
Irène Jacob
Acting
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…
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U.S. Marshals
1998
Marie

Three Colors: Red
1994
Valentine

The OA
2016
Elodie

The Secret Garden
1993
Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven

The Double Life of Véronique
1991
Weronika / Véronique

Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher

The French Kissers
2009
La mère d'Aurore

The Affair
2014
Juliette Le Gall

Dying of the Light
2014
Michelle Zuberain

Patrick Melrose
2018
Jacqueline D'Alantour

Othello
1995
Desdemona

Beyond the Clouds
1995
The Girl

A Private Life
2025
Vera

Eternity
2016
Mère de Gabrielle

Liaison
2023
Sophie Saint-Roch

Incognito
1997
Prof. Marieke van den Broeck

We Love You, You Bastard
2014
Printemps Kaminsky

Villa Caprice
2021
Nancy Fontaine

The Dust of Time
2008
Eleni

The Easy Way Out
2015
Mathilde
