
Catherine Jacob
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1956-12-16 (age 69)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
Biography
Catherine Jacob (born 16 December 1956) is a French film and theatrical actress who has won a César Award for her role in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Tatie Danielle (1990), Merci la vie (1991) and Neuf mois (1994). She has been two-time president of the Lumières Award. She is known for her voice and her charisma.
Born in Paris on 16 December 1956, Catherine Jacob spent part of her childhood and adolescence in Compiègne, where she was educated at primary school and then Pierre d'Ailly High School. Her father was a dental surgeon and her mother an orthodontist. She has a younger brother.
After obtaining a diploma in architecture, Catherine Jacob moved to Paris. From 1978 to 1980, she studied acting at the Cours Florent, then located on Saint Louis Island.
She started to act in the early 1980s as an extra in movies like Swann in Love by Volker Schlöndorff (1984), Les Nanas by Annick Lanoë (1985), State of Grace by Jacques Rouffio (1986) and Malady of Love by Jacques Deray (1987). She also appeared in TV movies and TV series like Dickie-roi by Guy Lefranc, Toutes griffes dehors by Michel Boisrond, Julien Fontanes, magistrat, Marie Pervenche, Sentiments and Qui c'est ce garçon? by Nadine Trintignant in minor roles.
In 1985, she wrote and starred in her first one-woman show called Welcome to the Club, directed by Rémi Chenylle, drawing eleven portraits of characters. She appeared in several festivals with her show and toured with it the following year.
Known For
TV Shows (24)

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self

Scènes de ménages
2009
as Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond

Murders in...
2013
as Laurence Ravel

Télématin
1985
as Self

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023
as Self - Guest

The New Look
2024
as The Baroness

Cassandre
2015
as Nicole

The Art of Crime
2017
as Michele Dompierre

The Unexpected Getaway
2022
as Self

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990
as Self - Guest

The Unexpected Getaway
2012
as Self

Folie passagère
2015
as Self

Le Cri
2006
as Renée Panaud
Les Jupons de la révolution
1989
as Rose Bertin

Tout le monde en parle
1998
as Self

La Famille Katz
2013
as Lisette Katz
Julien Fontanes, magistrat
1980
as Dany

Colette, une femme libre
2004
as Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »

Les Copains d'abord
2020
as Annie

L'Adieu
2003
as Georgette

Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
2025

Les Impatientes
2018
as La Baronne

L'Été de la Révolution
1989
as Madame Lecoeur
Movies (84)

Dikkenek
2006
as Sylvie

Livid
2011
as Wilson

Hidden Kisses
2016
as Catherine

Auntie Danielle
1990
as Catherine Billard

Thank You, Life
1991
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune

XXL
1997
as Lorène Benguigui

Neuf Mois
1994
as Dominique

Life Is a Long Quiet River
1988
as Marie-Thérèse

Ten Minutes from Naturists
2012
as Solange Langlois

The Chicks
1985
as Cliente gym-center

Rumba Therapy
2022
as Patronne

My Father the Hero
1991
as Christelle

Malady of Love
1987
as Nurse

To Each, Her Own
2018
as Noëlle Benloulou

God Is Great and I'm Not
2001
as Evelyne

Who Killed Bambi?
2003
as Véronique

Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
2016
as Mère Château

Like Mother, Like Daughter
2017
as Irène

Roses on Credit
2010
as Mme Donzert

Les Aristos
2006
as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure

This Is Our Land
2017
as Agnès Dorgelle

Behind the Walls
2008
as Director

J'ai faim !!!
2001
as Lily

State of Grace
1986
as (uncredited)

Girls with Guns
1994
as Cécile

Let There Be Light!
1998
as Dieu Suzanne

Désiré Landru
2005
as Mme Marchadier

Oui
1996
as Nathalie

Happiness Is in the Field
1995
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »

Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010
as Chantal

The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
1989
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier

Hortense
2020
as Sophie Delalande

Un jour mon prince
2017
as La Reine Titiana

The Thirst for Gold
1993
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain

Quartier V.I.P.
2005
as Louisette

Papy fait de la résistance
2021
as Madame Bourdelle

Divorce French Style
2014
as Daphné

The Pink Soldier
2006
as La Voix du Grand Magasin

The Heart at Work
2000
as Françoise

The Girl in the Air
1992
as Rose

Bay of Algiers
2012
as Zoé

Qui mange quand ?
2004
as Rose Lantier

Gentlemen Children
1997
as Yolande

The First Time I Turned Twenty
2004
as Mme Goldman, la mère

Murder on Reunion Island
2019
as Juliette Gentil

Qui mange quoi ?
2002
as Rose

It's Never Too Late
2014
as Valérie

La Maison Tellier
2008
as Odile Tellier

Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
2003
as Marianne (FR)

48 Hours a Day
2008
as Laurent

The Grand Dukes
1996
as Carla Milo

Les Vieux Calibres
2013
as Madame Le Bihan

L'Enfant d'une autre
2006
as Maud Kert

Lili Rose
2014
as Pierrot's sister

La Ballade de Titus
1997
as Louise

Je vous présente ma femme
2013
as Viviane Martin

La Méthode Bourchnikov
2007
as Sylvette Martin (voice)

100% Organic
2020
as Hortensia

Théo et Marie
1998
as Marcelle

The Orinoco Dam
1996
as Arlette Legrand

Let's Hope It Lasts
1996
as Christine Ponty

La Vie à trois
1997
as Charlotte

Demain, je me marie
2011
as Karine

Everything Goes Wild
2014
as Sandra

Mes parents chéris
2006
as Marie Amato

Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses
1994
as Anne

Gérald K. Gérald
2011
as Samantha de Réglisse

Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
2003
as Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)

Evasions
2000
as Diane Lessing
Sur un air de mambo
1996
as Arlette
A lovely summer afternoon
1996
as Solange

Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
2016
as Annie

Louise
2005
as Joanne Guiberry

Atlantic Island
2003
as Chantal Seignelet
Josephe

La Torpille
2002
as Dominique Dumas

Jeudi 12
1998

Le Client
2011
as Viviane Fondary

Notre Dame des Barjots
2010
as Lieutenant Sanchez

Génération plastique

L'arbre à clous
2009
as La Gate

Un fil à la patte
2023
as la baronne Duverger

Qui mange qui ?
1999
as Rose

Maintenant ou jamais
1997
as Delphine
About Catherine Jacob
Catherine Jacob (born 16 December 1956) is a French film and theatrical actress who has won a César Award for her role in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Tatie Danielle (1990), Merci la vie (1991) and Neuf mois (1994). She has been two-time president of the Lumières Award. She is known for her voice and her charisma. Born in Paris on 16 December 1956, Catherine Jacob spent part of her childhood and adolescence in Compiègne, where she was educated at primary school and then Pierre d'Ailly High… With 108 credits spanning from 1980 to 2025, Catherine Jacob has appeared in 84 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Catherine Jacob Movies
- Dikkenek (2006) — as Sylvie
- Livid (2011) — as Wilson
- Hidden Kisses (2016) — as Catherine
- Auntie Danielle (1990) — as Catherine Billard
- Thank You, Life (1991) — as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
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