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Aliases: Maria Pacome , Simone Maria Pacôme

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Paris, France

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Movie Involvements: 14

TV Involvements: 6


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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.

Most Famous Work

30 millions d'amis
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6

30 millions d'amis

(1976) Self
Le grand échiquier
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8

Le grand échiquier

(1972) Self
Docteur Sylvestre
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0

Docteur Sylvestre

(1995) Mlle Raynal
Les Dossiers de l'Agence O
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10

Les Dossiers de l'Agence O

(1968) Madame Trochu, la patronne de La Vanne Rouge
1914 the Glorious Summer
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5
Constance aux enfers
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5

Constance aux enfers

(1964) Marie-Cecile
La Maison du lac
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0

La Maison du lac

(2008) Kate Murphy
Come Dance with Me!
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6

Come Dance with Me!

(1959) Mme Decauville-Lachenée

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2012 Lise
2011 Eleonore
Mémé (voice)
2009 Self (archive footage)
2008 Kate Murphy
2006 Hortense Bertin
N/A
2005 N/A
2003 Marion
Belle-maman
2001 Maryse
1997 Emma
1996 Maria
1995 Mlle Raynal
1992 Mme Barelle
1990 N/A
1987 Self
Lola
1984 N/A
1982 Céline
Self
1980 Neighbor (voice)
Lucie Jumaucourt
1977 Tamara
L'inconnue
1976 Elisabeth's mother
La vicomtesse Sophie de Valrude
Self
1975 Lucie
Mme Michalon
Catherine
1974 Myrette
1972 Edmée Veyron-Lafitte
Sophie
Self
1971 Self
1970 Glycia Malaquet
1969 Véronique
1968 Aurélia
Madame Trochu, la patronne de La Vanne Rouge
1966 Gabrielle Tristan
Germaine
Gabrielle Tristan
Lucienne
la marâtre
1965 Suzy Ponchabert
Michèle
1964 Josépha Dépelouze
Émilie Lareine-Leroy
Tante Emma
Marie-Cecile
1962 La journaliste
1961 Madame Gonzalès
1960 Une cliente
1959 Mme Decauville-Lachenée
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing


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