Tsilla Chelton | |
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| Born | Tsilla Schilton 21 June 1919 |
| Died | 15 July 2012 (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Actress |
Tsilla Chelton (21 June 1919[1] – 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 Sister Smile.[2]
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.[3] She moved to Switzerland during World War II before settling in Paris.[4] Married to decorator Jacques Noël, she had 4 children.[5]
Attracted by theatre, she started acting in Marcel Marceau's troupe.[4]
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.[5] She premiered the plays of Bertold Brecht in France, with Michel Serrault, Michel Piccoli and Laurent Terzieff.[4]
On the big screen, she became famous at 71[2] 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.[3]
Chelton died at 93 in Brussels, Belgium.[4][6]
Her ashes were buried in the Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | War of the Buttons | Yves Robert | ||
| 1963 | Sweet and Sour | Jacques Baratier | ||
| Lektionen | Pianist | TV movie | ||
| Bébert et l'omnibus | Traveler | Yves Robert (2) | ||
| 1965 | Les copains | Inn manageress | Yves Robert (3) | |
| La grosse caisse | Newspaper seller | Alex Joffé | ||
| La communale | Jean L'Hôte | |||
| 1966 | Antony | Jean Kerchbron | TV movie | |
| 1968 | Very Happy Alexander | Madame Bouillot | Yves Robert (4) | |
| Les compagnons de Baal | Cosmochronos's worshiper | Pierre Prévert | TV Mini-Series (4 episodes) | |
| Mazel Tov ou le mariage | Claude Berri | |||
| 1969 | Les Gauloises bleues | Director | Michel Cournot | |
| Les enquêtes du commissaire Maigret | Madame Martin | René Lucot | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 1970 | Le Distrait | Madame Cliston | Pierre Richard | |
| 1971 | The Wedding Ring | Madame Duvernet | Christian de Chalonge | |
| Ten Days' Wonder | Théo's mother | Claude Chabrol | ||
| Shéhérazade | Magician | Pierre Badel | TV movie | |
| 1972 | Le seize à Kerbriant | Blanche | Michel Wyn | TV series |
| 1973 | Le machin | Madame Ledieu | Armand Ridel | TV movie |
| L'amour du métier | Mademoiselle Parent | Yves Laumet | TV series | |
| 1974 | L'implantation | Aunt Eugénie | Guy Lefranc | TV movie |
| Mort au jury | Madame Muss-Leduran | Jean Maley | TV series | |
| Shanks | Mrs. Barton | William Castle | ||
| 1975 | C'est pas parce qu'on a rien à dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule... | Madame Pipi | Jacques Besnard | |
| Plus amer que la mort | Madame Dejean | Michel Wyn (2) | TV movie | |
| La adúltera | Simone | Roberto Bodegas | ||
| 1977 | Commissaire Moulin | Moulin's great-aunt | Robert Guez | TV series (1 episode) |
| At Night All Cats Are Crazy | Madame Banalesco | Gérard Zingg | ||
| Peppermint Soda | Matron | Diane Kurys | ||
| Deux auteurs en folie | Joseph Drimal, Claude Fayard, François Gir & Jean-Paul Roux |
TV Mini-Series | ||
| 1978 | La vierge folle | Duchess Charance | Jean Kerchbron (2) | TV movie |
| 1980 | Aéroport: Charter 2020 | Simone | Pierre Lary | TV movie |
| 1981 | Les gaietés de la correctionnelle | Widow Dulion | Joannick Desclers & Jeannette Hubert | TV series (1 episode) |
| Les amours des années grises | Madame Ammard | Gérard Thomas | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 1982 | L'épreuve | Madame Argante | Claude Santelli | TV movie |
| Paris-Saint-Lazare | Woman from Guerin | Marco Pico | TV Mini-Series | |
| 1984 | Le château | Jean Kerchbron (3) | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Hôtel du siècle | Honorine | Jean Kerchbron (4) | TV series |
| Le diamant de Salisbury | Nanny | Christiane Spiero | TV movie | |
| 1986 | L'ami Maupassant | Charlotte Cachelin | Alain Dhénaut | TV series (1 episode) |
| Cinéma 16 | Madeleine | Jean-Claude Charnay | TV series (1 episode) | |
| Mademoiselle B | Mademoiselle Toutard | Bernard Queysanne | TV movie | |
| 1987 | Les fortifs | Lady in blue | Marco Pico (2) | TV movie |
| Qui c'est ce garçon? | Aunt Madeline | Nadine Trintignant | TV Mini-Series | |
| 1988 | La sonate pathétique | Madame Tchourikova | Jean-Paul Carrère | TV series |
| 1989 | La grande cabriole | Delphine de Nocé | Nina Companeez | TV Mini-Series |
| Le saut du lit | Marie-Odile Dumur des Rosiers | Pierre Cavassilas | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Tatie Danielle | Tatie Danielle | Étienne Chatiliez | Nominated - César Award for Best Actress |
| Marie Pervenche | Madame Dubois-Joubert | Serge Korber | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 1992 | Les eaux dormantes | Aunt | Jacques Tréfouel | |
| 1993 | La Soif de l'or | Mémé Zézette | Gérard Oury | |
| 1997 | Et si on faisait un bébé? | Manou | Christiane Spiero (2) | TV movie |
| 2000 | Family Pack | Lea | Chris Vander Stappen | |
| 2001 | The Musketeer | Madame Lacross | Peter Hyams | |
| 2003 | Le pacte du silence | Mother Joseph | Graham Guit | |
| Mauvais esprit | Baker's lady | Patrick Alessandrin | ||
| L'adorable femme des neiges | Félicie | Jean-Marc Vervoort | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Le choix de Macha | Hortense | Marianne Lamour | TV movie |
| Haute coiffure | Simone | Marc Rivière | TV movie | |
| Tout le plaisir est pour moi | Gaby | Isabelle Broué | ||
| 2005 | Fabien Cosma | Madame Pignon | Bruno Gantillon | TV series (1 episode) |
| 2006 | En fanfare | Godelieve | Véronique Jadin | Short |
| 2007 | Zone libre | Madame Schwartz | Christophe Malavoy | |
| Let's Dance | Tatiana | Noémie Lvovsky | ||
| 2008 | Chez Maupassant | Mother Magloire | Claude Chabrol (2) | TV series (1 episode) |
| Pandora's Box | Nusret | Yeşim Ustaoğlu | Cinemanila International Film Festival - Best Actress San Sebastián International Film Festival - Best Actress | |
| 2009 | Soeur Sourire | Oldest Dominican | Stijn Coninx | |
| Persécution | Old woman | Patrice Chéreau | ||
| Au siècle de Maupassant | Eugénie de Morville | Gérard Jourd'hui | TV series (1 episode) | |
| 2007-10 | Melting Pot Café | Elisabeth | Jean-Marc Vervoort (2) | TV series (18 episodes) |
| 2012 | Les pieds dans le plat | Sonia | Simon Astier | TV movie |
| 2013 | Landes | Madame Laraillet | François-Xavier Vives |
