Catherine Jacob
Acting • Born 1956-12-16
Biography
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.
Filmography
107 credits
Who Killed Bambi?
Movie • 2003
Véronique
Rumba Therapy
Movie • 2022
Patronne
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Movie • 1988
Marie-Thérèse
My Father the Hero
Movie • 1991
Christelle
Auntie Danielle
Movie • 1990
Catherine Billard
Dikkenek
Movie • 2006
Sylvie
Thank You, Life
Movie • 1991
Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Jeudi 12
Movie • 1998
God Is Great and I'm Not
Movie • 2001
Evelyne
The First Time I Turned Twenty
Movie • 2004
Mme Goldman, la mère
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
Movie • 2003
Marianne (FR)
Happiness Is in the Field
Movie • 1995
Madame André dit « Lolotte »
Neuf mois
Movie • 1994
Dominique
48 Hours a Day
Movie • 2008
Laurent
Gentlemen Children
Movie • 1997
Yolande
The Pink Soldier
Movie • 2006
La Voix du Grand Magasin
The Grand Dukes
Movie • 1996
Carla Milo
Behind the Walls
Movie • 2008
Director
Un fil à la patte
Movie • 2023
la baronne Duverger
State of Grace
Movie • 1986
(uncredited)
Les Aristos
Movie • 2006
La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
Evasions
Movie • 2000
Diane Lessing
J'ai faim !!!
Movie • 2001
Lily
Livid
Movie • 2011
Wilson
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Movie • 2010
Chantal
Atlantic Island
Movie • 2003
Chantal Seignelet
Quartier V.I.P.
Movie • 2005
Louisette
Le Client
Movie • 2011
Viviane Fondary
Bay of Algiers
Movie • 2012
Zoé
La Méthode Bourchnikov
Movie • 2007
Sylvette Martin (voice)
Girls with Guns
Movie • 1994
Cécile
The Girl in the Air
Movie • 1992
Rose
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
Movie • 1989
Marie-Françoise Tocanier
Oui
Movie • 1996
Nathalie
Notre Dame des Barjots
Movie • 2010
Lieutenant Sanchez
Je vous présente ma femme
Movie • 2013
Viviane Martin
Everything Goes Wild
Movie • 2014
Sandra
Let There Be Light!
Movie • 1998
Dieu Suzanne
Les Vieux Calibres
Movie • 2013
Madame Le Bihan
Divorce French Style
Movie • 2014
Daphné
Gérald K. Gérald
Movie • 2011
Samantha de Réglisse
The Thirst for Gold
Movie • 1993
Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
Roses on Credit
Movie • 2010
Mme Donzert
La Vie à trois
Movie • 1997
Charlotte
La Ballade de Titus
Movie • 1997
Louise
XXL
Movie • 1997
Lorène Benguigui
The Heart at Work
Movie • 2000
Françoise
A lovely summer afternoon
Movie • 1996
Solange
Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses
Movie • 1994
Anne
La Torpille
Movie • 2002
Dominique Dumas
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
Movie • 2003
Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
Hidden Kisses
Movie • 2016
Catherine
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
Movie • 2016
Mère Château
L'enfant d'une autre
Movie • 2006
Maud Kert
Un jour mon prince
Movie • 2017
La Reine Titiana
This Is Our Land
Movie • 2017
Agnès Dorgelle
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Movie • 2017
Irène
The Orinoco Dam
Movie • 1996
Arlette Legrand
Qui mange qui ?
Movie • 1999
Rose
La Maison Tellier
Movie • 2008
Odile Tellier
Malady of Love
Movie • 1987
Nurse
Désiré Landru
Movie • 2005
Mme Marchadier
Demain, je me marie
Movie • 2011
Karine
To Each, Her Own
Movie • 2018
Noëlle Benloulou
It's Never Too Late
Movie • 2014
Valérie
Let's Hope It Lasts
Movie • 1996
Christine Ponty
Murder on Reunion Island
Movie • 2019
Juliette Gentil
Qui mange quand ?
Movie • 2004
Rose Lantier
Qui mange quoi ?
Movie • 2002
Rose
Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
Movie • 2016
Annie
Ten Minutes from Naturists
Movie • 2012
Solange Langlois
100% Organic
Movie • 2020
Hortensia
Hortense
Movie • 2020
Sophie Delalande
Lili Rose
Movie • 2014
Pierrot's sister
Papy fait de la résistance
Movie • 2021
Madame Bourdelle
Louise
Movie • 2005
Joanne Guiberry
Théo et Marie
Movie • 1998
Marcelle
Mes parents chéris
Movie • 2006
Marie Amato
Josephe
Movie
Maintenant ou jamais
Movie • 1997
Delphine
Sur un air de mambo
Movie • 1996
Arlette
L'arbre à clous
Movie • 2009
La Gate
Génération plastique
Movie
L'Été de la Révolution
TV • 1989
Madame Lecoeur
Tout le monde en parle
TV • 1998
Self
Télématin
TV • 1985
Self
Cassandre
TV • 2015
Nicole
The Unexpected Getaway
TV • 2012
Self
L'Adieu
TV • 2003
Georgette
Scènes de ménages
TV • 2009
Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond
Murders in...
TV • 2013
Laurence Ravel
Folie passagère
TV • 2015
Self
La Famille Katz
TV • 2013
Lisette Katz
Les Impatientes
TV • 2018
La Baronne
Les Jupons de la révolution
TV • 1989
Rose Bertin
Colette, une femme libre
TV • 2004
Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »
The New Look
TV • 2024
The Baroness
Les Nuls, l'émission
TV • 1990
Self - Guest
Le Cri
TV • 2006
Renée Panaud
Julien Fontanes, magistrat
TV • 1980
Dany
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Les Copains d'abord
TV • 2020
Annie
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma
TV • 2023
Self - Guest
Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
TV • 2025
The Unexpected Getaway
TV • 2022
Self
The Art of Crime
TV • 2017
Michele Dompierre