Irène Jacob
Acting
Born: July 15, 1966 (age 60) · Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Highest Rated
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
U.S. Marshals
1998
Three Colors: Red
1994
The OA
2016
The Secret Garden
1993
The Double Life of Véronique
1991
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
The French Kissers
2009
The Affair
2014
Dying of the Light
2014
Patrick Melrose
2018
A Private Life
2025
Othello
1995
Photos (11)
Movies (69)
A Private Life
Vera
U.S. Marshals
Marie
Three Colors: Red
Valentine
The Secret Garden
Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
The Double Life of Véronique
Weronika / Véronique
Dying of the Light
Michelle Zuberain
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Louise Maigret
Au Revoir les Enfants
Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
Beyond the Clouds
The Girl
The Landlords
Julie
Othello
Desdemona
Incognito
Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
Spy Games
Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
Meeting with Pol Pot
Lise Delbo
Déchaînées
Aurore
Battle of the Brave
Angélique de Roquebrune
The Dust of Time
Eleni
American Cuisine
Gabrielle Boyer
Eternity
Mère de Gabrielle
My Life So Far
Aunt Heloise
Two Snails Set Off
(voice)
Villa Caprice
Nancy Fontaine
Autumn
Michelle
The French Kissers
La mère d'Aurore
We Love You, You Bastard
Printemps Kaminsky
Rio Sex Comedy
Irène
Hôtel Silence
Kristina
The Pornographer: A Love Story
Anna
Les Dominos
Irène
Gang of Four
Marine
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Rose
Who by Fire
Hélène Falke
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Narrator (voice)
Sayonara
2015
Four Play
Fiona Delgrazia
Tales of Mexico
Ángela
Victory
Alma
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
Brigitte
The Big Brass Ring
Cela Brandini
13 Summers Underwater
2017
The Lanzac Clan
Valérie Lanzac
Le Voyage en pyjama
Florence
Letter to Theo
Narrator (voice)
The Legend of Princess Parva
Parva's Mother (voice)
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Claire Martin
Golem in Pompei
2025
Fallen Heroes
Anne
All Men Are Mortal
Regina
For the Ones We Loved
Eliane
The Marcorelle Affair
Agneska
Why War
2025
Claude
Beatrice de Lucio
Errors of Youth
Anne
Enak
Lucielle Spaak
The Easy Way Out
Mathilde
The Education of Fairies
Ingrid
La solitude du pouvoir
Laurence
Paris, Love, Cut
Chloé Artaud
La Vie Pathé-Baby
(Voix)
Home Away From Home
Writer
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
Christine
Runaways
Prune
Le Moulin de Daudet
Mme Daudet
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
Ella Maillart (voice)
Shikun
2024
Les enfants rouges
2014
The Prediction
Ludmila Egorova
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
Sarah
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
Narrator
TV Shows (9)
The Affair
Juliette Le Gall · 10 eps
The OA
Elodie · 3 eps
Liaison
Sophie Saint-Roch · 6 eps
Patrick Melrose
Jacqueline D'Alantour · 1 eps
Capitaine Marleau
Sœur Maryse · 1 eps
Capitaine Marleau
Elisa · 1 eps
Septième Ciel
Isabelle Rotanger · 10 eps
Log Out
Josèphe · 6 eps
Cherchez la femme !
(voice) · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (14)
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Love Flesh
Self
French Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Kieslowski: Dialogue
Self
The Wild One
Self
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Self
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
Self
Shoot to Live
Self
Kieślowski Cannes 94
Self
Léaud l'unique
Self - actress
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
Self (uncredited)
Re-belles
Self
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
Self
