- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 21, 1919
- Place of Birth
- Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
- Died
- July 15, 2012
Tsilla Chelton
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 Terzie…
Filmography
moviePersecution
2009 · La vieille dame
movieSister Smile
2009 · La doyenne des Dominicaines
moviePandora's Box
2008 · Nusret
movieLe Petit Fût
2008 · Mère Magloire
tvMelting Pot Café
2007 · Elizabeth
tvChez Maupassant
2007 · la mère Magloire
movieZone libre
2007 · Madame Schwartz
movieThe Pleasure Is All Mine
2004 · Gaby
movieLe Choix de Macha
2004 · Hortense
movieThe Pact of Silence
2003 · Mère Joseph
movieThe Musketeer
2001 · Madame Lacross
movieFamily Pack
2001 · Lea
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
movieThe Thirst for Gold
1993 · Mémé Zezette
movieAuntie Danielle
1990 · Tatie Danielle
movieLe Saut du lit
1988
tvSacrée soirée
1987 · Self
Matin Bonheur
tvMatin Bonheur
1987 · Self
movieCharter 2020
1980 · Simone Le Guen
moviePeppermint Soda
1977 · The General Supervisor
movieAt Night All Cats Are Crazy
1977 · Madame Banalesco
tvPolice Commissioner Moulin
1976 · La grande-tante de Moulin
movieLa adúltera
1975 · Simone
moviePlus amer que la mort
1975 · mme Dejean
movieThe Restroom Robbery
1975 · Rose, la « dame pipi »
movieShanks
1974 · Mrs. Barton
Mort au jury
tvMort au jury
1974 · Madame Muss-Leduran
moviele 16 a Kerbriant
1972 · Blanche Lacassagne
tvLe 16 à Kerbriant
1972 · Blanche Lacassagne
movieShéhérazade
1971 · la magicienne
movieTen Days' Wonder
1971 · Mère Théo
movieThe Wedding Ring
1971 · Mme Duvernet
movieDistracted
1970 · Madame Cliston
Les Gauloises bleues
movieLes Gauloises bleues
1969 · La directrice
tvBaal's Companions
1968 · Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
movieVery Happy Alexander
1968 · Mrs. Bouillot
movieAlerte à Jonzac
1967
Mésentente cordiale
tvMésentente cordiale
1966 · Madame Puch
moviePublic School
1965
movieThe Big Swag
1965 · Newspaper seller
movieThe Buddies
1965 · l'hôtelière
movieBebert and the Train
1963 · Traveler
movieSweet and Sour
1963
movieThe Seven Deadly Sins
1962 · (segment "La colère") (uncredited)
tvThe Nostradamus Agency
1950 · Angélique
On est loin d'avoir fini
movieOn est loin d'avoir fini
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