
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.
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Acting (33 movies)

Shéhérazade
1971

Auntie Danielle
1990

The Musketeer
2001

Shanks
1974

Sister Smile
2009

Very Happy Alexander
1968

The Pleasure Is All Mine
2004

Persecution
2009

The Buddies
1965

Family Pack
2001

The Seven Deadly Sins
1962

Zone libre
2007

La adúltera
1975

The Wedding Ring
1971

The Thirst for Gold
1993

Bebert and the Train
1963

Public School
1965

The Restroom Robbery
1975

Distracted
1970

The Big Swag
1965

Le Petit Fût
2008

At Night All Cats Are Crazy
1977

The Companions of Baal
1970

Charter 2020
1980

Pandora's Box
2008

Ten Days' Wonder
1971

Peppermint Soda
1977

Sweet and Sour
1963

The Pact of Silence
2003

Le Choix de Macha
2004

Move Over, Mrs. Markham
1988

le 16 a Kerbriant
1972

Alerte à Jonzac
1967
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