
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.
107 acting credits
Acting · 107

Champs-Elysées
1982

Vivement dimanche
1998

Murders in...
2013

Scènes de ménages
2009

The New Look
2024

Télématin
1985

The Art of Crime
2017

Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023

Cassandre
2015

The Unexpected Getaway
2022

Les Nuls, l'émission
1990

The Unexpected Getaway
2012

Folie passagère
2015
Les Jupons de la révolution
1989

Tout le monde en parle
1998

Hidden Kisses
2016

Livid
2011

Dikkenek
2006

Les Impatientes
2018

My Father the Hero
1991

L'Adieu
2003

To Each, Her Own
2018

Colette, une femme libre
2004

Ten Minutes from Naturists
2012

XXL
1997

Thank You, Life
1991

Le Cri
2006

Neuf Mois
1994

Malady of Love
1987

Les Copains d'abord
2020

Life Is a Long Quiet River
1988

Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
2016

La Famille Katz
2013
Atlantic Island
2003

Let There Be Light!
1998

Like Mother, Like Daughter
2017
Julien Fontanes, magistrat
1980

Auntie Danielle
1990

Les Aristos
2006

The Orinoco Dam
1996

Happiness Is in the Field
1995

Divorce French Style
2014

The Thirst for Gold
1993

Rumba Therapy
2022

The Grand Dukes
1996

Who Killed Bambi?
2003

L'Été de la Révolution
1989

Behind the Walls
2008

God Is Great and I'm Not
2001

This Is Our Land
2017

Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
2003

The First Time I Turned Twenty
2004

Lili Rose
2014

Oui
1996

Girls with Guns
1994

Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010

Roses on Credit
2010

Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
2003

Désiré Landru
2005

J'ai faim !!!
2001

Théo et Marie
1998

Bay of Algiers
2012

The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
1989

Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses
1994

Qui mange quand ?
2004

Evasions
2000

State of Grace
1986

La Ballade de Titus
1997

The Girl in the Air
1992

Mes parents chéris
2006

Hortense
2020

100% Organic
2020

La Méthode Bourchnikov
2007

Papy fait de la résistance
2021

Demain, je me marie
2011

La Maison Tellier
2008

The Heart at Work
2000

Gentlemen Children
1997

48 Hours a Day
2008

La Vie à trois
1997

Un jour mon prince
2017

Je vous présente ma femme
2013

Louise
2005

Notre Dame des Barjots
2010

La Torpille
2002

Qui mange quoi ?
2002

Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
2016

Let's Hope It Lasts
1996

Everything Goes Wild
2014

Les Vieux Calibres
2013

Quartier V.I.P.
2005

Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
2025

Murder on Reunion Island
2019

Génération plastique
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A lovely summer afternoon
1996

It's Never Too Late
2014

The Pink Soldier
2006

Qui mange qui ?
1999

Maintenant ou jamais
1997

Jeudi 12
1998

Gérald K. Gérald
2011

L'Enfant d'une autre
2006
Josephe
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Le Client
2011

L'arbre à clous
2009

Un fil à la patte
2023
Sur un air de mambo
1996