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.
Known For
Sacrée soirée
1987
Champs-Elysées
1982
À bout portant
1968
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
Samedi soir
1971
Nulle part ailleurs
1987
At Theatre Tonight
1966
30 millions d'amis
1976
On n'est pas couché
2006
Les Dossiers de l'Agence O
1968
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964
Docteur Sylvestre
1995
Filmography
Sacrée soirée
as Self · 1987
Champs-Elysées
as Self · 1982
À bout portant
as Self · 1968
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self · 1972
Samedi soir
as Self · 1971
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self · 1987
At Theatre Tonight
as Gabrielle Tristan · 1966
30 millions d'amis
as Self · 1976
On n'est pas couché
as Self - Guest · 2006
Les Dossiers de l'Agence O
as Madame Trochu, la patronne de La Vanne Rouge · 1968
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
as Émilie Lareine-Leroy · 1964
Docteur Sylvestre
as Mlle Raynal · 1995
Seule a Paris
as Michèle · 1965
Up to His Ears
as Suzy Ponchabert · 1965
The Under-Gifted
as Lucie Jumaucourt, directrice du cours Louis XIV, professeur de philosophie · 1980
Tender Scoundrel
as Germaine · 1966
A Mouse with the Men
as Tante Emma · 1964
Mean Spirit
as Belle-maman · 2003
Titeuf
as Mémé (voice) · 2011
Come Dance with Me!
as Madame Decauville-Lachenée · 1959
Si Perrault m'était conté
as la marâtre · 1966
Les Secrets du volcan
as Hortense Bertin · 2006
Le don d'Adèle
as Edmée Veyron-Lafitte · 1972
The Crisis
as Mme Barelle · 1992
Arrête de pleurer Pénélope
as Lise · 2012
1914 the Glorious Summer
as Maria · 1996
Les Gorilles
as Josépha Dépelouze · 1964
Kisses Till Monday
as Myrette · 1974
L'Amant de madame Vidal
as Catherine · 1975
The Busybody
as Madame Gonzalès · 1961
A Woman Very Very Very Much in Love
as Emma · 1997
Distracted
as Glycia Malaquet · 1970
Le jardin d'Eponine
as Éponine · 1984
Appelez-moi maître
as Tamara · 1977
La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
as Viscountess Sophie de Valrude · 1976
Le Garçon d’appartement
as Neighbor (voice) · 1980
A Strange Kind of Colonel
as Aurélia · 1968
Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
as La journaliste · 1962
Et moi... et moi!
as Joséphine · 1990
Que personne ne sorte
as Pauline, cook · 1964
Les Seins de Lola
as Lola · 1987
Une villa pour deux
as Marion · 2003
The Love Game
as Une cliente · 1960
Le noir te va si bien
as Lady Lucy Guilvaillant · 1975
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
Apprends-moi, Céline
as Céline · 1982
Les Combinards
as Lucienne · 1966
Interdit au public
as Gabrielle Tristan · 1966
Rien ne va plus
as The Countess · 1964
La Maison du lac
as Kate Murphy · 2008
L'éloge de ma paresse
as Self · 2006
No Problem!
as Mrs. Michalon · 1975
An Unlikely Couple
as Maryse · 2001
La Maison de campagne
as Véronique · 1969
Constance aux enfers
as Marie-Cecile · 1964
Silence... We're Shooting
as Elisabeth's mother · 1976
Le Dernier Baiser
as L'inconnue · 1977
De doux dingues
as Sophie · 1972
Emma
as Eleonore · 2011