Catherine Jacob
Born: 1956-12-16 in Paris, France
Known For: Acting
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, 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
2026
2024
- The New Look as The Baroness
2023
- Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma as Self - Guest
- Un fil à la patte as la baronne Duverger
2022
- The Unexpected Getaway as Self
- Rumba Therapy as Patronne
2021
- Papy fait de la résistance as Madame Bourdelle
2020
- Les Copains d'abord as Annie
- 100% Organic as Hortensia
- Hortense as Sophie Delalande
2019
- Murder on Reunion Island as Juliette Gentil
2018
- Les Impatientes as La Baronne
- To Each, Her Own as Noëlle Benloulou
2017
- The Art of Crime as Michele Dompierre
- Like Mother, Like Daughter as Irène
- This Is Our Land as Agnès Dorgelle
- Un jour mon prince as La Reine Titiana
2016
- Hidden Kisses as Catherine
- Trois mariages et un coup de foudre as Annie
- Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous as Mère Château
2015
- Cassandre as Nicole
- Folie passagère as Self
2014
- Divorce French Style as Daphné
- It's Never Too Late as Valérie
- Everything Goes Wild as Sandra
- Lili Rose as Pierrot's sister
2013
- Murders in... as Laurence Ravel
- La Famille Katz as Lisette Katz
- Je vous présente ma femme as Viviane Martin
- Les Vieux Calibres as Madame Le Bihan
2012
- The Unexpected Getaway as Self
- Bay of Algiers as Zoé
- Ten Minutes from Naturists as Solange Langlois
2011
- Demain, je me marie as Karine
- Livid as Wilson
- Gérald K. Gérald as Samantha de Réglisse
- Le Client as Viviane Fondary
2010
- Thelma, Louise et Chantal as Chantal
- Roses on Credit as Mme Donzert
- Notre Dame des Barjots as Lieutenant Sanchez
2009
- Scènes de ménages as Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond
- L'arbre à clous as La Gate
2008
- Behind the Walls as Director
- 48 Hours a Day as Laurent
- La Maison Tellier as Odile Tellier
2007
- La Méthode Bourchnikov as Sylvette Martin (voice)
2006
- Le Cri as Renée Panaud
- Dikkenek as Sylvie
- Les Aristos as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
- The Pink Soldier as La Voix du Grand Magasin
- L'Enfant d'une autre as Maud Kert
- Mes parents chéris as Marie Amato
2005
- Désiré Landru as Mme Marchadier
- Quartier V.I.P. as Louisette
- Louise as Joanne Guiberry
2004
- The First Time I Turned Twenty as Mme Goldman, la mère
- Colette, une femme libre as Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »
- Qui mange quand ? as Rose Lantier
2003
- Who Killed Bambi? as Véronique
- L'Adieu as Georgette
- Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn as Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
- Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand as Marianne (FR)
- Atlantic Island as Chantal Seignelet
2002
- Qui mange quoi ? as Rose
- La Torpille as Dominique Dumas
2001
- God Is Great and I'm Not as Evelyne
- J'ai faim !!! as Lily
2000
- The Heart at Work as Françoise
- Evasions as Diane Lessing
1999
- Qui mange qui ? as Rose
1998
- Vivement dimanche as Self
- Tout le monde en parle as Self
- Let There Be Light! as Dieu Suzanne
- Théo et Marie as Marcelle
- Jeudi 12
1997
- XXL as Lorène Benguigui
- La Ballade de Titus as Louise
- La Vie à trois as Charlotte
- Gentlemen Children as Yolande
- Maintenant ou jamais as Delphine
1996
- The Grand Dukes as Carla Milo
- The Orinoco Dam as Arlette Legrand
- Let's Hope It Lasts as Christine Ponty
- A lovely summer afternoon as Solange
- Oui as Nathalie
- Sur un air de mambo as Arlette
1995
- Happiness Is in the Field as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
1994
- Girls with Guns as Cécile
- Neuf Mois as Dominique
- Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses as Anne
1993
- The Thirst for Gold as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
1992
- The Girl in the Air as Rose
1991
- My Father the Hero as Christelle
- Thank You, Life as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
1990
- Les Nuls, l'émission as Self - Guest
- Auntie Danielle as Catherine Billard
1989
- Les Jupons de la révolution as Rose Bertin
- L'Été de la Révolution as Madame Lecoeur
- The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
1988
- Life Is a Long Quiet River as Marie-Thérèse
1987
- Malady of Love as Nurse
1986
- State of Grace as (uncredited)
1985
- Télématin as Self
- The Chicks as Cliente gym-center
1982
- Champs-Elysées as Self
1980
- Julien Fontanes, magistrat as Dany