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
- 2024 · Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 2024 · Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2019 · À cause des filles…? as Eliane
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 2016 · The OA as Elodie
- 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
- 2013 · Love Flesh as Self
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 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 · Othello as Desdemona
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1991 · The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1991 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- 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
- 2026 · Maigret and the Dead Lover as Louise Maigret
- 2025 · Log Out as Josèphe
- 2025 · Golem in Pompei as
- 2025 · Why War as
- 2024 · Shikun 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)
- 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)
- 2018 · Black Baby as Valentine (archive footage)
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2016 · Eternity as Mère de Gabrielle
- 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
- 2012 · La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2007 · The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 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
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 1993 · Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- Future · Sans cesse mon chéri as
- Future · Alice as Mariette Guy
- 1992 · Claude as Beatrice de Lucio
- 1992 · Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet