Irène Jacob
Department: Acting
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
Three Colors: Red
1994
The Double Life of Véronique
1991
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
U.S. Marshals
1998
Beyond the Clouds
1995
The Wild One
2023
Who by Fire
2024
Four Play
2001
American Cuisine
1998
Talking Heads 2021
2021
Déchaînées
2009
Spy Games
1999
The Big Brass Ring
1999
Victory
1996
Incognito
1997
Othello
1995
My Life So Far
1999
The Education of Fairies
2006
The Landlords
2002
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
The French Kissers
2009
The Dust of Time
2008
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
Re-belles
2023
Gang of Four
1989
Autumn
2004
Battle of the Brave
2004
Shoot to Live
2022
Runaways
1995
Kieslowski: Dialogue
1991
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
2021
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
1991
Love Flesh
2013
Les Dominos
2020
La solitude du pouvoir
2012
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
2013
We Love You, You Bastard
2014
The Secret Garden
1993
All Men Are Mortal
1995
Dying of the Light
2014
Shikun
2024
Tales of Mexico
2017
Le Voyage en pyjama
2024
Fallen Heroes
2008
Paris, Love, Cut
2015
Hôtel Silence
2024
Errors of Youth
1989
Sayonara
2015
Meeting with Pol Pot
2024
The Legend of Princess Parva
2003
The Prediction
1993
Letter from an Unknown Woman
2002
The Marcorelle Affair
2000
Les enfants rouges
2014
Eternity
2016
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
Why War
2025
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
2017
The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
Le Moulin de Daudet
1992
Two Snails Set Off
2017
Claude
1992
The Lanzac Clan
2013
Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
À cause des filles…?
2019
Letter to Theo
2019
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
2020
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
2019
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
2015
Villa Caprice
2021
The Easy Way Out
2015
Home Away From Home
2017
Enak
1993
The Prominents
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Maigret and the Dead Lover
2026
13 Summers Underwater
2017
French Beauty
2005
A Private Life
2025
Nés de la mère du monde
2003
Golem in Pompei
2025
Sans cesse mon chéri
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Heart of the Festival
2002
Custom of the Country
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La Vie Pathé-Baby
2025
Patrick Melrose
2018
Cherchez la femme !
2022
Spécial cinéma
1974
The OA
2016
Liaison
2023
Capitaine Marleau
2015
Capitaine Marleau
2015
Septième Ciel
2023
The Affair
2014
Log Out
2025
Alice
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