Tsilla Chelton
Born
June 21, 1919
Died
July 15, 2012 (93 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
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
Persecution
La vieille dame
2009
Sister Smile
La doyenne des Dominicaines
2009
Pandora's Box
Nusret
2008
Le Petit Fût
Mère Magloire
2008
Melting Pot Café
Elizabeth · (18 episodes)
2007
Chez Maupassant
la mère Magloire · (1 episode)
2007
Zone libre
Madame Schwartz
2007
The Pleasure Is All Mine
Gaby
2004
Le Choix de Macha
Hortense
2004
The Pact of Silence
Mère Joseph
2003
The Musketeer
Madame Lacross
2001
Family Pack
Lea
2001
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
The Thirst for Gold
Mémé Zezette
1993
Auntie Danielle
Tatie Danielle
1990
Move Over, Mrs. Markham
1988
Sacrée soirée
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Matin Bonheur
Self · (1 episode)
1987
Charter 2020
Simone Le Guen
1980
Peppermint Soda
The General Supervisor
1977
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
Madame Banalesco
1977
Police Commissioner Moulin
La grande-tante de Moulin · (1 episode)
1976
La adúltera
Simone
1975
The Restroom Robbery
Rose, la « dame pipi »
1975
Shanks
Mrs. Barton
1974
Mort au jury
Madame Muss-Leduran · (4 episodes)
1974
le 16 a Kerbriant
Blanche Lacassagne
1972
Le 16 à Kerbriant
Blanche Lacassagne · (25 episodes)
1972
Shéhérazade
la magicienne
1971
On est loin d'avoir fini
Ten Days' Wonder
Mère Théo
1971
The Wedding Ring
Mme Duvernet
1971
Distracted
Madame Cliston
1970
The Companions of Baal
Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
1970
Les Gauloises bleues
La directrice
1969
Very Happy Alexander
Mrs. Bouillot
1968
Mésentente cordiale
Madame Puch · (10 episodes)
1966
Public School
1965
The Big Swag
Newspaper seller
1965
The Buddies
l'hôtelière
1965
Bebert and the Train
Traveler
1963
Sweet and Sour
1963
The Seven Deadly Sins
(segment "La colère") (uncredited)
1962
The Nostradamus Agency
(9 episodes)
1950