
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.
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Acting (45 movies)

Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
1964

The Under-Gifted
1980

Titeuf
2011

Up to His Ears
1965

Mean Spirit
2003

Come Dance with Me!
1959

Arrête de pleurer Pénélope
2012

A Mouse with the Men
1964

La situation est grave... mais pas désespérée
1976

Kisses Till Monday
1974

A Woman Very Very Very Much in Love
1997

The Crisis
1992

No Problem!
1975

1914 the Glorious Summer
1996

Les Seins de Lola
1987

La Maison de campagne
1969

Le don d'Adèle
1972

Les Gorilles
1964

Le noir te va si bien
1975

Un clair de Lune à Maubeuge
1962

Tender Scoundrel
1966

An Unlikely Couple
2001

Constance aux enfers
1964

Distracted
1970

The Busybody
1961

Rien ne va plus
1964

Les Combinards
1966

Que personne ne sorte
1964

Le Dernier Baiser
1977

The Love Game
1960

Une villa pour deux
2003

La Maison du lac
2008

Apprends-moi, Céline
1982

De doux dingues
1972

Le jardin d'Eponine
1984

Appelez-moi maître
1977

Interdit au public
1966

L'amant de Madame Vidal
1975

Le Garçon d’appartement
1980

L'éloge de ma paresse
2006

Et moi... et moi!
1990

Silence... We're Shooting
1976

A Strange Kind of Colonel
1968

Emma
2011

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Bring's mir bei, Céline! | 1981 | Writer |
| Le jardin d'Eponine | 1984 | Writer |