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 · Log Out as Josèphe
- 2025 · Golem in Pompei as
- 2025 · A Private Life as Vera
- 2024 · Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2020 · Les Dominos as Irène
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 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
- 2014 · We Love You, You Bastard as Printemps Kaminsky
- 2013 · The Lanzac Clan as Valérie Lanzac
- 2013 · Love Flesh as Self
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1999 · Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 1999 · My Life So Far as Aunt Heloise
- 1999 · The Big Brass Ring as Cela Brandini
- 1998 · American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Marie
- 1997 · Incognito as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- 1996 · Victory as Alma
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1991 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- Future · Alice as Mariette Guy
- 2014 · François Truffaut l'insoumis as Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Othello as Desdemona
- Future · Sans cesse mon chéri as
- 2026 · Maigret and the Dead Lover as Louise Maigret
- 2025 · Why War as
- 2024 · Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 2024 · Shikun as
- 2024 · Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2023 · Re-belles as Self
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 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)
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 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 · Les enfants rouges as
- 2013 · The Man Who Made Angels Fly as Self
- 2012 · La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 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 · 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)
- 2002 · Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 2002 · Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1993 · Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 1992 · Claude as Beatrice de Lucio
- 1992 · Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet
- 1991 · The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine