Tsilla Chelton
Actor
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
Auntie Danielle
as Tatie Danielle 1990
Very Happy Alexander
as Mrs. Bouillot 1968
Distracted
as Madame Cliston 1970
Peppermint Soda
as The General Supervisor 1977
The Thirst for Gold
as Mémé Zezette 1993
The Restroom Robbery
as Rose, la « dame pipi » 1975
Sister Smile
as La doyenne des Dominicaines 2009
Persecution
as La vieille dame 2009
Ten Days' Wonder
as Mère Théo 1971
The Pact of Silence
as Mère Joseph 2003
Pandora's Box
as Nusret 2008
Shanks
as Mrs. Barton 1974
The Seven Deadly Sins
as (segment "La colère") (uncredited) 1962
The Buddies
as l'hôtelière 1965
Bebert and the Train
as Traveler 1963
The Pleasure Is All Mine
as Gaby 2004