Irène Jacob
Acting
95
Acting 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." Description above fr...
Known For
Filmography
Maigret and the Dead Lover
2026
as Louise Maigret
The Road to Jericho
2026
Why War
2025
A Private Life
2025
as Vera
Golem in Pompei
2025
La Vie Pathé-Baby
2025
as (Voix)
Log Out
2025
as Josèphe
Who by Fire
2024
as Hélène Falke
Shikun
2024
Le Voyage en pyjama
2024
as Florence
Hôtel Silence
2024
as Kristina
Meeting with Pol Pot
2024
as Lise Delbo
The Wild One
2023
as Self
Re-belles
2023
as Self
Liaison
2023
as Sophie Saint-Roch
Septième Ciel
2023
as Isabelle Rotanger
Shoot to Live
2022
as Self
Cherchez la femme !
2022
as (voice)
Talking Heads 2021
2021
as Self
Marie Trintignant : Le Choix du jeu
2021
as Self
Villa Caprice
2021
as Nancy Fontaine
Les Dominos
2020
as Irène
Romantic Guide to Lost Places
2020
as Brigitte
For the Ones We Loved
2019
as Eliane
Letter to Theo
2019
as Narrator (voice)
The Scientific Proof of the Existence of God
2019
as Christine
Patrick Melrose
2018
as Jacqueline D'Alantour
Tales of Mexico
2017
as Ángela
Angela Merkel, une histoire allemande
2017
as Narrator
Two Snails Set Off
2017
as (voice)
Home Away From Home
2017
as Writer
13 Summers Underwater
2017
Eternity
2016
as Mère de Gabrielle
The OA
2016
as Elodie
Paris, Love, Cut
2015
as Chloé Artaud
Sayonara
2015
Ella Maillart: Double Journey
2015
as Ella Maillart (voice)
The Easy Way Out
2015
as Mathilde
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Sœur Maryse
Capitaine Marleau
2015
as Elisa
We Love You, You Bastard
2014
as Printemps Kaminsky
Dying of the Light
2014
as Michelle Zuberain
Les enfants rouges
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
as Narrator (voice)
The Affair
2014
as Juliette Le Gall
Love Flesh
2013
as Self
The Man Who Made Angels Fly
2013
as Self
The Lanzac Clan
2013
as Valérie Lanzac
La solitude du pouvoir
2012
as Laurence
Rio Sex Comedy
2010
as Irène
Déchaînées
2009
as Aurore
The French Kissers
2009
as La mère d'Aurore
The Dust of Time
2008
as Eleni
Fallen Heroes
2008
as Anne
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
as Claire Martin
The Education of Fairies
2006
as Ingrid
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2006
as Self
French Beauty
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Autumn
2004
as Michelle
Battle of the Brave
2004
as Angélique de Roquebrune
The Pornographer: A Love Story
2004
as Anna
The Legend of Princess Parva
2003
as Parva's Mother (voice)
Nés de la mère du monde
2003
as Clara Sidowski
The Landlords
2002
as Julie
Letter from an Unknown Woman
2002
as Rose
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Four Play
2001
as Fiona Delgrazia
Léaud l'unique
2001
as Self - actress
The Marcorelle Affair
2000
as Agneska
Spy Games
1999
as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka
The Big Brass Ring
1999
as Cela Brandini
My Life So Far
1999
as Aunt Heloise
U.S. Marshals
1998
as Marie
American Cuisine
1998
as Gabrielle Boyer
Incognito
1997
as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck
Victory
1996
as Alma
Beyond the Clouds
1995
as The Girl
Othello
1995
as Desdemona
Runaways
1995
as Prune
All Men Are Mortal
1995
as Regina
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995
as Self (uncredited)
Three Colors: Red
1994
as Valentine
Kieślowski Cannes 94
1994
as Self
The Secret Garden
1993
as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven
The Prediction
1993
as Ludmila Egorova
Enak
1993
as Lucielle Spaak
Le Moulin de Daudet
1992
as Mme Daudet
Claude
1992
as Beatrice de Lucio
The Double Life of Véronique
1991
as Weronika / Véronique
Kieslowski: Dialogue
1991
as Self
The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine
1991
as Sarah
Gang of Four
1989
as Marine
Errors of Youth
1989
as Anne
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self