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