Catherine Jacob
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Series
Scènes de ménages
Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond
2009
Series
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Series
Murders in...
Laurence Ravel
2013
Series
Télématin
Self
1985
Series
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Series
The New Look
The Baroness
2024
Series
The Art of Crime
Michele Dompierre
2017
Series
Cassandre
Nicole
2015
Series
Les Nuls, l'émission
Self - Guest
1990
Series
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2012
Series
The Unexpected Getaway
Self
2022
Film
This Is Our Land
Agnès Dorgelle
2017
Film
Désiré Landru
Mme Marchadier
2005
Series
Tout le monde en parle
Self
1998
Film
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Irène
2017
Julien Fontanes, magistrat
Dany
1980
Series
Folie passagère
Self
2015
Series
L'Été de la Révolution
Madame Lecoeur
1989
Les Jupons de la révolution
Rose Bertin
1989
Film
The Chicks
Cliente gym-center
1985
Film
Girls with Guns
Cécile
1994
Film
Hidden Kisses
Catherine
2016
Film
Thank You, Life
Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
1991
Film
Livid
Wilson
2011
Film
Rumba Therapy
Patronne
2022
Film
Dikkenek
Sylvie
2006
Film
My Father the Hero
Christelle
1991
Film
The Pink Soldier
La Voix du Grand Magasin
2006
Film
XXL
Lorène Benguigui
1997
Film
Ten Minutes from Naturists
Solange Langlois
2012
Film
The Heart at Work
Françoise
2000
Series
Les Impatientes
La Baronne
2018
Film
Everything Goes Wild
Sandra
2014
Film
Auntie Danielle
Catherine Billard
1990
Series
Le Cri
Renée Panaud
2006
Film
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Chantal
2010
Film
Who Killed Bambi?
Véronique
2003
Film
Oui
Nathalie
1996
Film
Neuf Mois
Dominique
1994
Film
Les Vieux Calibres
Madame Le Bihan
2013
Film
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
2003
Film
Malady of Love
Nurse
1987
Film
Qui mange quand ?
Rose Lantier
2004
Film
God Is Great and I'm Not
Evelyne
2001
Film
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Marie-Thérèse
1988
Film
To Each, Her Own
Noëlle Benloulou
2018
Film
The Thirst for Gold
Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
1993
Film
Génération plastique
Film
Maintenant ou jamais
Delphine
1997
Film
Gentlemen Children
Yolande
1997
Series
Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
2025
Film
Happiness Is in the Field
Madame André dit « Lolotte »
1995
Series
Les Copains d'abord
Annie
2020
Film
Josèphe
2026
Film
La Méthode Bourchnikov
Sylvette Martin (voice)
2007
Film
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
Mère Château
2016
Film
Atlantic Island
Chantal Seignelet
2003
Film
Jeudi 12
1998
Film
The Grand Dukes
Carla Milo
1996
Film
Théo et Marie
Marcelle
1998
Film
The Orinoco Dam
Arlette Legrand
1996
Series
La Famille Katz
Lisette Katz
2013
Film
Let There Be Light!
Dieu Suzanne
1998
Film
La Vie à trois
Charlotte
1997
Film
Les Aristos
La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
2006
Film
La Ballade de Titus
Louise
1997
Film
Evasions
Diane Lessing
2000
Film
Roses on Credit
Mme Donzert
2010
Film
100% Organic
Hortensia
2020
Film
Demain, je me marie
Karine
2011
Series
L'Adieu
Georgette
2003
Film
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
Marie-Françoise Tocanier
1989
Film
L'arbre à clous
La Gate
2009
Film
The First Time I Turned Twenty
Mme Goldman, la mère
2004
Film
Papy fait de la résistance
Madame Bourdelle
2021
Film
Bay of Algiers
Zoé
2012
Film
Mes parents chéris
Marie Amato
2006
Film
Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
Annie
2016
Film
Behind the Walls
Director
2008
Film
J'ai faim !!!
Lily
2001
Film
State of Grace
(uncredited)
1986
A lovely summer afternoon
Solange
1996
Film
Quartier V.I.P.
Louisette
2005
Film
Divorce French Style
Daphné
2014
Film
Gérald K. Gérald
Samantha de Réglisse
2011
Film
48 Hours a Day
Laurent
2008
Film
Hortense
Sophie Delalande
2020
Film
The Girl in the Air
Rose
1992
Film
Qui mange quoi ?
Rose
2002
Film
Je vous présente ma femme
Viviane Martin
2013
Sur un air de mambo
Arlette
1996
Film
Un jour mon prince
La Reine Titiana
2017
Film
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
Marianne (FR)
2003
Series
Colette, une femme libre
Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »
2004
Film
Notre Dame des Barjots
Lieutenant Sanchez
2010
Film
Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses
Anne
1994
Film
Louise
Joanne Guiberry
2005
Film
Le Client
Viviane Fondary
2011
Film
Let's Hope It Lasts
Christine Ponty
1996
Film
Lili Rose
Pierrot's sister
2014
Film
Murder on Reunion Island
Juliette Gentil
2019
Film
It's Never Too Late
Valérie
2014
Film
Qui mange qui ?
Rose
1999
Film
La Maison Tellier
Odile Tellier
2008
Film
L'Enfant d'une autre
Maud Kert
2006
Film
Un fil à la patte
la baronne Duverger
2023
Film
La Torpille
Dominique Dumas
2002