Irène Jacob
July 15, 1966 (60 years old) in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
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.
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- 2026 · Maigret and the Dead Lover as Louise Maigret
- 2025 · Log Out as Josèphe
- 2025 · Golem in Pompei as
- 2025 · A Private Life as Vera
- 2024 · Meeting with Pol Pot as Lise Delbo
- 2023 · Liaison as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 2023 · Septième Ciel as Isabelle Rotanger
- 2022 · Cherchez la femme ! as (voice)
- 2022 · Shoot to Live as Self
- 2021 · Villa Caprice as Nancy Fontaine
- 2020 · Les Dominos as Irène
- 2020 · Romantic Guide to Lost Places as Brigitte
- 2019 · For the Ones We Loved as Eliane
- 2018 · Patrick Melrose as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- 2017 · 13 Summers Underwater as
- 2016 · The OA as Elodie
- 2016 · Eternity as Mère de Gabrielle
- 2015 · Sayonara as
- 2015 · Capitaine Marleau as Sœur Maryse
- 2015 · Capitaine Marleau as Elisa
- 2014 · Dying of the Light as Michelle Zuberain
- 2014 · The Affair as Juliette Le Gall
- 2014 · We Love You, You Bastard as Printemps Kaminsky
- 2013 · Love Flesh as Self
- 2010 · Rio Sex Comedy as Irène
- 2009 · Déchaînées as Aurore
- 2009 · The French Kissers as La mère d'Aurore
- 2008 · The Dust of Time as Eleni
- 2008 · Fallen Heroes as Anne
- 2004 · Battle of the Brave as Angélique de Roquebrune
- 2004 · The Pornographer: A Love Story as Anna
- 2002 · The Landlords as Julie
- 2002 · Heart of the Festival as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · Spy Games as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
- 1999 · My Life So Far as Aunt Heloise
- 1998 · American Cuisine as Gabrielle Boyer
- 1998 · U.S. Marshals as Marie
- 1997 · Incognito as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- 1996 · Victory as Alma
- 1995 · Othello as Desdemona
- 1995 · Beyond the Clouds as The Girl
- 1994 · Three Colors: Red as Valentine
- 1993 · The Secret Garden as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- 1991 · The Double Life of Véronique as Weronika / Véronique
- 1991 · Kieslowski: Dialogue as Self
- 1987 · Au Revoir les Enfants as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- Future · Alice as Mariette Guy
- Future · The Custom of the Country as
- 2025 · La Vie Pathé-Baby as (Voix)
- 2025 · Why War as
- 2024 · Who by Fire as Hélène Falke
- 2024 · Hôtel Silence as Kristina
- 2024 · Shikun as
- 2024 · Le Voyage en pyjama as Florence
- 2023 · Re-belles as Self
- 2023 · The Wild One as Self
- 2021 · Talking Heads 2021 as Self
- 2021 · Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu as Self
- 2019 · The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God as Christine
- 2019 · Letter to Theo as Narrator (voice)
- 2017 · Tales of Mexico as Ángela
- 2017 · Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande as Narrator
- 2017 · Two Snails Set Off as (voice)
- 2017 · Home Away From Home as Writer
- 2015 · Ella Maillart: Double Journey as Ella Maillart (voice)
- 2015 · Paris, Love, Cut as Chloé Artaud
- 2015 · The Easy Way Out as Mathilde
- 2014 · François Truffaut l'insoumis as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 · Les enfants rouges as
- 2013 · The Man Who Made Angels Fly as Self
- 2013 · The Lanzac Clan as Valérie Lanzac
- 2012 · La solitude du pouvoir as Laurence
- 2007 · The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Claire Martin
- 2006 · The Education of Fairies as Ingrid
- 2006 · Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski as Self
- 2005 · French Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Autumn as Michelle
- 2003 · Nés de la mère du monde as Clara Sidowski
- 2003 · The Legend of Princess Parva as Parva's Mother (voice)
- 2002 · Letter from an Unknown Woman as Rose
- 2001 · Léaud l'unique as Self - actress
- 2001 · Four Play as Fiona Delgrazia
- 2000 · The Marcorelle Affair as Agneska
- 1999 · The Big Brass Ring as Cela Brandini
- 1995 · To Make a Film Is to Be Alive as Self (uncredited)
- 1995 · Runaways as Prune
- 1994 · Kieślowski Cannes 94 as Self
- Future · Sans cesse mon chéri as
- 1995 · All Men Are Mortal as Regina
- 1993 · Enak as Lucielle Spaak
- 1993 · The Prediction as Ludmila Egorova
- 1992 · Claude as Beatrice de Lucio
- 1992 · Le Moulin de Daudet as Mme Daudet
- 1991 · The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine as Sarah
- 1989 · Errors of Youth as Anne
- 1989 · Gang of Four as Marine
- Future · The Prominents as Janot Blum