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 · Shikun as
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2020 · Romantic Guide to Lost Places as Brigitte
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2016 · The OA as Elodie
- 2016 · Eternity as Mère de Gabrielle
- 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
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2005 · French Beauty as
- 2005 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2004 · The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 2002 · Heart of the Festival as
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 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 · U.S. Marshals as Marie
- 1997 · Incognito as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- 1996 · Victory as Alma
- 1995 · Othello as Desdemona
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 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
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · Intraçables as Josèphe
- 2026 · Maigret et le mort amoureux as Madame Maigret
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2024 · Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2023 · Re-belles as Self
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2020 · Les Dominos as Irène
- 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 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 2015 · Sayonara as
- 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 · 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
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2007 · The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 2003 · The Legend of Princess Parva as Parva's Mother (voice)
- 2002 · Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1998 · American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 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
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum