Attentive and severe: Former companion of Isabelle Mergault reveals the mother she was with her daughters

A chapter comes to a close. Isabelle Mergault passed away at the age of 67 on Friday, March 20, 2026. Her loved ones revealed that the actress was battling cancer: “Her family, her friends, have the pain of announcing to you that the director, actress, and comedian Isabelle Mergault passed away this morning in Neuilly-sur-Seine, from the effects of a cancer she had been bravely fighting for several months,” as stated in the statement relayed by RTL.

The actress leaves behind two adopted daughters, Maya and Iris, aged 17 and 12 respectively. The director of “Je vous trouve très beau” had made provisions to protect them, especially financially. In her will, Isabelle Mergault designated one of her closest friends as the executor of her will. She is responsible for ensuring that her two adopted daughters lack nothing, as revealed by our colleagues from “Paris Match” on Monday, March 23, 2026. The will also states that Maya and Iris “should never be separated from each other against their will.”

How was Isabelle Mergault as a mother? Former partner of the actress, Jean-Pierre Hasson shared insights about Isabelle Mergault’s role as a mother. He witnessed her adopting Maya, a moment of great happiness for the actress: “It was obvious. Isabelle’s most beautiful smile was when she looked at Maya,” he reminisced in the columns of “Paris Match” on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Jean-Pierre Hasson, who had known her in the late 1980s, remained very close to the actress. He particularly remembers the way she raised her daughter: “An attentive, loving mother, and strict when necessary.” Next to her daughters, Isabelle Mergault had found a real balance.

When will Isabelle Mergault’s funeral take place? The actress will be buried on Monday, March 30, 2026, in Paris after a religious ceremony organized under the Dome of Père Lachaise at 10:30 am: “The actress and director will rest in Montmartre cemetery. Flowers can be sent on the morning of the 30th to the Manilmontant Funeral Home,” announced the actress’s agent to AFP on Monday, March 23, 2026. Fans of the actress can come to this tribute which aims to honor the memory of the late actress. “We will try to have a beautiful ceremony with her colleagues, her family… I think she would have wanted it to be simple, but we will still try to pay her the tribute she deserves,” confirmed Laurent Ruquier on March 21, 2026, in the columns of “Paris Match.”