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Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob

Actor · Born 1956-12-16 · Paris, France

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Biography

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, Ma…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Dikkenek (2006) — Sylvie
  2. Life Is a Long Quiet River (1988) — Marie-Thérèse
  3. Hidden Kisses (2016) — Catherine
  4. Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous (2016) — Mère Château
  5. Like Mother, Like Daughter (2017) — Irène
  6. Livid (2011) — Wilson
  7. Auntie Danielle (1990) — Catherine Billard
  8. To Each, Her Own (2018) — Noëlle Benloulou
  9. Happiness Is in the Field (1995) — Madame André dit « Lolotte »
  10. Divorce French Style (2014) — Daphné
  11. My Father the Hero (1991) — Christelle
  12. This Is Our Land (2017) — Agnès Dorgelle
  13. Rumba Therapy (2022) — Patronne
  14. The Thirst for Gold (1993) — Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
  15. The New Look (2024) — The Baroness
  16. Les Aristos (2006) — La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
  17. Thank You, Life (1991) — Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
  18. The Grand Dukes (1996) — Carla Milo
  19. The Art of Crime (2017) — Michele Dompierre
  20. Who Killed Bambi? (2003) — Véronique
  21. 100% Organic (2020) — Hortensia
  22. Neuf Mois (1994) — Dominique
  23. God Is Great and I'm Not (2001) — Evelyne
  24. Scènes de ménages (2009) — Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond
  25. J'ai faim !!! (2001) — Lily
  26. Girls with Guns (1994) — Cécile
  27. Thelma, Louise et Chantal (2010) — Chantal
  28. Murders in... (2013) — Laurence Ravel
  29. Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn (2003) — Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
  30. Roses on Credit (2010) — Mme Donzert
  31. Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand (2003) — Marianne (FR)
  32. Murder on Reunion Island (2019) — Juliette Gentil
  33. Ten Minutes from Naturists (2012) — Solange Langlois
  34. Cassandre (2015) — Nicole
  35. Behind the Walls (2008) — Director
  36. The First Time I Turned Twenty (2004) — Mme Goldman, la mère
  37. The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers (1989) — Marie-Françoise Tocanier
  38. Malady of Love (1987) — Nurse
  39. Désiré Landru (2005) — Mme Marchadier
  40. The Chicks (1985) — Cliente gym-center