Acting
Catherine Jacob
FR, PT, UK, EN cinema · 84 credits
Born
16 December 1956 (age 69)
Birthplace
Paris, France
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
Filmography
Josèphe
as Jeannette
Un fil à la patte
as la baronne Duverger
Rumba Therapy
as Patronne
Papy fait de la résistance
as Madame Bourdelle
100% Organic
as Hortensia
Obsessed
as Sophie Delalande
Murder on Reunion Island
as Juliette Gentil
To Each, Her Own
as Noëlle Benloulou
Un jour mon prince
as La Reine Titiana
This Is Our Land
as Agnès Dorgelle
Hidden Kisses
as Catherine
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
as Mère Château
Everything Goes Wild
as Sandra
Divorce French Style
as Daphné
It's Never Too Late
as Valérie
Lili Rose
as Pierrot's sister
Je vous présente ma femme
as Viviane Martin
Les Vieux Calibres
as Madame Le Bihan
Ten Minutes from Naturists
as Solange Langlois
Livid
as Wilson
Le Client
as Viviane Fondary
Gérald K. Gérald
as Samantha de Réglisse
Demain, je me marie
as Karine
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
as Chantal
Notre Dame des Barjots
as Lieutenant Sanchez
Roses on Credit
as Mme Donzert
L'arbre à clous
as La Gate
48 Hours a Day
as Laurent
Behind the Walls
as Director
La Maison Tellier
as Odile Tellier
La Méthode Bourchnikov
as Sylvette Martin (voice)
Dikkenek
as Sylvie
The Pink Soldier
as La Voix du Grand Magasin
Les Aristos
as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
L'Enfant d'une autre
as Maud Kert
Mes parents chéris
as Marie Amato
Quartier V.I.P.
as Louisette
Désiré Landru
as Mme Marchadier
Louise
as Joanne Guiberry
The First Time I Turned Twenty
as Mme Goldman, la mère
Qui mange quand ?
as Rose Lantier
Who Killed Bambi?
as Véronique
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
as Marianne (voice)
Atlantic Island
as Chantal Seignelet
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
as Ambiguità di Poincy (voice)
La Torpille
as Dominique Dumas
Qui mange quoi ?
as Rose
God Is Great and I'm Not
as Evelyne
J'ai faim !!!
as Lily
Evasions
as Diane Lessing
The Heart at Work
as Françoise
Qui mange qui ?
as Rose
Jeudi 12
Actor
Let There Be Light!
as Dieu Suzanne
Théo et Marie
as Marcelle
Gentlemen Children
as Yolande
La Vie à trois
as Charlotte
La Ballade de Titus
as Louise
XXL
as Lorène Benguigui
Maintenant ou jamais
as Delphine
The Grand Dukes
as Carla Milo
Oui
as Nathalie
The Orinoco Dam
as Arlette Legrand
Let's Hope It Lasts
as Christine Ponty
Happiness Is in the Field
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
Neuf Mois
as Dominique
Girls with Guns
as Cécile
The Thirst for Gold
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
My Father the Hero
as Christelle
Thank You, Life
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Auntie Danielle
as Catherine Billard
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
Life Is a Long Quiet River
as Marie-Thérèse
Malady of Love
as Nurse
State of Grace
as (uncredited)
The Chicks
as Cliente gym-center