Irène Jacob
Known for Acting · 97 credits
- Born
- 1966-07-15 (age 60)
- 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
Patrick Melrose
2018
as Jacqueline D'Alantour
Liaison
2023
as Sophie Saint-Roch
Log Out
2025
as Josèphe
Alice
as Mariette Guy
Septième Ciel
2023
as Isabelle Rotanger
Cherchez la femme !
2022
as (voice)
Movies (87)
A Private Life
2025
as Vera
U.S. Marshals
1998
as Marie
Maigret and the Dead Lover
2026
as Louise Maigret
The Secret Garden
1993
as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
Three Colors: Red
1994
as Valentine
The Landlords
2002
as Julie
The Double Life of Véronique
1991
as Weronika / Véronique
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Meeting with Pol Pot
2024
as Lise Delbo
Kieslowski: Dialogue
1991
as Self
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
Beyond the Clouds
1995
as The Girl
Fallen Heroes
2008
as Anne
The Lanzac Clan
2013
as Valérie Lanzac
Déchaînées
2009
as Aurore
American Cuisine
1998
as Gabrielle Boyer
The Custom of the Country
Dying of the Light
2014
as Michelle Zuberain
The Marcorelle Affair
2000
as Agneska
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as Irène
Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
as Self
Sans cesse mon chéri
Les Dominos
2020
as Irène
Spy Games
1999
as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
Léaud l'unique
2001
as Self - actress
Battle of the Brave
2004
as Angélique de Roquebrune
Nés de la mère du monde
2003
as Clara Sidowski
Incognito
1997
as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
My Life So Far
1999
as Aunt Heloise
The French Kissers
2009
as La mère d'Aurore
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Letter to Theo
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Sayonara
2015
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Cela Brandini
The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
as Anna
Autumn
2004
as Michelle
Othello
1995
as Desdemona
Love Flesh
2013
as Self
Eternity
2016
as Mère de Gabrielle
French Beauty
2005
as Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Narrator (voice)
We Love You, You Bastard
2014
as Printemps Kaminsky
Golem in Pompei
2025
13 Summers Underwater
2017
All Men Are Mortal
1995
as Regina
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
as Claire Martin
Why War
2025
The Dust of Time
2008
as Eleni
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
as Self (uncredited)
Four Play
2001
as Fiona Delgrazia
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
2020
as Brigitte
Gang of Four
1989
as Marine
La Vie Pathé-Baby
2025
as (Voix)
The Legend of Princess Parva
2003
as Parva's Mother (voice)
Tales of Mexico
2017
as Ángela
Letter from an Unknown Woman
2002
as Rose
The Wild One
2023
as Self
The Prediction
1993
as Ludmila Egorova
Two Snails Set Off
2017
as (voice)
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
2015
as Ella Maillart (voice)
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
2021
as Self
For the Ones We Loved
2019
as Eliane
Le Voyage en pyjama
2024
as Florence
Villa Caprice
2021
as Nancy Fontaine
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
as Self
The Easy Way Out
2015
as Mathilde
Enak
1993
as Lucielle Spaak
The Prominents
as Janot Blum
Talking Heads 2021
2021
as Self
Who by Fire
2024
as Hélène Falke
Victory
1996
as Alma
Home Away From Home
2017
as Writer
Claude
1992
as Beatrice de Lucio
Errors of Youth
1989
as Anne
Paris, Love, Cut
2015
as Chloé Artaud
The Education of Fairies
2006
as Ingrid
Re-belles
2023
as Self
Shikun
2024
La solitude du pouvoir
2012
as Laurence
Les enfants rouges
2014
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
1991
as Sarah
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
2013
as Self
Runaways
1995
as Prune
Hôtel Silence
2024
as Kristina
Le Moulin de Daudet
1992
as Mme Daudet
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
2017
as Narrator
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
2019
as Christine
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 97 credits spanning from 1974 to 2026, Irène Jacob has appeared in 87 films and 10 TV shows.
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Most Popular Irène Jacob Movies
- A Private Life (2025) — as Vera
- U.S. Marshals (1998) — as Marie
- Maigret and the Dead Lover (2026) — as Louise Maigret
- The Secret Garden (1993) — as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
- Three Colors: Red (1994) — as Valentine
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