Maria Pacôme

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1923-07-18

Deathday 2018-12-01 (95 years old)

Place of Birth Paris, France

Also Known As Maria Pacome, Simone Maria Pacôme

Maria Pacôme

Biography

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

Actor

2011
Emma

as Eleonore

2011
Titeuf

as Mémé (voix)

2009
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

as Self (archive footage)

2008
La Maison du lac

as Kate Murphy

2006
Les Secrets du volcan

as Hortense Bertin

2003
Mean Spirit

as Belle-maman

2003
2001
1995
Docteur Sylvestre

as Mlle Raynal

1992
The Crisis

as Mme Barelle

1987
1984
1982
1982
1980
Le Garçon d’appartement

as Neighbor (voice)

1980
The Under-Gifted

as Lucie Jumaucourt

1977
1977
Le Dernier Baiser

as L'inconnue

1976
Silence... We're Shooting

as Elisabeth's mother

1976
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée

as La vicomtesse Sophie de Valrude

1976
1975
No Problem!

as Mme Michalon

1975
1974
1972
Le don d'Adèle

as Edmée Veyron-Lafitte

1972
De doux dingues

as Sophie

1971
Samedi soir

as Self

1970
Distracted

as Glycia Malaquet

1969
La Maison de campagne

as Véronique

1968
1968
Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

as Madame Trochu, la patronne de La Vanne Rouge

1966
Interdit au public

as Gabrielle Tristan

1966
Tender Scoundrel

as Germaine

1966
Les combinards

as Lucienne

1966
At Theatre Tonight

as Gabrielle Tristan

1966
1965
Up to His Ears

as Suzy Ponchabert

1965
Seule a Paris

as Michèle

1964
Les Gorilles

as Josépha Dépelouze

1964
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez

as Émilie Lareine-Leroy

1964
Que personne ne sorte

as Pauline, la cuisinière

1964
A Mouse with the Men

as Tante Emma

1964
Constance aux enfers

as Marie-Cecile

1962
1961
The Busybody

as Madame Gonzalès

1960
The Love Game

as Une cliente

1959
Come Dance with Me!

as Madame Decauville-Lachenée

Writer

1990
1987
1984