Portrait of Irène Jacob

Irène Jacob

Acting

Biography

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.

Born: July 15, 1966

Place of Birth: Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Filmography

2026
2025
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as Josèphe

2025
2024
Who by Fire

as Hélène Falke

2024
2024
Hôtel Silence

as Kristina

2024
2024
2023
Re-belles

as Self

2023
2023
Liaison

as Sophie Saint-Roch

2023
Septième Ciel

as Isabelle Rotanger

2022
2022
2021
Villa Caprice

as Nancy Fontaine

2020
Les Dominos

as Irène

2019
Letter to Theo

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Patrick Melrose

as Jacqueline D'Alantour

2017
Tales of Mexico

as Ángela

2017
2017
2016
The OA

as Elodie

2016
Eternity

as Mère de Gabrielle

2015
Capitaine Marleau

as Sœur Maryse

2015
2015
Ella Maillart: Double Journey

as Ella Maillart (voice)

2015
Paris, Love, Cut

as Chloé Artaud

2015
The Easy Way Out

as Mathilde

2014
Dying of the Light

as Michelle Zuberain

2014
2014
The Affair

as Juliette Le Gall

2014
We Love You, You Bastard

as Printemps Kaminsky

2013
The Lanzac Clan

as Valérie Lanzac

2013
Love Flesh

as Self

2012
2010
2009
Déchaînées

as Aurore

2009
The French Kissers

as La mère d'Aurore

2008
2008
2007
2005
French Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Battle of the Brave

as Angélique de Roquebrune

2004
Autumn

as Michelle

2003
The Legend of Princess Parva

as Parva's Mother (voice)

2002
2001
Four Play

as Fiona Delgrazia

2000
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
1997
Incognito

as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck

1996
Victory

as Alma

1995
Othello

as Desdemona

1995
1995
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 Prediction

as Ludmila Egorova

1993
The Secret Garden

as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven

1992
Claude

as Beatrice de Lucio

1992
Le Moulin de Daudet

as Mme Daudet

1991
The Double Life of Véronique

as Weronika / Véronique

1989
1989
Gang of Four

as Marine

1987
Au Revoir les Enfants

as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher

1974
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The Prominents

as Janot Blum