Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1919-06-21
Day of Death
2012-07-15
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
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. Source: Article "Tsilla Chelton" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography (34)
Persecution
2009
Sister Smile
2009
Pandora's Box
2008
Le Petit Fût
2008
Zone libre
2007
The Pleasure Is All Mine
2004
Le Choix de Macha
2004
The Pact of Silence
2003
The Musketeer
2001
Family Pack
2001
The Thirst for Gold
1993
Auntie Danielle
1990
Le Saut du lit
1988
Charter 2020
1980
