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Tsilla Chelton
Actor
Died July 15, 2012 (93 years)
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.
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.
Filmography
| 2013 | Landes · as Mme Laraillet |
| 2009 | Persécution · as La Vieille Dame |
| 2009 | Sister Smile · as La Doyenne Des Dominicaines |
| 2009 | The Age Of Maupassant. Novels and stories of the XIX century (TV Series) · as Eugénie De Morville |
| 2008 | Pandora's Box · as Nusret |
| 2007 | Faut que ça danse! · as Tatiana - La Dame Russe |
| 2007 | Melting pot café (TV Series) · as Elizabeth |
| 2007 | Chez Maupassant (TV Series) · as La Mère Magloire |
| 2007 | Free Land · as Madame Schwartz |
| 2004 | The Pleasure Is All Mine · as Gaby |
| 2003 | Mean Spirit · as La Dame À La Boulangerie |
| 2003 | The Pact of Silence · as Mère Joseph |
| 2002 | Priest and Mayor (TV Series) · as Emilie Dufresne |
| 2001 | The Musketeer · as Madame Lacross |
| 2000 | Family Pack · as Lea |
| 1993 | Thirst for Gold · as Mémé Zezette |
| 1990 | Auntie Danielle · as Tatie Danielle |
| 1987 | Marc et Sophie (TV Series) · as Gisèle Pigeon |
| 1987 | Les fortifs · as La Dame En Bleu |
| 1986 | Mademoiselle B · as Mlle Toutard |
| 1982 | Paris Saint-Lazare (TV Series) · as Henriette |
| 1977 | Peppermint Soda · as The General Supervisor |
| 1977 | At Night All Cats Are Crazy · as Madame Banalesco |
| 1976 | Commissaire Moulin (TV Series) · as La Grande-Tante De Moulin |
| 1975 | Cinéma 16 (TV Series) · as Madeleine - La Grand-Mère |
| 1975 | The Restroom Robbery · as Rose, La « Dame Pipi » |
| 1974 | Shanks · as Mrs. Barton |
| 1971 | Ten Days Wonder · as Mère Théo |
| 1970 | The Wedding Ring · as Mme Duvernet |
| 1970 | Distracted · as Madame Cliston |
| 1968 | Marry Me! Marry Me! · as Cast |
| 1968 | Les Gauloises bleues · as La Directrice |
| 1968 | Les Compagnons de Baal (TV Series) · as Une Adoratrice De Cosmochronos |
| 1968 | Very Happy Alexander · as Mrs. Bouillot |
| 1967 | Maigret (1967) (TV Series) · as Madame Martin |
| 1966 | At the Theater Tonight (TV Series) · as La Grand Duchesse |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | |
| 1965 | Les copains · as L'hôtelière |
| 1963 | Bebert and the Train · as La Voyageuse |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | Les chaises · as La Vieille |
| 1962 | The Seven Deadly Sins · as (segment "la Colère") (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Rue du Havre · as Mme Bertin |