
Irène Jacob
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1966-07-15 (age 59)
- Place of birth
- Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Also known as
- Irene Jacob · Iren Zhakob · ایرن ژاکوب
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."
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Known For
TV Shows (10)

Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self

The Affair
2014
as Juliette Le Gall

The OA
2016
as Elodie

Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Sœur Maryse / Elisa

Liaison
2023
as Sophie Saint-Roch

Patrick Melrose
2018
as Jacqueline D'Alantour

Log Out
2025
as Josèphe

Cherchez la femme !
2022
as (voice)

Septième Ciel
2023
as Isabelle Rotanger
Alice
as Mariette Guy
Movies (86)

U.S. Marshals
1998
as Marie

Three Colors: Red
1994
as Valentine

A Private Life
2025
as Vera

The Secret Garden
1993
as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven

The Double Life of Véronique
1991
as Weronika / Véronique

Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher

Maigret and the Dead Lover
2026
as Louise Maigret

Beyond the Clouds
1995
as The Girl

Incognito
1997
as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck

Dying of the Light
2014
as Michelle Zuberain

Othello
1995
as Desdemona

Battle of the Brave
2004
as Angélique de Roquebrune

The French Kissers
2009
as La mère d'Aurore

Eternity
2016
as Mère de Gabrielle

Two Snails Set Off
2017
as (voice)

The Dust of Time
2008
as Eleni

Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as Irène

Spy Games
1999
as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka

My Life So Far
1999
as Aunt Heloise

We Love You, You Bastard
2014
as Printemps Kaminsky

Four Play
2001
as Fiona Delgrazia

The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
as Claire Martin

Tales of Mexico
2017
as Ángela

The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Cela Brandini

Victory
1996
as Alma

The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
as Anna

Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
as Self (uncredited)

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
as Self

The Prediction
1993
as Ludmila Egorova

Villa Caprice
2021
as Nancy Fontaine

François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Narrator (voice)

Meeting with Pol Pot
2024
as Lise Delbo

Claude
1992
as Beatrice de Lucio

Shoot to Live
2022
as Self

Errors of Youth
1989
as Anne

All Men Are Mortal
1995
as Regina

American Cuisine
1998
as Gabrielle Boyer

Autumn
2004
as Michelle

Romantic Guide to Lost Places
2020
as Brigitte
Custom of the Country

Enak
1993
as Lucielle Spaak

Déchaînées
2009
as Aurore

The Education of Fairies
2006
as Ingrid

The Wild One
2023
as Self

French Beauty
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Paris, Love, Cut
2015
as Chloé Artaud

Why War
2025

The Lanzac Clan
2013
as Valérie Lanzac

For the Ones We Loved
2019
as Eliane

Shikun
2024

The Easy Way Out
2015
as Mathilde
Talking Heads 2021
2021
as Self

The Legend of Princess Parva
2003
as Parva's Mother (voice)

Gang of Four
1989
as Marine

Fallen Heroes
2008
as Anne

Who by Fire
2024
as Hélène Falke

Home Away From Home
2017
as Writer

Runaways
1995
as Prune

Love Flesh
2013
as Self

Le Voyage en pyjama
2024
as Florence

Sayonara
2015

La solitude du pouvoir
2012
as Laurence

Letter from an Unknown Woman
2002
as Rose

The Prominents
as Janot Blum

Hôtel Silence
2024
as Kristina

13 Summers Underwater
2017

The Marcorelle Affair
2000
as Agneska

The Landlords
2002
as Julie
Nés de la mère du monde
2003
as Clara Sidowski

The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
2019
as Christine

Letter to Theo
2019
as Narrator (voice)

Les Dominos
2020
as Irène

The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
1991
as Sarah

Ella Maillart: Double Journey
2015
as Ella Maillart (voice)

The Man Who Made Angels Fly
2013
as Self

Kieslowski: Dialogue
1991
as Self

Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
2021
as Self

Golem in Pompei
2025

Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
as Self

Les enfants rouges
2014

Re-belles
2023
as Self

Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
2017
as Narrator
Sans cesse mon chéri

La Vie Pathé-Baby
2025
as (Voix)

Le Moulin de Daudet
1992
as Mme Daudet
About Irène Jacob
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 und… With 96 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Irène Jacob has appeared in 86 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Irène Jacob Movies
- U.S. Marshals (1998) — as Marie
- Three Colors: Red (1994) — as Valentine
- A Private Life (2025) — as Vera
- The Secret Garden (1993) — as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- The Double Life of Véronique (1991) — as Weronika / Véronique
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