Irène Jacob

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1966-07-15 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Irène Jacob

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Irène Jacob, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

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

1995

2023

2024

Who by Fire

as Hélène Falke

2001

Four Play

as Fiona Delgrazia

1998

American Cuisine

as Gabrielle Boyer

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

2002

2007

2009

The French Kissers

as La mère d'Aurore

2008

2010

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

1995

Runaways

as Prune

2013

Love Flesh

as Self

2020

Les Dominos

as Irène

2012

2014

We Love You, You Bastard

as Printemps Kaminsky

1993

The Secret Garden

as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven

1995

2014

Dying of the Light

as Michelle Zuberain

2024

2017

Tales of Mexico

as Ángela

2024

2008

2015

Paris, Love, Cut

as Chloé Artaud

2024

Hôtel Silence

as Kristina

1989

2024

2003

The Legend of Princess Parva

as Parva's Mother (voice)

1993

The Prediction

as Ludmila Egorova

2000

2016

Eternity

as Mère de Gabrielle

1995

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

as Self (uncredited)

1992

Le Moulin de Daudet

as Mme Daudet

2017

1992

Claude

as Beatrice de Lucio

2013

The Lanzac Clan

as Valérie Lanzac

2014

2019

Letter to Theo

as Narrator (voice)

2015

Ella Maillart: Double Journey

as Ella Maillart (voice)

2021

Villa Caprice

as Nancy Fontaine

2015

The Easy Way Out

as Mathilde

2017

1993

Enak

as Lucielle Spaak

-

The Prominents

as Janot Blum

2025

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