Three years after the death of her mother, Véronique Néry is struggling to mourn. On September 15, 2021, Marthe Mercadier died at the age of 92 from Alzheimer's disease. A legendary figure in the theater, she also played for Robert Hossein (The bastards are going to hell) or for Max Pécas (Beautiful, blonde and tanned). At the end of her life, the actress seemed to be going through some financial difficulties. In 2013, she admitted to France Sunday : “In a few days, I will be summoned to court. I risk finding myself on the street, with my daughter and my granddaughter, because, lately, we could no longer pay the rent.“Photos showing her in a caravan had also circulated.
Fruit of the love between the famous actress and Gérard Nery, Véronique Néry admits to being angry at certain information which had circulated at the time of her mother's death. The 64-year-old woman cannot digest the disastrous event…”Since mom left, it's very difficult. He was a great presence at my side and I can't get over his absence. I think of her every day“, explains the one who took care of her mother until her last breath to Galain a long interview published this Thursday, October 31.
Marthe Mercadier's daughter claims to have never lived in a caravan
Véronique Néry wanted to look back on her mother's living conditions during her last years of life. “On the Internet, I read things that made me crazy, like the fact that she was on the street or living in a trailer“, is indignant, the one who now works as a facilitator in schools. Before specifying: “Certainly, she really liked traveling people and she respected them. They helped us but we never lived in a caravan. You shouldn't say anything !”
Marthe Mercadier's daughter doesn't mince her words. “People behaved very badly towards her. They totally let her down“, she indicates. Véronique Néry then explains the circumstances which put her mother in a complicated financial situation. “My mother had big problems with her humanitarian association (IFPPF). She found herself entangled in the Carrefour du développement affair, spent six years in court, before emerging cleared“, says the actress's daughter.
“Afterwards, she continued her action with her own funds. We still sent more than 1,750 tons of recycled medical equipment to 37 third world countries. Nobody talked about it… But she couldn't continue her action and pay her taxes at the same time. The last few months, they seized his retirement. Fortunately, his Audiens pension fund has given us a lot helped.”, she says. “For my part, I had no money and I couldn't have a proper funeral. It was terrible for me“, reveals Véronique Nery to our colleagues, still marked by these difficult years.
