Irène Jacob
Acting Born Jul 15, 1966 Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France 24 credits
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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Full filmography
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- The Affair (2014) as Juliette Le Gall
- The OA (2016) as Elodie
- Patrick Melrose (2018) as Jacqueline D'Alantour
- Capitaine Marleau (2015) as Sœur Maryse
- Capitaine Marleau (2015) as Elisa
- Liaison (2023) as Sophie Saint-Roch
- 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
- Maigret and the Dead Lover (2026) as Louise Maigret
- The Custom of the Country
- The Double Life of Véronique (1991) as Weronika / Véronique
- Cherchez la femme ! (2022) as (voice)
- Au Revoir les Enfants (1987) as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
- Beyond the Clouds (1995) as The Girl
- Log Out (2025) as Josèphe
- Four Play (2001) as Fiona Delgrazia
- Alice as Mariette Guy
- Othello (1995) as Desdemona
- Incognito (1997) as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
- Dying of the Light (2014) as Michelle Zuberain
- Battle of the Brave (2004) as Angélique de Roquebrune