Tela Tchaï

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 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 1934: Roi de Camargue by Jacques de Baroncelli: Zinzara 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 by Christian-Jaque: Mayena 1943: Les Mystères de Paris by Jacques de Baroncelli: La Punaise 1945: Farandole by André Zwobada: the fortune teller