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Maria Pacôme (18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright.[1]

Maria Pacôme
Born	18 July 1923 Paris, France
Died	1 December 2018(2018-12-01) (aged 95) Ballainvilliers, France
Nationality	French
Other names	Simonne Maria Pacôme
Occupation	Actress Playwright

Biography

Born on 18 July 1923 in Paris, Maria Pacôme was the daughter of Maurice Pacôme and Germaine Hivonait.[2] Her father was deported to Buchenwald concentration camp and her brother was shot for being a Communist.[3] When her father came back, Pacôme often found herself defending her mother against her father's violence.[4][5]

Maria began her higher education at Le Cours Simon in 1941, when she was 18.[6] 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.[7]

Theatre

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 [fr]. She acted alongside Pierre Mondy and Jean-Paul Belmondo in the play.[8] 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.

Movies

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.

Author and Playwright

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.[9]

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

Television

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.[10]

Death

Maria Pacôme died on 1 December 2018 in Ballainvilliers, France following a tumor near the amygdala.[11][12][13][14][15]

Her burial at the Père Lachaise Cemetery on 10 December 2018 was attended by celebrities such as Daniel Auteuil and Bernard Le Coq.[16][17]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Come Dance with Me	Daisy
1960	The Love Game	Une cliente
1961	Le Tracassin	Madame Gonzalès
1962	Un clair de lune à Maubeuge	La journaliste
1964	Constance aux enfers	Marie-Cecile
1964	Rien ne va plus	La comtesse
1964	Une souris chez les hommes	Tante Emma
1964	Que personne ne sorte	Pauline - la cuisinière
1964	The Troops of St. Tropez	Mme Lareine Leroy
1964	The Gorillas	Josépha Dépelouze
1965	Up to His Ears	Suzy Ponchabert
1966	Les combinards	Lucienne
1966	Tender Scoundrel	Germaine
1968	A Strange Kind of Colonel	Aurélia
1969	La maison de campagne	Véronique
1970	Distracted	Glycia Malaquet
1974	Bons baisers... à lundi	Myrette
1975	Pas de problème!	Madame Michalon
1976	La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée	Vicomtesse Sophie de Valrude
1976	Silence... on tourne	La mère d'Elisabeth
1977	Le dernier baiser	L'inconnue
1980	Les sous-doués	Lucie Jumaucourt
1992	La Crise	Mme Barelle
1996	Le bel été 1914	Maria
1997	Une femme très très très amoureuse	Emma
2003	Mauvais esprit	Belle-maman
2011	Titeuf	Mémé	Voice
2012	Arrête de pleurer Pénélope	Lise	(final film role)

References

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