Marthe Mercadier

French actress (1928–2021)

Marthe Mercadier (23 October 1928 – 15 September 2021) was a French actress.

Filmography

Awards

• In 1974, she was named Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
• In 1989, she won the Molière Award of the Best Comic Show.
• In 2007, she was named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.

Other

In 2011, she participated in Danse avec les stars (French version of Dancing with the Stars) and in the Balajo's anniversary, the famous night-club rue de Lappe in Paris.^[2] She participated aged 82 years old, which made her the oldest participant ever, to date, in the French version of Danse Avec Les Stars.

In April 2014, her daughter Véronique announced her mother's Alzheimer's disease.^[3][4]

References

1. "Marthe Mercadier - la biographie de Marthe Mercadier avec Gala.fr". 16 September 2021.
2. http://www.purepeople.com/media/marthe-mercadier-lors-du-75e_m649016 ; "Le Balajo toujours au plus haut", Jean-Pierre Thiollet, France Soir, 24 June 2011
3. "Marthe Mercadier souffre de la maladie d'Alzheimer". 8 April 2014.
4. Pierre, Stéphanie (15 September 2021). "Marthe Mercadier, la reine du théâtre de boulevard, est morte". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2021.

• Biography

External links

• Marthe Mercadier at IMDb
• Marthe Mercadier discography at Discogs