
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
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2019 · Letter to Theo as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 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
- 2015 · Ella Maillart: Double Journey as Ella Maillart (voice)
- 2015 · The Easy Way Out as Mathilde
- 2014 · Dying of the Light as Michelle Zuberain
- 2014 · The Affair as Juliette Le Gall
- 2013 · The Man Who Made Angels Fly as Self
- 2013 · The Lanzac Clan as Valérie Lanzac
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 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
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 1999 · My Life So Far as Aunt Heloise
- 1999 · The Big Brass Ring as Cela Brandini
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Marie
- 1996 · Victory as Alma
- 1995 · Othello as Desdemona
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 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 et le mort amoureux as Louise Maigret
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2024 · Shikun as
- 2024 · Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2023 · Re-belles as Self
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2020 · Les Dominos as Irène
- 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
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 2015 · Paris, Love, Cut as Chloé Artaud
- 2014 · François Truffaut l'insoumis as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · We Love You, You Bastard as Printemps Kaminsky
- 2014 · Les enfants rouges as
- 2013 · Love Flesh as Self
- 2012 · La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2005 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2004 · The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 2003 · The Legend of Princess Parva as Parva's Mother (voice)
- 2002 · Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 2002 · Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1999 · Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 1998 · American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 1997 · Incognito as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1993 · Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- 1993 · The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1991 · The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- Future · Intraçables as Josèphe
- 1992 · Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher