Catherine Jacob
Catherine Jacob (born 16 December 1956) is a French film and theatrical actress who has won a César Award for her role in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Tatie Danielle (1990), Merci la vie (1991) and Neuf mois (1994). She has been two-time president of the Lumières Award. She is known for her voice and her charisma. Born in Paris on 16 December 1956, Catherine Jacob spent part of her childhood and adolescence in Compiègne, where she was educated at primary school and then Pierre d'Ailly High School. Her father was a dental surgeon and her mother an orthodontist. She has a younger brother. After obtaining a diploma in architecture, Catherine Jacob moved to Paris. From 1978 to 1980, she studied acting at the Cours Florent, then located on Saint Louis Island. She started to act in the early 1980s as an extra in movies like Swann in Love by Volker Schlöndorff (1984), Les Nanas by Annick Lanoë (1985), State of Grace by Jacques Rouffio (1986) and Malady of Love by Jacques Deray (1987). She also appeared in TV movies and TV series like Dickie-roi by Guy Lefranc, Toutes griffes dehors by Michel Boisrond, Julien Fontanes, magistrat, Marie Pervenche, Sentiments and Qui c'est ce garçon? by Nadine Trintignant in minor roles. In 1985, she wrote and starred in her first one-woman show called Welcome to the Club, directed by Rémi Chenylle, drawing eleven portraits of characters. She appeared in several festivals with her show and toured with it the following year. In 1988 she played Marie-Thérèse in the cult film Life Is a Long Quiet River by Étienne Chatiliez. The movie was a huge success, and Jacob won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. She also played in the TV miniseries Le vent des moissons alongside Annie Girardot. That same year, she and Jacques Bonnaffé also had a huge success with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets. It was planned to be shown only for 10 nights, but due to the success, the play continued for three years. In 1989, she continued her tour with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets. She got a supporting role in Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants by Pascal Thomas, with Jean-François Stévenin and Michel Robin. She starred in two TV movies: L'été de la révolution with Bruno Cremer and Brigitte Fossey and Le vagabond de la Bastille by Michel Andrieu. She also appeared in an episode of the TV series Imogène with Dominique Lavanant. In 1990, she ended her tour with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets after three years. She appeared in the second movie of the director Étienne Chatiliez, Tatie Danielle with Tsilla Chelton, Isabelle Nanty and Karin Viard. It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie was again a big success at the box office, well received by the critics and became a cult movie. Jacob was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. ... Source: Article "Catherine Jacob (actress)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- 2024 · The New Look as The Baroness
- 2023 · Un fil à la patte as la baronne Duverger
- 2022 · Rumba Therapy as Patronne
- 2021 · Papy fait de la résistance as Madame Bourdelle
- 2021 · 100% Organic as Hortensia
- 2020 · Hortense as Sophie Delalande
- 2020 · Les Copains d'abord as Annie
- 2019 · Murder on Reunion Island as Juliette Gentil
- 2018 · Les Impatientes as La Baronne
- 2018 · To Each, Her Own as Noëlle Benloulou
- 2017 · Like Mother, Like Daughter as Irène
- 2017 · This Is Our Land as Agnès Dorgelle
- 2017 · Un jour mon prince as La Reine Titiana
- 2016 · Trois mariages et un coup de foudre as Annie
- 2016 · Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous as Mère Château
- 2016 · Hidden Kisses as Catherine
- 2015 · Cassandre as Nicole
- 2015 · Folie passagère as Self
- 2014 · It's Never Too Late as Valérie
- 2014 · Lili Rose as Pierrot's sister
- 2014 · Divorce French Style as Daphné
- 2014 · Everything Goes Wild as Sandra
- 2013 · La Famille Katz as Lisette Katz
- 2013 · Les Vieux Calibres as Madame Le Bihan
- 2013 · Murders in... as Laurence Ravel
- 2013 · Je vous présente ma femme as Viviane Martin
- 2012 · La Parenthèse inattendue as Self
- 2012 · Bay of Algiers as Zoé
- 2012 · Our dear neighbors as Sylvie
- 2012 · Ten Minutes from Naturists as Solange Langlois
- 2011 · Livid as Wilson
- 2011 · Le Client as Viviane Fondary
- 2011 · Gérald K. Gérald as Samantha de Réglisse
- 2011 · Demain, je me marie as Karine
- 2010 · Roses à crédit as Mme Donzert
- 2010 · Notre Dame des Barjots as Lieutenant Sanchez
- 2010 · Thelma, Louise et Chantal as Chantal
- 2009 · Scènes de ménages as Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond
- 2008 · 48 Hours a Day as Laurent
- 2008 · Behind the Walls as Director
- 2008 · La Maison Tellier as Odile Tellier
- 2007 · La Méthode Bourchnikov as Sylvette Martin (voice)
- 2006 · The Pink Soldier as La Voix du Grand Magasin
- 2006 · Les Aristos as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
- 2006 · Dikkenek as Sylvie
- 2006 · L'enfant d'une autre as Maud Kert
- 2006 · Le Cri as Renée Panaud
- 2005 · Désiré Landru as Mme Marchadier
- 2005 · Quartier V.I.P. as Louisette
- 2005 · Louise as Joanne Guiberry
- 2004 · Qui mange quand ? as Rose Lantier
- 2004 · The First Time I Turned Twenty as Mme Goldman, la mère
- 2004 · Colette, une femme libre as Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »
- 2003 · Who Killed Bambi? as Véronique
- 2003 · Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn as Ambiguité (voice)
- 2003 · Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand as Marianne
- 2003 · Atlantic Island as Chantal Seignelet
- 2003 · L'Adieu as Georgette
- 2002 · Qui mange quoi ? as Rose
- 2002 · La Torpille as Dominique Dumas
- 2001 · J'ai faim !!! as Lily
- 2001 · God Is Great and I'm Not as Evelyne
- 2000 · The Heart at Work as Françoise
- 2000 · Evasions as Diane Lessing
- 1999 · Qui mange qui ? as Rose
- 1998 · Jeudi 12 as
- 1998 · Vivement dimanche as Self
- 1998 · Tout le monde en parle as Self
- 1998 · Let There Be Light! as Dieu Suzanne
- 1998 · Théo et Marie as Marcelle
- 1997 · XXL as Lorène Benguigui
- 1997 · La Vie à trois as Charlotte
- 1997 · Gentlemen Children as Yolande
- 1997 · La Ballade de Titus as Louise
- 1996 · Oui as Nathalie
- 1996 · The Orinoco Dam as Arlette Legrand
- 1996 · The Grand Dukes as Carla Milo
- 1996 · Let's Hope It Lasts as Christine Ponty
- 1995 · Happiness Is in the Field as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
- 1994 · Girls with Guns as Cécile
- 1994 · Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses as Anne
- 1994 · Neuf mois as Dominique
- 1993 · The Thirst for Gold as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
- 1992 · The Girl in the Air as Rose
- 1991 · My Father the Hero as Christelle
- 1991 · Thank You, Life as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
- 1990 · Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- 1990 · Auntie Danielle as Catherine Billard
- 1989 · Les Jupons de la révolution as Rose Bertin
- 1989 · L'Été de la Révolution as Madame Lecoeur
- 1989 · The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
- 1988 · Life Is a Long Quiet River as Marie-Thérèse
- 1987 · Malady of Love as Nurse
- 1986 · State of Grace as (uncredited)
- 1985 · Télématin as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1980 · Julien Fontanes, magistrat as Dany
- Future · A lovely summer afternoon as Solange