GRAY, JACKIE ZEMAN, KIN SHRINER, CARLY SCHROEDER, JACQUELINE BISSET

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008
DIRECTORS GUILD AMERICA
11:00 AM
National HeadquarteRS
7920 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, California

EVENT PROGRAM INCLUDES
Celebrity speakers, appearances and performances
Multi media production
Catered Reception

LILYAN CHAUVIN: Twice up for the "Emmy Award" nomination, "The Young and the Restless" (1989-1990) and “Baa Baa Black Sheep” (1977), her dedication to the arts won her recognition to for Excellence in moral quality media. As Producer & Director, she won the 1991 “Angel Award” for the program “Hollywood Structured”, Lilyan appeared weekly as the host for cable television with some of the top names in show business including Jacqueline Bisset, Linda Gray, Morey Amsterdam, Danny Glover and many more.

French-American character actress Lilyan Chauvin is conceivably one of America‘s favorite silver screen stars. To Horror fans she might be best known as the sinister Mother Superior in “Silent Night Deadly Night I & II”, but to comedy fans she’s more recently recognized for her appearances in “Ugly Betty” and the long running television hit series “Frasier”. Chauvin is also known for her roles in Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me if You Can”, the Coen brothers’ “The Man Who Wasn’t There” and Stephan Hopkins’ “Predator 2”. Chauvin was a series regular on "Days of Our Lives" and "The Young and Restless". She held recurring roles on "Mission Impossible", "General Hospital" and on "Falcon Crest" as Sister Jeannette. Some of Chauvin's more recent television credits include “Friends”, “Alias”, “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “The X-Files”. Chauvin’s earlier television credits include the original “Adventures of Superman”, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, “Dragnet” and “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”.

In the industry, Chauvin’s talents are respected equally as a director and actress. Her DGA directing credits include "The Young and The Restless" (CBS), "But She Can Type" (NBC), "Celebration 75"(KTTV) and many more.

A true pioneer in the industry, Lilyan was one of the first women to become a Directors Guild member. With over 35 credits as a DGA Director since 1979 she also served on the Women’s Steering Committee. She’s a member of Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artist and Equity.

Lilyan Chauvin was one of Hollywood’s most prominent and sought after acting and directing coaches in the industry. Chauvin taught Acting for Situation Comedy & Soaps, Multi- Cam Cinematography, & Directing for over 10 years at USC and taught Directing and Acting at UCLA for two years. She also produced educational videos as L.C.J. Productions and taught for many years as well known LCA Video Workshop. Some of Lilyan's former acting students include Raquel Welch, Suzanne Somers, Margie Haber, Carly Schroeder, Kin Shriner, Kevin Nealon and Will Shriner. She was a Technical Advisor/Dialogue Coach at MGM and worked as a Dialogue Supervisor & Drama coach at Warner Brothers. Chauvin taught French to many actors including Lauren Hutton & Richard Gere in American Gigilo and to Jackie Zeman & Tony Geary of General Hospital. Chauvin taught Directing to many successful figures in the industry including Linda Gray, (Dallas).

Lilyan Chauvin passed away at her Studio City home on Thursday, June 26, 2008 after a 40 year battle with breast cancer complicated by recent congestive heart disease.
Lilyan was loved by many and will be missed by all. She touched the lives of numerous people through her creative and inspirational work. She is survived by family, friends and students.

August 6, 1925 - June 26, 2008