Disappearance of the actress Maaike Jansen at 83

Cancer will have got the better of his eternal gaiety. The last time Maaike Jansen occurred on stage was for Hate Lettersa play written by Thierry Lassalle and Jean Franco in reference to Love letters , Directed by Anne Bourgeois in 2020. Already the actress replied to her husband and eternal « fiancé » Roland Giraud with whom she had lived since 1966. « I have a lot of fun playing with my husband because I trust him. He does not draw the blanket to him », had she said to Soir force.

They were in their place in this couple who traded revengeful love letters and spicy humor. As in life! These two temperaments of fire were bickering in public, but tenderness was never far away. For decades, they have lived in separate apartments ” But on the same level ” On the side of the Montmartre Butte. Every morning, Maaike received a love letter from Roland.

Jolivet, Mocky, Vernoux, onteniente

“Maaike was bright, she had a lot of chic, she was doing well on stageadmire Francis Nani, the director of the theater of the Royal Palace who often welcomed him. She could make you laugh as well as cry, as a partner she was adorable. »» Born on December 5, 1941 in Marcilly-le-Hayer (Aube), the long-haired blonde actress participated very young in school shows before taking drama lessons. Then stands out in The imaginary patient from Molière.

This admirer of Simone Signoret had about twenty films to her credit. She had made discreet debut in Fantômas against Scotland Yard by André Hunebelle (1966). It is directed by various directors: Pierre Jolivet, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Marion Vernoux, Fabien Onteniente or Samuel Benchetrit. Subscriber to the roles of bourgeoises, Maaike Jansen had fun under the dress of Paquita, the dog trainer of the dog Cabaret paradisthe feature film by Shirley and Dino (2006).

Like Roland Giraud, she loved nothing as long as the scene and had won beautiful roles in the 2000s. « She still arrived in advance in the theater », specifies Francis Nani. « It was a flipper »confirms Jean-Luc Moreau who often managed her with her husband, in particular in The techniciana comedy that Eric Assous had written for them tailor -made in 2010, and Happy Easter by Jean Poiret in 2013 and 2014: « Roland played in force, in a muscular way, she was more subtle, but she was more actress Remember the director. « She should have turned more in theater and cinema »estimates Francis Nani. This is the opinion of Jean-Luc Moreau: “Maaike is one of those formidable actresses who have not seduced the world of cinema. »»

The tragic disappearance of their only daughter Géraldine, in 2004, had them, if possible, still compared. Her father had played with her A sun for two From Pierre Sauvil to the Montparnasse theater (1998). A believer, Maaike Jansen had encouraged Roland Giraud to go back on stage. “In this somewhat narcissistic profession that is mine, every day my wife, by its benevolent presence by my side, reminds me of the essentials”, had he told the newspaper The cross.