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 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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Movies (35)
Persecution
2009 · La vieille dame
Sister Smile
2009 · La doyenne des Dominicaines
Pandora's Box
2008 · Nusret
Le Petit Fût
2008 · Mère Magloire
Zone libre
2007 · Madame Schwartz
The Pleasure Is All Mine
2004 · Gaby
Le Choix de Macha
2004 · Hortense
The Pact of Silence
2003 · Mère Joseph
The Musketeer
2001 · Madame Lacross
Family Pack
2001 · Lea
The Thirst for Gold
1993 · Mémé Zezette
Auntie Danielle
1990 · Tatie Danielle
Le Saut du lit
1988
Charter 2020
1980 · Simone Le Guen
Peppermint Soda
1977 · The General Supervisor
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
1977 · Madame Banalesco
La adúltera
1975 · Simone
Plus amer que la mort
1975 · mme Dejean
The Restroom Robbery
1975 · Rose, la « dame pipi »
Shanks
1974 · Mrs. Barton
Shéhérazade
1971 · la magicienne
Ten Days' Wonder
1971 · Mère Théo
The Wedding Ring
1971 · Mme Duvernet
Distracted
1970 · Madame Cliston
Les Gauloises bleues
1969 · La directrice
Very Happy Alexander
1968 · Mrs. Bouillot
Alerte à Jonzac
1967
Public School
1965
The Big Swag
1965 · Newspaper seller
The Buddies
1965 · l'hôtelière
Bebert and the Train
1963 · Traveler
Sweet and Sour
1963
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962 · (segment "La colère") (uncredited)
Rue du Havre
1962
On est loin d'avoir fini
TV shows (11)
Melting Pot Café
2007 · Elizabeth
Chez Maupassant
2007 · la mère Magloire
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Self
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self
Matin Bonheur
1987 · Self
Police Commissioner Moulin
1976 · La grande-tante de Moulin
Mort au jury
1974 · Madame Muss-Leduran
Le 16 à Kerbriant
1972 · Blanche Lacassagne
Baal's Companions
1968 · Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
Mésentente cordiale
1966 · Madame Puch
The Nostradamus Agency
1950 · Angélique