Tela Tchaï
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Martha Noémi Winterstein (née Famin;[1] known as Tela Tchaï;[2] August 10, 1909 – July 15, 1993)[3] was a French actress, painter, model, and dancer of Romani origin.
DiedJuly 15, 1993 (aged 83)
Saint-Tropez, France
OccupationsActress, painter, model, dancer
NotableworkL'Atlantide, Les Mystères de Paris, Farandole
Tela Tchaï | |
|---|---|
| Born | Martha Noémi Famin August 10, 1909 |
| Died | July 15, 1993 (aged 83) Saint-Tropez, France |
| Occupations | Actress, painter, model, dancer |
| Notable work | L'Atlantide, Les Mystères de Paris, Farandole |
Biography
Tela Tchaï was born and raised in Roubaix.[1][4] 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.[1][5]
Filmography
- 1932: L'Atlantide by Georg Wilhelm Pabst: Tanit Zerga
- 1932: Gitanes / Les Deux routes, by Jacques de Baroncelli: Tela-Tchaï
- 1932: Bolero by Max Reichmann[6][7][8][9][10][11]
- 1934: Roi de Camargue by Jacques de Baroncelli: Zinzara[12]
- 1937: La Symphonie des brigands / Peppino by Friedrich Fehér: the servant
- 1937: Les Secrets de la mer Rouge by Richard Pottier: Sultana
- 1939: Tourelle 3, unfinished film[13] by Christian-Jaque: Mayena[14]
- 1943: Les Mystères de Paris by Jacques de Baroncelli: La Punaise
- 1945: Farandole by André Zwobada: the fortune teller
Bibliography
- Gérard Gartner: Les 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.