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.
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Filmography
all 41
Movies 32
TV Shows 9
self 1
Persecution (2009)
Sister Smile (2009)
Pandora's Box (2008)
Le Petit Fût (2008)
Melting Pot Café (2007)
Chez Maupassant (2007)
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)
Vivement dimanche (1998)
The Thirst for Gold (1993)
Auntie Danielle (1990)
La Grande Cabriole (1989)
Les fortifs (1987)
Charter 2020 (1980)
Peppermint Soda (1977)
At Night All Cats Are Crazy (1977)
Police Commissioner Moulin (1976)
La adúltera (1975)
The Restroom Robbery (1975)
Shanks (1974)
Mort au jury (1974)
Le 16 à Kerbriant (1972)
Shéhérazade (1971)
Ten Days' Wonder (1971)
The Wedding Ring (1971)
Distracted (1970)
Les Gauloises bleues (1969)
Baal's Companions (1968)
The Companions of Baal (1968)
Very Happy Alexander (1968)
Public School (1965)
The Buddies (1965)
Bébert et l'omnibus (1963)
Sweet and Sour (1963)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
The Nostradamus Agency (1950)
On est loin d'avoir fini
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GenderFemale
Birthday1919-06-21
Deathday2012-07-15 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceJerusalem, Israel
CitizenshipsFrance
AwardsKnight of the Legion of Honour
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