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person_profile-Catherine Jacob

Catherine Jacob Age: 68

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Dec 16, 1956

Country of birth:

France

Biography of

Catherine Jacob

    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.

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Filmography of

Catherine Jacob

Found 60 Movies in total

Rumba Therapy

Patronne ( Actor )

... 2022

100% Organic

Hortensia ( Actor )

... 2021

Hortense

Sophie Delalande ( Actor )

... 2020

Murder on Reunion Island

Juliette Gentil ( Actor )

... 2019

To Each, Her Own

Noëlle Benloulou ( Actor )

... 2018

... 2017

This Is Our Land

Agnès Dorgelle ( Actor )

... 2017

Un jour mon prince

La Reine Titiana ( Actor )

... 2017

Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous

Mère Château ( Actor )

... 2016

Hidden Kisses

Catherine ( Actor )

... 2016

It's Never Too Late

Valérie ( Actor )

... 2014

Lili Rose

Pierrot's sister ( Actor )

... 2014

Divorce French Style

Daphné ( Actor )

... 2014

Everything Goes Wild

Sandra ( Actor )

... 2014

... 2013

Bay of Algiers

Zoé ( Actor )

... 2012

Ten Minutes from Naturists

Solange Langlois ( Actor )

... 2012

Livid

Wilson ( Actor )

... 2011

Roses on Credit

Mme Donzert ( Actor )

... 2010

Thelma, Louise et Chantal

Chantal ( Actor )

... 2010

48 Hours a Day

Laurent ( Actor )

... 2008

Behind the Walls

Director ( Actor )

... 2008

The Pink Soldier

La Voix du Grand Magasin ( Actor )

... 2006

Les Aristos

La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure ( Actor )

... 2006

Dikkenek

Sylvie ( Actor )

... 2006

Mes parents chéris

Marie Amato ( Actor )

... 2006

Désiré Landru

Mme Marchadier ( Actor )

... 2005

Quartier V.I.P.

Louisette ( Actor )

... 2005

Louise

Joanne Guiberry ( Actor )

... 2005

Qui mange quand ?

Rose Lantier ( Actor )

... 2004

The First Time I Turned Twenty

Mme Goldman, la mère ( Actor )

... 2004

Who Killed Bambi?

Véronique ( Actor )

... 2003

... 2003

Qui mange quoi ?

Rose ( Actor )

... 2002

J'ai faim !!!

Lily ( Actor )

... 2001

God Is Great and I'm Not

Evelyne ( Actor )

... 2001

The Heart at Work

Françoise ( Actor )

... 2000

Let There Be Light!

Dieu Suzanne ( Actor )

... 1998

Théo et Marie

Marcelle ( Actor )

... 1998

XXL

Lorène Benguigui ( Actor )

... 1997

La Vie à trois

Charlotte ( Actor )

... 1997

Gentlemen Children

Yolande ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

Oui

Nathalie ( Actor )

... 1996

The Orinoco Dam

Arlette Legrand ( Actor )

... 1996

The Grand Dukes

Carla Milo ( Actor )

... 1996

Happiness Is in the Field

Madame André dit « Lolotte » ( Actor )

... 1995

Girls with Guns

Cécile ( Actor )

... 1994

Neuf mois

Dominique ( Actor )

... 1994

The Thirst for Gold

Fleurette ( Actor )

... 1993

The Girl in the Air

Rose ( Actor )

... 1992

My Father the Hero

Christelle ( Actor )

... 1991

Thank You, Life

Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune ( Actor )

... 1991

Auntie Danielle

Catherine Billard ( Actor )

... 1990

The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers

Marie-Françoise Tocanier ( Actor )

... 1989

Life Is a Long Quiet River

Marie-Thérèse ( Actor )

... 1988

... 1987

... 1986