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
- 2025 · Why War as
- 2024 · Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 2024 · Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2020 · Romantic Guide to Lost Places as Brigitte
- 2019 · À cause des filles…? as Eliane
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 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
- 2013 · The Man Who Made Angels Fly as Self
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2005 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2002 · Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 1999 · My Life So Far as Aunt Heloise
- 1991 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · Intraçables as Josèphe
- 2026 · Maigret et le mort amoureux as Madame Maigret
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2024 · Shikun as
- 2024 · Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2023 · Re-belles as Self
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2020 · Les Dominos as Irène
- 2019 · The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God as Christine
- 2019 · Letter to Theo as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 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 Lanzac Clan as Valérie Lanzac
- 2013 · Love Flesh as Self
- 2012 · La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2007 · The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 2004 · The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 2003 · The Legend of Princess Parva as Parva's Mother (voice)
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 2002 · Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1999 · Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 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 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- 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 Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum