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.
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Credits
- 2026 · Maigret and the Dead Lover as Louise Maigret
- 2025 · Log Out as Josèphe
- 2025 · A Private Life as Vera
- 2024 · Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 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
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 2004 · The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 2002 · Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 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 Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1991 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · Alice as Mariette Guy
- Future · Custom of the Country as
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum
- 2025 · Golem in Pompei as
- 2025 · La Vie Pathé-Baby as (Voix)
- 2025 · Why War as
- 2024 · Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 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
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 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 · For the Ones We Loved as Eliane
- 2019 · Letter to Theo as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 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
- 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
- 2006 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 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 · The Landlords as Julie
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1998 · American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 1992 · Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- Future · Sans cesse mon chéri as