Irène Jacob
July 15, 1966 (59 years old) in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · A Private Life as Vera
- 2025 · Why War as
- 2024 · Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 2024 · Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2024 · Shikun as
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2020 · Les Dominos as Irène
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 2016 · The OA as Elodie
- 2016 · Eternity as Mère de Gabrielle
- 2015 · Sayonara as
- 2015 · Capitaine Marleau as Sœur Maryse
- 2015 · Capitaine Marleau as Elisa
- 2014 · Dying of the Light as Michelle Zuberain
- 2014 · The Affair as Juliette Le Gall
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2007 · The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 2002 · Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 1999 · Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 1999 · The Big Brass Ring as Cela Brandini
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Marie
- 1997 · Incognito as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- 1996 · Victory as Alma
- 1995 · Othello as Desdemona
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- 1993 · The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1992 · Claude as Beatrice de Lucio
- 1991 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum
- 2026 · Maigret and the Dead Lover as Louise Maigret
- 2025 · Log Out as Josèphe
- 2025 · Golem in Pompei as
- 2024 · Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2023 · Re-belles as Self
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2020 · Romantic Guide to Lost Places as Brigitte
- 2019 · The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God as Christine
- 2019 · À cause des filles…? as Eliane
- 2019 · Letter to Theo as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Black Baby as Valentine (archive footage)
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2015 · Ella Maillart: Double Journey as Ella Maillart (voice)
- 2015 · Paris, Love, Cut as Chloé Artaud
- 2015 · The Easy Way Out as Mathilde
- 2014 · François Truffaut l'insoumis as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · We Love You, You Bastard as Printemps Kaminsky
- 2014 · Les enfants rouges as
- 2013 · The Man Who Made Angels Fly as Self
- 2013 · The Lanzac Clan as Valérie Lanzac
- 2013 · Love Flesh as Self
- 2012 · La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2004 · The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 2003 · Nés de la mère du monde as Clara Sidowski
- 2003 · The Legend of Princess Parva as Parva's Mother (voice)
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1999 · My Life So Far as Aunt Heloise
- 1998 · American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- Future · Alice as Mariette Guy
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 1992 · Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet
- 1991 · The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- Future · Sans cesse mon chéri as