Tsilla Chelton
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1919-06-21 (93 years old)
Deathday
2012-07-15
Place of Birth
Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)
Also known As
Tsilla Schilton
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...
Acting
1971
as la magicienne
1990
as Tatie Danielle
2001
as Madame Lacross
1974
as Mrs. Barton
2009
as La doyenne des Dominicaines
1968
as Mrs. Bouillot
2004
as Gaby
2009
as La vieille dame
1965
as l'hôtelière
2001
as Lea
1962
as (segment "La colère") (uncredited)
2007
as Madame Schwartz
1975
as Simone
1971
as Mme Duvernet
1993
as Mémé Zezette
1963
as Traveler
1965
1975
as Rose, la « dame pipi »
1970
as Madame Cliston
1965
as Newspaper seller
2008
as Mère Magloire
1969
as La directrice
1977
as Madame Banalesco
1970
as Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
1980
as Simone Le Guen
2008
as Nusret
1971
as Mère Théo
1977
as The General Supervisor
1963
2003
as Mère Joseph
2004
as Hortense
1972
as Blanche Lacassagne
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