Irène Jacob

Personal Info

Birthday

July 15, 1966

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Also Known As

Irene Jacob

Iren Zhakob

ایرن ژاکوب

Irène Jacob

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Irène Jacob, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Affair

The OA

Capitaine Marleau

Patrick Melrose

Liaison

U.S. Marshals

Three Colors: Red

The Secret Garden

Filmography

2026
Maigret et le mort amoureux
as Madame Maigret
2025
A Private Life
as Vera
2024
Who by Fire
as Hélène Falke
Meeting with Pol Pot
as Lise Delbo
Hôtel Silence
as Kristina
Le Voyage en pyjama
as Florence
2023
Re-belles
as Self
The Wild One
as Self
2022
Shoot to Live
as Self
2021
Talking Heads 2021
as Self
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
as Self
Villa Caprice
as Nancy Fontaine
2020
Les Dominos
as Irène
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
as Brigitte
2019
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
as Christine
À cause des filles…?
as Eliane
Letter to Theo
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Tales of Mexico
as Ángela
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
as Narrator
Two Snails Set Off
as (voice)
Home Away From Home
as Writer
2016
Eternity
as Mère de Gabrielle
2015
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
as Ella Maillart (voice)
Paris, Love, Cut
as Chloé Artaud
The Easy Way Out
as Mathilde
2014
Dying of the Light
as Michelle Zuberain
François Truffaut l'insoumis
as Narrator (voice)
We Love You, You Bastard
as Printemps Kaminsky
2013
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
as Self
The Lanzac Clan
as Valérie Lanzac
Love Flesh
as Self
2012
La solitude du pouvoir
as Laurence
2010
Rio Sex Comedy
as Irène
2009
Déchaînées
as Aurore
The French Kissers
as La mère d'Aurore
2008
The Dust of Time
as Eleni
Fallen Heroes
as Anne
2007
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
as Claire Martin
2006
The Education of Fairies
as Ingrid
2005
French Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
as Self
2004
Battle of the Brave
as Angélique de Roquebrune
Autumn
as Michelle
The Pornographer: A Love Story
as Anna
2003
The Legend of Princess Parva
as Parva's Mother (voice)
2002
Letter from an Unknown Woman
as Rose
The Landlords
as Julie
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
2001
Four Play
as Fiona Delgrazia
2000
The Marcorelle Affair
as Agneska
1999
Spy Games
as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
My Life So Far
as Aunt Heloise
The Big Brass Ring
as Cela Brandini
1998
American Cuisine
as Gabrielle Boyer
U.S. Marshals
as Marie
1997
Incognito
as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
1996
Victory
as Alma
1995
Othello
as Desdemona
All Men Are Mortal
as Regina
Beyond the Clouds
as The Girl
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)
Runaways
as Prune
1994
Kieślowski Cannes 94
as Self
Three Colors: Red
as Valentine
1993
Enak
as Lucielle Spaak
The Prediction
as Ludmila Egorova
The Secret Garden
as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
1992
Claude
as Beatrice de Lucio
Le Moulin de Daudet
as Mme Daudet
1991
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
as Sarah
The Double Life of Véronique
as Weronika / Véronique
Kieslowski: Dialogue
as Self
1989
Errors of Youth
as Anne
Gang of Four
as Marine
1987
Au Revoir les Enfants
as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher