Tsilla Chelton

Personal Info

Birthday

June 21, 1919

Day of Death

2012-07-15

(93 years old)

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.

Known For

Police Commissioner Moulin

Chez Maupassant

The Restroom Robbery

Auntie Danielle

The Musketeer

Ten Days' Wonder

Very Happy Alexander

Peppermint Soda

Filmography

2009
Persecution
as La vieille dame
Sister Smile
as La doyenne des Dominicaines
2008
Pandora's Box
as Nusret
Le Petit Fût
as Mère Magloire
2007
Zone libre
as Madame Schwartz
2004
The Pleasure Is All Mine
as Gaby
Le Choix de Macha
as Hortense
2003
The Pact of Silence
as Mère Joseph
2001
The Musketeer
as Madame Lacross
Family Pack
as Lea
1993
The Thirst for Gold
as Mémé Zezette
1990
Auntie Danielle
as Tatie Danielle
1980
Charter 2020
as Simone Le Guen
1977
Peppermint Soda
as The General Supervisor
At Night All Cats Are Crazy
as Madame Banalesco
1975
La adúltera
as Simone
The Restroom Robbery
as Rose, la « dame pipi »
1974
Shanks
as Mrs. Barton
1972
le 16 a Kerbriant
as Blanche Lacassagne
1971
Shéhérazade
as la magicienne
Ten Days' Wonder
as Mère Théo
The Wedding Ring
as Mme Duvernet
1970
Distracted
as Madame Cliston
The Companions of Baal
as Une adoratrice de Cosmochronos
1969
Les Gauloises bleues
as La directrice
1968
Very Happy Alexander
as Mrs. Bouillot
1965
The Big Swag
as Newspaper seller
The Buddies
as l'hôtelière
1963
Bebert and the Train
as Traveler
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
as (segment "La colère") (uncredited)