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