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 (70)
A Private Life
Vera
U.S. Marshals
Marie
Three Colors: Red
Valentine
The Double Life of Véronique
Weronika / Véronique
The Secret Garden
Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
Au Revoir les Enfants
Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
Dying of the Light
Michelle Zuberain
Spy Games
Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
Othello
Desdemona
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Louise Maigret
Hôtel Silence
Kristina
Beyond the Clouds
The Girl
My Life So Far
Aunt Heloise
The Dust of Time
Eleni
Who by Fire
Hélène Falke
The Road to Jericho
2026
We Love You, You Bastard
Printemps Kaminsky
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
Brigitte
For the Ones We Loved
Eliane
Rio Sex Comedy
Irène
Eternity
Mère de Gabrielle
Battle of the Brave
Angélique de Roquebrune
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Claire Martin
Déchaînées
Aurore
Incognito
Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
The French Kissers
La mère d'Aurore
Sayonara
2015
Meeting with Pol Pot
Lise Delbo
Home Away From Home
Writer
Gang of Four
Marine
Villa Caprice
Nancy Fontaine
The Easy Way Out
Mathilde
All Men Are Mortal
Regina
The Lanzac Clan
Valérie Lanzac
Fallen Heroes
Anne
Four Play
Fiona Delgrazia
American Cuisine
Gabrielle Boyer
The Legend of Princess Parva
Parva's Mother (voice)
Victory
Alma
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Narrator (voice)
The Big Brass Ring
Cela Brandini
The Landlords
Julie
Claude
Beatrice de Lucio
Les Dominos
Irène
The Pornographer: A Love Story
Anna
Letter to Theo
Narrator (voice)
La Vie Pathé-Baby
(Voix)
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Rose
Two Snails Set Off
(voice)
Why War
2025
Tales of Mexico
Ángela
Autumn
Michelle
The Education of Fairies
Ingrid
The Prediction
Ludmila Egorova
La solitude du pouvoir
Laurence
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
Narrator
13 Summers Underwater
2017
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
Sarah
Errors of Youth
Anne
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
Ella Maillart (voice)
Le Voyage en pyjama
Florence
Enak
Lucielle Spaak
Paris, Love, Cut
Chloé Artaud
The Marcorelle Affair
Agneska
Shikun
2024
Golem in Pompei
2025
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
Christine
Les enfants rouges
2014
Runaways
Prune
Le Moulin de Daudet
Mme Daudet
TV Shows (9)
The Affair
Juliette Le Gall · 10 eps
Patrick Melrose
Jacqueline D'Alantour · 1 eps
The OA
Elodie · 3 eps
Liaison
Sophie Saint-Roch · 6 eps
Capitaine Marleau
Sœur Maryse · 1 eps
Capitaine Marleau
Elisa · 1 eps
Cherchez la femme !
(voice) · 1 eps
Septième Ciel
Isabelle Rotanger · 10 eps
Log Out
Josèphe · 6 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
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
Self
Shoot to Live
Self
The Wild One
Self
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
Self (uncredited)
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Self
Kieślowski Cannes 94
Self
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
Self
Re-belles
Self
Léaud l'unique
Self - actress
