Name
Irène Jacob
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1966-07-15 (60 years old)
Place of Birth
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Biography
Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique and Three Colors: Red. She came to represent an image of European sophistication, through her "classic beauty and thoughtful, almost melancholic style of acting."
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Known For
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U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard is accompanying a plane load of convicts from Chicago to New York....
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When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the sudden death of a patient, she sus...
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A young British girl born and reared in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquak...
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Part-time model Valentine unexpectedly befriends a retired judge after she runs over his d...
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Au revoir les enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss conce...
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Commissioner Maigret rushes to the Quai d’Orsay with Lieutenant Janvier. There, they fin...
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Evan Lake, a veteran CIA agent, has been ordered to retire. But when his protégé uncover...
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Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika...
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Four tales, each centered on a woman, journey inward to explore the enigmatic reality of t...
- 1994 Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1991 The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1987 Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- 1998 U.S. Marshals as Marie
- 1995 Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 2023 The Wild One as Self
- 2024 Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 2001 Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 1998 American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 2021 Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2009 Déchaînées as Aurore
- 1999 Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 1999 The Big Brass Ring as Cela Brandini
- 1996 Victory as Alma
- 1997 Incognito as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- 1995 Othello as Desdemona
- 1999 My Life So Far as Aunt Heloise
- 2006 The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2002 The Landlords as Julie
- 2007 The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2009 The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2010 Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2023 Re-belles as Self
- 1989 Gang of Four as Marine
- 2004 Autumn as Michelle
- 2004 Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2022 Shoot to Live as Self
- 1995 Runaways as Prune
- 1991 Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 2006 Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2021 Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 1991 The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 2013 Love Flesh as Self
- 2020 Les Dominos as Irène
- 2012 La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2013 The Man Who Made Angels Fly as Self
- 2014 We Love You, You Bastard as Printemps Kaminsky
- 1993 The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1995 All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 2014 Dying of the Light as Michelle Zuberain
- 2024 Shikun
- 2017 Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2024 Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2008 Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2015 Paris, Love, Cut as Chloé Artaud
- 2024 Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 1989 Errors of Youth as Anne
- 2015 Sayonara
- 2024 Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2003 The Legend of Princess Parva as Parva's Mother (voice)
- 1993 The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 2002 Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 2000 The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 2014 Les enfants rouges
- 2016 Eternity as Mère de Gabrielle
- 1995 To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 2025 Why War
- 2017 Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2004 The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 1992 Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet
- 2017 Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 1992 Claude as Beatrice de Lucio
- 2013 The Lanzac Clan as Valérie Lanzac
- 1994 Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 2014 François Truffaut l'insoumis as Narrator (voice)
- 2019 For the Ones We Loved as Eliane
- 2019 Letter to Theo as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 Romantic Guide to Lost Places as Brigitte
- 2019 The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God as Christine
- 2015 Ella Maillart: Double Journey as Ella Maillart (voice)
- 2021 Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2015 The Easy Way Out as Mathilde
- 2017 Home Away From Home as Writer
- 1993 Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- Soon The Prominents as Janot Blum
- 2026 Maigret and the Dead Lover as Louise Maigret
- 2017 13 Summers Underwater
- 2005 French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2025 A Private Life as Vera
- 2003 Nés de la mère du monde as Clara Sidowski
- 2025 Golem in Pompei
- Soon Sans cesse mon chéri
- 2002 Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- Soon The Custom of the Country
- 2025 La Vie Pathé-Baby as (Voix)
- 2001 Léaud l'unique as Self - actress
- 2018 Patrick Melrose ( 1 episode ) as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2022 Cherchez la femme ! ( 1 episode ) as (voice)
- 1974 Spécial cinéma ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2016 The OA ( 3 episodes ) as Elodie
- 2023 Liaison ( 6 episodes ) as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2015 Capitaine Marleau ( 1 episode ) as Sœur Maryse
- 2015 Capitaine Marleau ( 1 episode ) as Elisa
- 2023 Septième Ciel ( 10 episodes ) as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2014 The Affair ( 10 episodes ) as Juliette Le Gall
- 2025 Log Out ( 6 episodes ) as Josèphe
- Soon Alice ( 6 episodes ) as Mariette Guy
