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 · 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
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2019 · À cause des filles…? as Eliane
- 2018 · Black Baby as Valentine (archive footage)
- 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
- 2015 · The Easy Way Out as Mathilde
- 2014 · Dying of the Light as Michelle Zuberain
- 2014 · The Affair as Juliette Le Gall
- 2014 · We Love You, You Bastard as Printemps Kaminsky
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 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 · Othello as Desdemona
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1992 · Claude as Beatrice de Lucio
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum
- 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)
- 2022 · Shoot to Live 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 · 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
- 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
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2007 · The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2005 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 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
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1999 · Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 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 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- Future · Sans cesse mon chéri as
- Future · Alice as Mariette Guy