Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 21, 1919
Place of Birth:
Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
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Tsilla Chelton
Biography
Tsilla Chelton (21 June 1919 – 15 July 2012) was a French actress of theatre and film, famous for playing the main role in 1990 film Tatie Danielle, in which she was nominated for a Cesar award and as an elderly Dominican in Soeur Sourire.
Tsilla Schilton was born in Jerusalem but spent her childhood in Belgium. The daughter of French parents of Jewish heritage, she lost her mother at the age of 6, and followed her father to Antwerp. She moved to Switzerland during World War II before settling in Paris. Married to decorator Jacques Noël, she had 4 children.
Attracted by theatre, she started acting in Marcel Marceau's troupe.
Her career was mainly in theatre, where she acted in the eleven works of Eugène Ionesco, earning a Molière Award for best comedian in Ionesco's The Chairs. She premiered the plays of Bertold Brecht in France, with Michel Serrault, Michel Piccoli and Laurent Terzieff.
On the big screen, she became famous at 71 for her work in the 1990 Étienne Chatiliez film Tatie Danielle, where she played the title role as a hateful and cantankerous old lady. She taught comedy from 1964 onwards and was the teacher of the actors of the Splendid troupe, including Gérard Jugnot, Michel Blanc, and Thierry Lhermitte.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Sister Smile | La doyenne des Dominicaines |
| 2009 | Persecution | La vieille dame |
| 2008 | Le Petit Fût | Mère Magloire |
| 2008 | Pandora's Box | Nusret |
| 2007 | Zone libre | Madame Schwartz |
| 2004 | The Pleasure Is All Mine | Gaby |
| 2004 | Le Choix de Macha | Hortense |
| 2003 | The Pact of Silence | Mère Joseph |
| 2001 | The Musketeer | Madame Lacross |
| 2001 | Family Pack | Lea |
| 1993 | The Thirst for Gold | Mémé Zezette |
| 1990 | Auntie Danielle | Tatie Danielle |
| 1988 | Move Over, Mrs. Markham | |
| 1980 | Charter 2020 | Simone Le Guen |
| 1977 | At Night All Cats Are Crazy | Madame Banalesco |
| 1977 | Peppermint Soda | The General Supervisor |
| 1975 | La adúltera | Simone |
| 1975 | The Restroom Robbery | Rose, la « dame pipi » |
| 1974 | Shanks | Mrs. Barton |
| 1972 | le 16 a Kerbriant | Blanche Lacassagne |
| 1971 | Shéhérazade | la magicienne |
| 1971 | The Wedding Ring | Mme Duvernet |
| 1971 | Ten Days' Wonder | Mère Théo |
| 1970 | Distracted | Madame Cliston |
| 1970 | The Companions of Baal | Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos |
| 1969 | Les Gauloises bleues | La directrice |
| 1968 | Very Happy Alexander | Mrs. Bouillot |
| 1965 | The Buddies | l'hôtelière |
| 1965 | Public School | |
| 1965 | The Big Swag | Newspaper seller |
| 1963 | Bebert and the Train | Traveler |
| 1963 | Sweet and Sour | |
| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins | (segment "La colère") (uncredited) |
| On est loin d'avoir fini |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Chez Maupassant | la mère Magloire |
| 2007 | Melting Pot Café | Elizabeth |
| 1998 | Vivement dimanche | Self |
| 1987 | Matin Bonheur | Self |
| 1987 | Sacrée soirée | Self |
| 1976 | Police Commissioner Moulin | La grande-tante de Moulin |
| 1974 | Mort au jury | Madame Muss-Leduran |
| 1972 | Le 16 à Kerbriant | Blanche Lacassagne |
| 1966 | Mésentente cordiale | Madame Puch |
| 1950 | The Nostradamus Agency |