Catherine Jacob
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Catherine Jacob (born 16 December 1956) is a French film and theatrical actress who has won a César Award for her role in Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988), and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in Tatie Danielle (1990), Merci la vie (1991) and Neuf mois (1994). She has been two-time president of the Lumières Award. She is known for her voice and her charisma. Born in Paris on 16 December 1956, Catherine Jacob spent part of her childhood and adolescence in Compiègne, where she was educated at primary school and then Pierre d'Ailly High School. Her father was a dental surgeon and her mother an orthodontist. She has a younger brother. After obtaining a diploma in architecture, Catherine Jacob moved to Paris. From 1978 to 1980, she studied acting at the Cours Florent, then located on Saint Louis Island. She started to act in the early 1980s as an extra in movies like Swann in Love by Volker Schlöndorff (1984), Les Nanas by Annick Lanoë (1985), State of Grace by Jacques Rouffio (1986) and Malady of Love by Jacques Deray (1987). She also appeared in TV movies and TV series like Dickie-roi by Guy Lefranc, Toutes griffes dehors by Michel Boisrond, Julien Fontanes, magistrat, Marie Pervenche, Sentiments and Qui c'est ce garçon? by Nadine Trintignant in minor roles. In 1985, she wrote and starred in her first one-woman show called Welcome to the Club, directed by Rémi Chenylle, drawing eleven portraits of characters. She appeared in several festivals with her show and toured with it the following year. In 1988 she played Marie-Thérèse in the cult film Life Is a Long Quiet River by Étienne Chatiliez. The movie was a huge success, and Jacob won the César Award for Most Promising Actress. She also played in the TV miniseries Le vent des moissons alongside Annie Girardot. That same year, she and Jacques Bonnaffé also had a huge success with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets. It was planned to be shown only for 10 nights, but due to the success, the play continued for three years. In 1989, she continued her tour with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets. She got a supporting role in Les Maris, les Femmes, les Amants by Pascal Thomas, with Jean-François Stévenin and Michel Robin. She starred in two TV movies: L'été de la révolution with Bruno Cremer and Brigitte Fossey and Le vagabond de la Bastille by Michel Andrieu. She also appeared in an episode of the TV series Imogène with Dominique Lavanant. In 1990, she ended her tour with the play Paris-Nord - Attractions pour noces et banquets after three years. She appeared in the second movie of the director Étienne Chatiliez, Tatie Danielle with Tsilla Chelton, Isabelle Nanty and Karin Viard. It was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival. The movie was again a big success at the box office, well received by the critics and became a cult movie. Jacob was nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress. ... Source: Article "Catherine Jacob (actress)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known for
Credits
Bay of Algiers (2012)
as Zoé
Like Mother, Like Daughter (2017)
as Irène
Hidden Kisses (2016)
as Catherine
Rumba Therapy (2022)
as Patronne
This Is Our Land (2017)
as Agnès Dorgelle
My Father the Hero (1991)
as Christelle
Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988)
as Marie-Thérèse
The Chicks (1985)
as Cliente gym-center
Dikkenek (2006)
as Sylvie
Who Killed Bambi? (2003)
as Véronique
The Thirst for Gold (1993)
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
Girls with Guns (1994)
as Cécile
Ten Minutes from Naturists (2012)
as Solange Langlois
Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010)
as Chantal
XXL (1997)
as Lorène Benguigui
The Heart at Work (2000)
as Françoise
Thank You, Life (1991)
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Désiré Landru (2005)
as Mme Marchadier
To Each, Her Own (2018)
as Noëlle Benloulou
Trois mariages et un coup de foudre (2016)
as Annie
God Is Great and I'm Not (2001)
as Evelyne
Happiness Is in the Field (1995)
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
Quartier V.I.P. (2005)
as Louisette
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn (2003)
as Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers (1989)
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
State of Grace (1986)
as (uncredited)
48 Hours a Day (2008)
as Laurent
It's Never Too Late (2014)
as Valérie
Let There Be Light! (1998)
as Dieu Suzanne
The First Time I Turned Twenty (2004)
as Mme Goldman, la mère
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016)
as Mère Château
Divorce French Style (2014)
as Daphné
Demain, je me marie (2011)
as Karine
Livid (2011)
as Wilson
Génération plastique (—)
Actor
J'ai faim !!! (2001)
as Lily
Théo et Marie (1998)
as Marcelle
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand (2003)
as Marianne (FR)
The Orinoco Dam (1996)
as Arlette Legrand
Auntie Danielle (1990)
as Catherine Billard
Malady of Love (1987)
as Nurse
The Girl in the Air (1992)
as Rose
Notre Dame des Barjots (2010)
as Lieutenant Sanchez
Roses on Credit (2010)
as Mme Donzert
Papy fait de la résistance (2021)
as Madame Bourdelle
The Grand Dukes (1996)
as Carla Milo
Let's Hope It Lasts (1996)
as Christine Ponty
Behind the Walls (2008)
as Director
Les Aristos (2006)
as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
Neuf Mois (1994)
as Dominique
Je vous présente ma femme (2013)
as Viviane Martin
Oui (1996)
as Nathalie
La Ballade de Titus (1997)
as Louise
Un jour mon prince (2017)
as La Reine Titiana
Murder on Reunion Island (2019)
as Juliette Gentil
L'arbre à clous (2009)
as La Gate
La Maison Tellier (2008)
as Odile Tellier
La Vie à trois (1997)
as Charlotte
Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses (1994)
as Anne
A lovely summer afternoon (1996)
as Solange
Evasions (2000)
as Diane Lessing
The Pink Soldier (2006)
as La Voix du Grand Magasin
Jeudi 12 (1998)
Actor
Josèphe (2026)
Actor
La Méthode Bourchnikov (2007)
as Sylvette Martin (voice)
Everything Goes Wild (2014)
as Sandra
Atlantic Island (2003)
as Chantal Seignelet
L'Enfant d'une autre (2006)
as Maud Kert
Maintenant ou jamais (1997)
as Delphine
100% Organic (2020)
as Hortensia
Qui mange quoi ? (2002)
as Rose
Les Vieux Calibres (2013)
as Madame Le Bihan
Qui mange quand ? (2004)
as Rose Lantier
Gentlemen Children (1997)
as Yolande
Sur un air de mambo (1996)
as Arlette
Gérald K. Gérald (2011)
as Samantha de Réglisse
Mes parents chéris (2006)
as Marie Amato
Un fil à la patte (2023)
as la baronne Duverger
Hortense (2020)
as Sophie Delalande
Lili Rose (2014)
as Pierrot's sister
Qui mange qui ? (1999)
as Rose
Le Client (2011)
as Viviane Fondary
Louise (2005)
as Joanne Guiberry
La Torpille (2002)
as Dominique Dumas