Acting
Irène Jacob
Born 1966-07-15
Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Department: 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.
Known For
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U.S. Marshals
1998
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Three Colors: Red
1994
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The OA
2016
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The Secret Garden
1993
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The Double Life of Véronique
1991
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Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
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The Affair
2014
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The French Kissers
2009
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Patrick Melrose
2018
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Dying of the Light
2014
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (99 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Road to Jericho | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | Maigret and the Dead Lover | Louise Maigret | Movie | 2026 |
 | Log Out | Josèphe | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Golem in Pompei | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | A Private Life | Vera | Movie | 2025 |
 | La Vie Pathé-Baby | (Voix) | Movie | 2025 |
 | Why War | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | Who by Fire | Hélène Falke | Movie | 2024 |
 | Meeting with Pol Pot | Lise Delbo | Movie | 2024 |
 | Hôtel Silence | Kristina | Movie | 2024 |
 | Shikun | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | Le Voyage en pyjama | Florence | Movie | 2024 |
 | Re-belles | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Wild One | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | Liaison | Sophie Saint-Roch | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Septième Ciel | Isabelle Rotanger | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Cherchez la femme ! | (voice) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Shoot to Live | Self | Movie | 2022 |
| Talking Heads 2021 | Self | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Villa Caprice | Nancy Fontaine | Movie | 2021 |
 | Les Dominos | Irène | Movie | 2020 |
 | Romantic Guide to Lost Places | Brigitte | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God | Christine | Movie | 2019 |
 | For the Ones We Loved | Eliane | Movie | 2019 |
 | Letter to Theo | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Patrick Melrose | Jacqueline D'Alantour | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Tales of Mexico | Ángela | Movie | 2017 |
 | Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande | Narrator | Movie | 2017 |
 | 13 Summers Underwater | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Two Snails Set Off | (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Home Away From Home | Writer | Movie | 2017 |
 | The OA | Elodie | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Eternity | Mère de Gabrielle | Movie | 2016 |
 | Sayonara | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Capitaine Marleau | Sœur Maryse | TV Series | 2015 |
| Capitaine Marleau | Elisa | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Ella Maillart: Double Journey | Ella Maillart (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Paris, Love, Cut | Chloé Artaud | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Easy Way Out | Mathilde | Movie | 2015 |
 | Dying of the Light | Michelle Zuberain | Movie | 2014 |
 | François Truffaut l'insoumis | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Affair | Juliette Le Gall | TV Series | 2014 |
 | We Love You, You Bastard | Printemps Kaminsky | Movie | 2014 |
 | Les enfants rouges | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Man Who Made Angels Fly | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Lanzac Clan | Valérie Lanzac | Movie | 2013 |
 | Love Flesh | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | La solitude du pouvoir | Laurence | Movie | 2012 |
 | Rio Sex Comedy | Irène | Movie | 2010 |
 | Déchaînées | Aurore | Movie | 2009 |
 | The French Kissers | La mère d'Aurore | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Dust of Time | Eleni | Movie | 2008 |
 | Fallen Heroes | Anne | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Inner Life of Martin Frost | Claire Martin | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Education of Fairies | Ingrid | Movie | 2006 |
 | Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | French Beauty | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2005 |
 | Battle of the Brave | Angélique de Roquebrune | Movie | 2004 |
 | Autumn | Michelle | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Pornographer: A Love Story | Anna | Movie | 2004 |
| Nés de la mère du monde | Clara Sidowski | Movie | 2003 | |
 | The Legend of Princess Parva | Parva's Mother (voice) | Movie | 2003 |
 | Letter from an Unknown Woman | Rose | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Landlords | Julie | Movie | 2002 |
 | Heart of the Festival | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | Léaud l'unique | Self - actress | Movie | 2001 |
 | Four Play | Fiona Delgrazia | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Marcorelle Affair | Agneska | Movie | 2000 |
 | Spy Games | Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka | Movie | 1999 |
 | My Life So Far | Aunt Heloise | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Big Brass Ring | Cela Brandini | Movie | 1999 |
 | American Cuisine | Gabrielle Boyer | Movie | 1998 |
 | U.S. Marshals | Marie | Movie | 1998 |
 | Incognito | Prof. Marieke van den Broeck | Movie | 1997 |
 | Victory | Alma | Movie | 1996 |
 | Othello | Desdemona | Movie | 1995 |
 | All Men Are Mortal | Regina | Movie | 1995 |
 | Beyond the Clouds | The Girl | Movie | 1995 |
 | To Make a Film Is to Be Alive | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Runaways | Prune | Movie | 1995 |
 | Kieślowski Cannes 94 | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | Three Colors: Red | Valentine | Movie | 1994 |
 | Enak | Lucielle Spaak | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Prediction | Ludmila Egorova | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Secret Garden | Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven | Movie | 1993 |
 | Claude | Beatrice de Lucio | Movie | 1992 |
 | Le Moulin de Daudet | Mme Daudet | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine | Sarah | Movie | 1991 |
 | The Double Life of Véronique | Weronika / Véronique | Movie | 1991 |
 | Kieslowski: Dialogue | Self | Movie | 1991 |
 | Errors of Youth | Anne | Movie | 1989 |
 | Gang of Four | Marine | Movie | 1989 |
 | Au Revoir les Enfants | Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher | Movie | 1987 |
 | Spécial cinéma | Self | TV Series | 1974 |
 | The Prominents | Janot Blum | Movie | — |
| Sans cesse mon chéri | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| The Custom of the Country | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
| Alice | Mariette Guy | TV Series | — |