Maria Pacôme (French pronunciation: [maʁja pakom]; 18 July 1923 – 1 December 2018) was a French actress and playwright.[1]
Maria Pacôme | |
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| Born | 18 July 1923 Paris, France |
| Died | 1 December 2018 (aged 95) Ballainvilliers, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Other names | Simonne Maria Pacôme |
| Occupation(s) | Actress Playwright |
Biography
editBorn 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 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
editShe 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.[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
editPacôme'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
editPacôme 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
editPacôme 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
editMaria 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Maria Pacôme, mort d'une exubérante". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Maria Pacôme". CinéArtists.com (in French). 18 July 1923.
- ^ "Maria Pacôme, une comédienne à l'exubérance hors du commun". Le Point (in French). 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Maria Pacôme, une comédienne à l'exubérance hors du commun". Liberation.fr (in French). 1 December 2018.
- ^ Pacôme, Maria (2007). Maria sans Pacôme. Le Cherche Midi.
- ^ "La comédienne Maria Pacôme s'est éteinte". LeParisien (in French). 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Maurice Ronet, une hésitation devant la vie". Le Journal du Dimanche (in French). 21 October 2013.
- ^ "La mort de Maria Pacôme". Le Monde (in French). 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Maria Pacôme : " Je mourrai révoltée ! "". LeParisien (in French). 5 November 2003.
- ^ "le film d'animation "Titeuf", réalisé par Zep, avec les voix de Donald Reignoux, Maria Pacôme, ..." Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Maria Pacôme : " Je m'échappe au grand air "". LeParisien (in French). 14 May 2000.
- ^ "Entre Maria Pacôme et Ballainvilliers, c'est l'amour !". LeParisien (in French). 8 October 2007.
- ^ "La comédienne Maria Pacôme est morte à l'âge de 95 ans". franceinfo.fr (in French). 1 December 2018.
- ^ "" Oscar ", " La Crise " : Maria Pacôme, figure du théâtre et du cinéma populaires, est morte". Le Monde (in French). 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Maria Pacôme : seuls deux acteurs célèbres se sont rendus aux obsèques de la comédienne". Télé-Loisirs (in French). 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Obsèques de Maria Pacôme : Cruelle absence des stars du show-business..." Purepeople (in French). 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Obsèques de Maria Pacôme sans stars : quand la comédienne se disait " oubliée " et évoquait sa solitude". Gala (in French). 12 December 2018.