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Maria Pacôme

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born July 18, 1923Died December 1, 2018 (95 years)
Maria Pacôme (18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright.

Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait. Her father was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp and her brother was shot for being a Communist. When her father came back, Pacôme often found herself defending her mother against her father's violence.

Maria began her higher education at Le Cours Simon in 1941, when she was 18. She was classmates with Michèle Morgan, Danièle Delorme, and her future spouse, Maurice Ronet. Pacôme married Ronet in 1950. She would set aside her career until their divorce in 1956.

She began her stage acting career in 1956 with La Reine et les Insurgés, written by Ugo Betti and directed by Michel Vitold. In 1958, she acted in Oscar, written by Claude Magnier. She acted alongside Pierre Mondy and Jean-Paul Belmondo in the play. Pacôme also appeared in N'écoutez pas, mesdames! by Sacha Guitry in 1962, Les Grosses Têtes by Jean Poiret and Michel Serrault in 1969, and Joyeuses Pâques by Poiret in 1981.

Pacôme's first appearance on the big screen came in 1959 with Voulez-vous danser avec moi? (Come Dance with Me), directed by Michel Boisrond. She later took on numerous supporting roles, most notably in The Troops of St. Tropez, Up to His Ears, and Le Distrait. Afterwards, she achieved leading roles in La situation est grave… mais pas désespérée by Jacques Besnard, Les Sous-doués by Claude Zidi, and The Crisis (La Crise) by Coline Serreau.

Pacôme wrote seven plays: Apprends-moi Céline, Le Jardin d'Éponine, On m'appelle Émilie, Les Seins de Lola, Et moi et moi, Les Désarrois de Gilda Rumeur, and L'Éloge de ma paresse.

She wrote her memoirs, titled Maria sans Pacôme, in 2007.

Pacôme appeared in several TV movies, most notably starring in Docteur Sylvestre.

In 2006, she played the role of Hortense Bertin in the drama Les Secrets du volcan, directed by Michaëla Watteaux.

In 2011, she was the voice actor for the character "Granny" in the movie Titeuf.

Maria Pacôme died on 1 December 2018 in Ballainvilliers, France following a tumor near the amygdala.

Her burial at the Père Lachaise Cemetery on 10 December 2018 was attended by celebrities such as Daniel Auteuil and Bernard Le Coq.

Source: Article "Maria Pacôme" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

  • The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez
  • The Under-Gifted
  • Distracted
  • The Crisis
  • Mean Spirit
  • La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
  • Come Dance with Me!
  • A Funny Boss
  • Kisses Till Monday
  • Pas de problème!
  • Tender Scoundrel
  • Les gorilles
  • A Strange Kind of Colonel
  • The Love Game
  • Arrête de pleurer Pénélope
  • The Busybody
  • The Last Kiss
  • Web of Fear
  • Les combinards
  • Docteur Sylvestre
  • Moonlight in Maubeuge

Filmography

2012
2011
Titeuf: The Movie · as Mémé (voice)
2007
Louis de Funès intime · as Madame Barnier
2005
Venus and Apollo (TV Series) · as Mme Astrid
2003
Mean Spirit · as Belle-Maman
2003
Une villa pour deux · as Marion
2002
1997
1996
Le bel été 1914 · as Maria
1995
Docteur Sylvestre (TV Series) · as Mlle Raynal
1992
The Crisis · as Mme Barelle
1990
1980
Le Garçon d’appartement · as Neighbor (voice)
1980
The Under-Gifted · as Lucie Jumaucourt
1977
The Last Kiss · as L'inconnue
1976
Silence... We're Shooting · as Elisabeth's Mother
1976
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée · as Viscountess Sophie De Valrude
1975
1975
Pas de problème! · as Mrs. Michalon
1974
Kisses Till Monday · as Myrette
1970
Distracted · as Glycia Malaquet
1969
The House in the Country · as Véronique
1968
1966
Tender Scoundrel · as Germaine
1966
Les combinards · as Lucienne
1966
At the Theater Tonight (TV Series) · as Gabrielle Tristan
1965
Up to His Ears · as Suzy Ponchabert
1964
Les gorilles · as Josépha Dépelouze
1964
The Gendarme of Saint-Tropez · as Émilie Lareine-Leroy
1964
Que personne ne sorte · as Pauline, Cook
1964
A Funny Boss · as Tante Emma
1964
Web of Fear · as Marie-Cecile
1962
Moonlight in Maubeuge · as La Journaliste
1961
The Busybody · as Madame Gonzalès
1960
The Youth Theater (TV Series) · as Lucrezia
1960
The Love Game · as Une Cliente
1959
Come Dance with Me! · as Madame Decauville-Lachenée

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