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Tela Tchaï
BornMartha Noémi Famin
(1909-08-10)August 10, 1909
Roubaix, France
DiedJuly 15, 1993(1993-07-15) (aged 83)
Saint-Tropez, France
Occupation(s)Actress, painter, model, dancer
Notable workL'Atlantide, Les Mystères de Paris, Farandole

Martha Noémi Winterstein (née Famin; known as Tela Tchaï; August 10, 1909 – July 15, 1993) was a French actress, painter, model, and dancer of Romani origin.

Biography

Tela Tchaï was born and raised in Roubaix. She was a model for several painters, including André Derain. As an actress, she starred in a dozen films, before becoming a painter herself. One of her paintings, entitled Bouquet de fleurs, was acquired in 2019 by the La Piscine Museum.

Filmography

Bibliography

  • Gérard Gartner: TLes sept plasticiens précurseurs tsiganes. Otto Mueller – Serge Poliakoff – Helios Gomez – Tela Tchaï – Django Reinhardt – Constantin Nepo – Yana Rondolotto, Marinoel editions, Paris, 2011.
  • Germain Hirselj, "Tela Tchaï, la vamp des grands chemins", in People and stones of Roubaix, No. 31, November 2021, p.14-23.

References

  1. ^ Renoul, Bruno (2022-04-09). "Le singulier destin de Tela Tchaï, la Tsigane de Roubaix devenue modèle, actrice et peintre". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  2. Other spellings of her name: Tela Tschaï or Tela-Tchaï
  3. "Tela TCHAÏ". www.lesgensducinema.com. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  4. Birth certificate No. 1622 (view 9/347) with marginal note of recognition. Archives départementales du Nord online, civil status of Roubaix, birth register of 1909.
  5. Renoul, Bruno (2023-02-25). "Téla Tchaï, la tsigane devenue actrice, va donner son nom à une rue de Roubaix". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2024-09-13.
  6. "From screen to stage. The cinema". La République (in French). June 30, 1934. p. 7.
  7. "Our cover. Tela Tchaï". Midinette (in French). No. 431. February 15, 1935. p. 3.
  8. Pierre-Henry Proust (July 27, 1935). "The cinema and its trends. Dance inspiring films". Comœdia (in French). p. 4.
  9. "Memories of Maurice Ravel and the cinema". Le Jour (in French). January 8, 1938.
  10. "The life of cinema from one Wednesday to another. The cinema should not forget Ravel". Pour vous (in French). No. 478. January 12, 1938. p. 10.
  11. Manuel Cornejo (2012). "Maurice Ravel and the Seventh Art". Cahiers Maurice Ravel (in French). No. 15. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-2-8404-9664-9.
  12. Algiers shows. At the Trianon-Cinema: "Roi de Camargue". L'Écho de la presse musulmane, December 27, 1935, p. 8, available at Gallica.
  13. Due to the declaration of war. Jean Chevrier, Andrex, and Bernard Blier were also part of the cast.
  14. Tela-Tchaï will be the heroine of Tourelle Trois. Le Figaro, August 13, 1939, p. 4, available at Gallica.

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