Catherine Jacob
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1956 (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Known For
Filmography
Josèphe
Movie · as Jeannette
Génération plastique
Movie
Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
TV · 1 ep
The New Look
TV · as The Baroness · 2 eps
Un fil à la patte
Movie · as la baronne Duverger
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Rumba Therapy
Movie · as Patronne
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Papy fait de la résistance
Movie · as Madame Bourdelle
100% Organic
Movie · as Hortensia
Obsessed
Movie · as Sophie Delalande
Les Copains d'abord
TV · as Annie · 6 eps
Murder on Reunion Island
Movie · as Juliette Gentil
To Each, Her Own
Movie · as Noëlle Benloulou
Les Impatientes
TV · as La Baronne · 3 eps
Un jour mon prince
Movie · as La Reine Titiana
This Is Our Land
Movie · as Agnès Dorgelle
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Movie · as Irène
The Art of Crime
TV · as Michele Dompierre · 1 ep
Hidden Kisses
Movie · as Catherine
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
Movie · as Mère Château
Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
Movie · as Annie
Cassandre
TV · as Nicole · 1 ep
Folie passagère
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Everything Goes Wild
Movie · as Sandra
Divorce French Style
Movie · as Daphné
It's Never Too Late
Movie · as Valérie
Lili Rose
Movie · as Pierrot's sister
Je vous présente ma femme
Movie · as Viviane Martin
Les Vieux Calibres
Movie · as Madame Le Bihan
Murders in...
TV · as Laurence Ravel · 1 ep
La Famille Katz
TV · as Lisette Katz · 6 eps
Bay of Algiers
Movie · as Zoé
Ten Minutes from Naturists
Movie · as Solange Langlois
The Unexpected Getaway
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Livid
Movie · as Wilson
Le Client
Movie · as Viviane Fondary
Gérald K. Gérald
Movie · as Samantha de Réglisse
Demain, je me marie
Movie · as Karine
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
Movie · as Chantal
Notre Dame des Barjots
Movie · as Lieutenant Sanchez
Roses on Credit
Movie · as Mme Donzert
L'arbre à clous
Movie · as La Gate
Scènes de ménages
TV · as Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond · 1020 eps
48 Hours a Day
Movie · as Laurent
Behind the Walls
Movie · as Director
La Maison Tellier
Movie · as Odile Tellier
La Méthode Bourchnikov
Movie · as Sylvette Martin (voice)
Dikkenek
Movie · as Sylvie
The Pink Soldier
Movie · as La Voix du Grand Magasin
Les Aristos
Movie · as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
L'Enfant d'une autre
Movie · as Maud Kert
Mes parents chéris
Movie · as Marie Amato
Le Cri
TV · as Renée Panaud · 4 eps
Quartier V.I.P.
Movie · as Louisette
Désiré Landru
Movie · as Mme Marchadier
Louise
Movie · as Joanne Guiberry
The First Time I Turned Twenty
Movie · as Mme Goldman, la mère
Qui mange quand ?
Movie · as Rose Lantier
Colette, une femme libre
TV · as Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy » · 2 eps
Who Killed Bambi?
Movie · as Véronique
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
Movie · as Marianne (voice)
Atlantic Island
Movie · as Chantal Seignelet
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
Movie · as Ambiguità di Poincy (voice)
L'Adieu
TV · as Georgette · 2 eps
La Torpille
Movie · as Dominique Dumas
Qui mange quoi ?
Movie · as Rose
God Is Great and I'm Not
Movie · as Evelyne
J'ai faim !!!
Movie · as Lily
Evasions
Movie · as Diane Lessing
The Heart at Work
Movie · as Françoise
Qui mange qui ?
Movie · as Rose
Jeudi 12
Movie
Let There Be Light!
Movie · as Dieu Suzanne
Théo et Marie
Movie · as Marcelle
Tout le monde en parle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gentlemen Children
Movie · as Yolande
La Vie à trois
Movie · as Charlotte
La Ballade de Titus
Movie · as Louise
XXL
Movie · as Lorène Benguigui
Maintenant ou jamais
Movie · as Delphine
The Grand Dukes
Movie · as Carla Milo
Oui
Movie · as Nathalie
A lovely summer afternoon
Movie · as Solange
The Orinoco Dam
Movie · as Arlette Legrand
Let's Hope It Lasts
Movie · as Christine Ponty
Sur un air de mambo
Movie · as Arlette
Happiness Is in the Field
Movie · as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
Neuf Mois
Movie · as Dominique
Girls with Guns
Movie · as Cécile
Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses
Movie · as Anne
The Thirst for Gold
Movie · as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
The Girl in the Air
Movie · as Rose
My Father the Hero
Movie · as Christelle
Thank You, Life
Movie · as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Auntie Danielle
Movie · as Catherine Billard
Les Nuls, l'émission
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
Movie · as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
L'Été de la Révolution
TV · as Madame Lecoeur · 2 eps
Les Jupons de la révolution
TV · as Rose Bertin · 1 ep
Life Is a Long Quiet River
Movie · as Marie-Thérèse
Malady of Love
Movie · as Nurse
State of Grace
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Chicks
Movie · as Cliente gym-center
Télématin
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Julien Fontanes, magistrat
TV · as Dany · 25 eps