Irène Jacob

Known for: Acting

Born: 1966-07-15 (age 59)

From: 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.

Filmography (97)

MOVIE★ 6.4
Maigret and the Dead Lover
2026
as Louise Maigret
TV★ 7.0
Log Out
2025
as Josèphe
MOVIE
Golem in Pompei
2025
MOVIE★ 5.6
A Private Life
2025
as Vera
MOVIE
La Vie Pathé-Baby
2025
as (Voix)
MOVIE★ 4.0
Why War
2025
MOVIE★ 6.5
Who by Fire
2024
as Hélène Falke
MOVIE★ 5.9
Meeting with Pol Pot
2024
as Lise Delbo
MOVIE★ 7.0
Hôtel Silence
2024
as Kristina
MOVIE★ 6.0
Shikun
2024
MOVIE★ 4.4
Le Voyage en pyjama
2024
as Florence
MOVIE★ 9.0
Re-belles
2023
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Wild One
2023
as Self
TV★ 6.4
Liaison
2023
as Sophie Saint-Roch
TV
Septième Ciel
2023
as Isabelle Rotanger
TV★ 8.5
Cherchez la femme !
2022
as (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 1.0
Talking Heads 2021
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
2021
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Villa Caprice
2021
as Nancy Fontaine
MOVIE
Les Dominos
2020
as Irène
MOVIE★ 5.7
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
2020
as Brigitte
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
2019
as Christine
MOVIE★ 4.1
For the Ones We Loved
2019
as Eliane
MOVIE
Letter to Theo
2019
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.5
Patrick Melrose
2018
as Jacqueline D'Alantour
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tales of Mexico
2017
as Ángela
MOVIE
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
2017
as Narrator
MOVIE
13 Summers Underwater
2017
MOVIE★ 6.1
Two Snails Set Off
2017
as (voice)
MOVIE
Home Away From Home
2017
as Writer
TV★ 7.5
The OA
2016
as Elodie
MOVIE★ 5.6
Eternity
2016
as Mère de Gabrielle
MOVIE★ 5.4
Sayonara
2015
TV★ 6.1
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Sœur Maryse
MOVIE★ 6.8
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
2015
as Ella Maillart (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Paris, Love, Cut
2015
as Chloé Artaud
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Easy Way Out
2015
as Mathilde
MOVIE★ 4.7
Dying of the Light
2014
as Michelle Zuberain
MOVIE★ 5.7
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 6.7
The Affair
2014
as Juliette Le Gall
MOVIE★ 5.6
We Love You, You Bastard
2014
as Printemps Kaminsky
MOVIE★ 6.0
Les enfants rouges
2014
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Lanzac Clan
2013
as Valérie Lanzac
MOVIE★ 6.5
Love Flesh
2013
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
La solitude du pouvoir
2012
as Laurence
MOVIE★ 4.6
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as Irène
MOVIE★ 6.4
Déchaînées
2009
as Aurore
MOVIE★ 5.8
The French Kissers
2009
as La mère d'Aurore
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Dust of Time
2008
as Eleni
MOVIE★ 4.4
Fallen Heroes
2008
as Anne
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
as Claire Martin
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Education of Fairies
2006
as Ingrid
MOVIE★ 8.5
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
French Beauty
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Battle of the Brave
2004
as Angélique de Roquebrune
MOVIE★ 5.1
Autumn
2004
as Michelle
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
as Anna
MOVIE★ 10.0
Nés de la mère du monde
2003
as Clara Sidowski
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Legend of Princess Parva
2003
as Parva's Mother (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Letter from an Unknown Woman
2002
as Rose
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Landlords
2002
as Julie
MOVIE★ 6.5
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Léaud l'unique
2001
as Self - actress
MOVIE★ 4.2
Four Play
2001
as Fiona Delgrazia
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Marcorelle Affair
2000
as Agneska
MOVIE★ 4.6
Spy Games
1999
as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
MOVIE★ 5.5
My Life So Far
1999
as Aunt Heloise
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Cela Brandini
MOVIE★ 4.8
American Cuisine
1998
as Gabrielle Boyer
MOVIE★ 6.5
U.S. Marshals
1998
as Marie
MOVIE★ 5.8
Incognito
1997
as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
MOVIE★ 5.2
Victory
1996
as Alma
MOVIE★ 6.4
Othello
1995
as Desdemona
MOVIE★ 6.2
All Men Are Mortal
1995
as Regina
MOVIE★ 6.2
Beyond the Clouds
1995
as The Girl
MOVIE★ 7.0
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Runaways
1995
as Prune
MOVIE
Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.9
Three Colors: Red
1994
as Valentine
MOVIE★ 3.7
Enak
1993
as Lucielle Spaak
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Prediction
1993
as Ludmila Egorova
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Secret Garden
1993
as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
MOVIE★ 6.0
Claude
1992
as Beatrice de Lucio
MOVIE★ 10.0
Le Moulin de Daudet
1992
as Mme Daudet
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
1991
as Sarah
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Double Life of Véronique
1991
as Weronika / Véronique
MOVIE★ 7.0
Kieslowski: Dialogue
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Errors of Youth
1989
as Anne
MOVIE★ 6.8
Gang of Four
1989
as Marine
MOVIE★ 7.5
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
TV★ 9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
TV
Alice
—
as Mariette Guy
MOVIE
The Custom of the Country
—
MOVIE
Sans cesse mon chéri
—
MOVIE
The Prominents
—
as Janot Blum