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Tsilla Chelton

Tsilla Chelton

Acting
21 Jun 1919
15 Jul 2012
Jerusalem, Palestine (now Israel)

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 ...

Also Known As

Tsilla Schilton

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