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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