Photo: Studio Harcourt / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
What grabs me about Maria Casares is the arc: a girl from A Coruna who became one of the queens of the French stage. That kind of reinvention in exile takes nerve few performers ever summon. The roster of honors, from the Legion of Honour to the Moliere Award and Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, tells me she was a fixture of the theatre rather than a fleeting film face. I find myself wishing I could have seen her live, because actors of her caliber tend to burn brightest in the room, not on celluloid. She earns my lasting respect.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- María Casares
- Name (Japanese)
- マリア・カザレス
- Reading
- まりあ・かざれす
- Born
- November 21, 1922 – November 22, 1996
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Dog
- Origin
- A Coruña, A Coruña Province, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- 1988 Castelao Medal
- 1987 Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
- 1994 Officer of the National Order of Merit
- Molière Award for Best Actress
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- 1961 Prix du Brigadier
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa%20Casares
Frequently asked questions
When was María Casares born?
November 21, 1922 – November 22, 1996.
Where is María Casares from?
María Casares is from A Coruña, A Coruña Province, Spain.
What does María Casares do?
María Casares works as stage actor, film actor, actor.
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from Spain →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.