Catherine Jacob
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1956
- 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.
Filmography
Josèphe 2027
as Jeannette
Génération plastique 2026
Actor
Un fil à la patte 2023
as la baronne Duverger
Rumba Therapy 2022
as Patronne
Papy fait de la résistance 2021
as Madame Bourdelle
Obsessed 2020
as Sophie Delalande
100% Organic 2020
as Hortensia
Murder on Reunion Island 2019
as Juliette Gentil
To Each, Her Own 2018
as Noëlle Benloulou
Like Mother, Like Daughter 2017
as Irène
This Is Our Land 2017
as Agnès Dorgelle
Un jour mon prince 2017
as La Reine Titiana
Trois mariages et un coup de foudre 2016
as Annie
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous 2016
as Mère Château
Hidden Kisses 2016
as Catherine
It's Never Too Late 2014
as Valérie
Lili Rose 2014
as Pierrot's sister
Divorce French Style 2014
as Daphné
Everything Goes Wild 2014
as Sandra
Les Vieux Calibres 2013
as Madame Le Bihan
Je vous présente ma femme 2013
as Viviane Martin
Bay of Algiers 2012
as Zoé
Ten Minutes from Naturists 2012
as Solange Langlois
Livid 2011
as Wilson
Le Client 2011
as Viviane Fondary
Gérald K. Gérald 2011
as Samantha de Réglisse
Demain, je me marie 2011
as Karine
Roses on Credit 2010
as Mme Donzert
Notre Dame des Barjots 2010
as Lieutenant Sanchez
Thelma, Louise et Chantal 2010
as Chantal
L'arbre à clous 2009
as La Gate
48 Hours a Day 2008
as Laurent
Behind the Walls 2008
as Director
La Maison Tellier 2008
as Odile Tellier
La Méthode Bourchnikov 2007
as Sylvette Martin (voice)
The Pink Soldier 2006
as La Voix du Grand Magasin
Les Aristos 2006
as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
Dikkenek 2006
as Sylvie
Mes parents chéris 2006
as Marie Amato
L'Enfant d'une autre 2006
as Maud Kert
Désiré Landru 2005
as Mme Marchadier
Quartier V.I.P. 2005
as Louisette
Louise 2005
as Joanne Guiberry
Qui mange quand ? 2004
as Rose Lantier
The First Time I Turned Twenty 2004
as Mme Goldman, la mère
Who Killed Bambi? 2003
as Véronique
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn 2003
as Ambiguità di Poincy (voice)
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand 2003
as Marianne (voice)
Atlantic Island 2003
as Chantal Seignelet
Qui mange quoi ? 2002
as Rose
La Torpille 2002
as Dominique Dumas
J'ai faim !!! 2001
as Lily
God Is Great and I'm Not 2001
as Evelyne
The Heart at Work 2000
as Françoise
Evasions 2000
as Diane Lessing
Qui mange qui ? 1999
as Rose
Jeudi 12 1998
Actor
Let There Be Light! 1998
as Dieu Suzanne
Théo et Marie 1998
as Marcelle
XXL 1997
as Lorène Benguigui
La Vie à trois 1997
as Charlotte
Gentlemen Children 1997
as Yolande
La Ballade de Titus 1997
as Louise
Maintenant ou jamais 1997
as Delphine
Oui 1996
as Nathalie
The Orinoco Dam 1996
as Arlette Legrand
- Sur un air de mambo
Sur un air de mambo 1996
as Arlette
The Grand Dukes 1996
as Carla Milo
Let's Hope It Lasts 1996
as Christine Ponty
- A lovely summer afternoon
A lovely summer afternoon 1996
as Solange
Happiness Is in the Field 1995
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
Girls with Guns 1994
as Cécile
Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses 1994
as Anne
Neuf Mois 1994
as Dominique
The Thirst for Gold 1993
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
The Girl in the Air 1992
as Rose
My Father the Hero 1991
as Christelle
Thank You, Life 1991
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Auntie Danielle 1990
as Catherine Billard
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers 1989
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
Life Is a Long Quiet River 1988
as Marie-Thérèse
Malady of Love 1987
as Nurse
State of Grace 1986
as (uncredited)
The Chicks 1985
as Cliente gym-center
Credits from TMDB.