Tsilla Chelton
Known For
Acting
Born
1919-06-21 in Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
Died
2012-07-15
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. Source: Article "Tsilla Chelton" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Most Known For
Vivement dimanche
as Self
Sacrée Soirée
as Self
Police Commissioner Moulin
as La grande-tante de Moulin
The Musketeer
as Madame Lacross
Chez Maupassant
as la mère Magloire
Shanks
as Mrs. Barton
Matin Bonheur
as Self
La adúltera
as Simone
Public School
Zone libre
as Madame Schwartz
Mort au jury
as Madame Muss-Leduran
The Thirst for Gold
as Mémé Zezette
The Nostradamus Agency
as Angélique
Baal's Companions
as Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
Auntie Danielle
as Tatie Danielle
Melting Pot Café
as Elizabeth
Very Happy Alexander
as Mrs. Bouillot
Le 16 à Kerbriant
as Blanche Lacassagne
Ten Days' Wonder
as Mère Théo
Peppermint Soda
as The General Supervisor