Paulette Perec was born on 3 March 1938 in Sougères-en-Puisaye, Yonne, France. She was married to Georges Perec. She died on 5 November 2016 in Chevilly-Larue, Val-de-Marne, France.
Widow of Georges Perec, she was one of the members of his literary group, an author and worked as an important librarian of The BNF (French National Library).