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 dAilly 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 cest 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 Lété 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.
Véronique
Movie 2003
Patronne
Movie 2022
Marie-Thérèse
Movie 1988
Christelle
Movie 1991
Catherine Billard
Movie 1990
Sylvie
Movie 2006
Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Movie 1991
Movie 1998
Evelyne
Movie 2001
Mme Goldman, la mère
Movie 2004
Marianne
Movie 2003
Dominique
Movie 1994
Laurent
Movie 2008
Yolande
Movie 1997
La Voix du Grand Magasin
Movie 2006
Carla Milo
Movie 1996
Director
Movie 2008
la baronne Duverger
Movie 2023
(uncredited)
Movie 1986
La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
Movie 2006
Diane Lessing
Movie 2000
Lily
Movie 2001
Wilson
Movie 2011
Chantal Seignelet
Movie 2003
Louisette
Movie 2005
Viviane Fondary
Movie 2011
Zoé
Movie 2012
Sylvette Martin (voice)
Movie 2007
Cécile
Movie 1994
Rose
Movie 1992
Marie-Françoise Tocanier
Movie 1989
Nathalie
Movie 1996
Lieutenant Sanchez
Movie 2010
Viviane Martin
Movie 2013
Sandra
Movie 2014
Dieu Suzanne
Movie 1998
Madame Le Bihan
Movie 2013
Daphné
Movie 2014
Samantha de Réglisse
Movie 2011
Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
Movie 1993
Mme Donzert
Movie 2010
Charlotte
Movie 1997
Louise
Movie 1997
Lorène Benguigui
Movie 1997
Françoise
Movie 2000
Solange
Movie
Anne
Movie 1994
Dominique Dumas
Movie 2002
Ambiguité (voice)
Movie 2003
Catherine
Movie 2016
Mère Château
Movie 2016
Maud Kert
Movie 2006
La Reine Titiana
Movie 2017
Agnès Dorgelle
Movie 2017
Irène
Movie 2017
Arlette Legrand
Movie 1996
Rose
Movie 1999
Odile Tellier
Movie 2008
Nurse
Movie 1987
Mme Marchadier
Movie 2005
Karine
Movie 2011
Noëlle Benloulou
Movie 2018
Valérie
Movie 2014
Christine Ponty
Movie 1996
Juliette Gentil
Movie 2019
Rose
Movie 2002
Rose Lantier
Movie 2004
Annie
Movie 2016
Solange Langlois
Movie 2012
Hortensia
Movie 2021
Sophie Delalande
Movie 2020
Pierrot's sister
Movie 2014
Madame Bourdelle
Movie 2021
Joanne Guiberry
Movie 2005
Marcelle
Movie 1998
Madame Lecoeur
Tv 1989
Self
Tv 1998
Self
Tv 1985
Nicole
Tv 2015
Self
Tv 2012
Sylvie
Tv 2012
Laurence Ravel
Tv 2013
Self
Tv 2015
La Baronne
Tv 2018
Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »
Tv 2004
Rose Bertin
Tv 1989
Self - Guest
Tv 1990
Renée Panaud
Tv 2006
Dany
Tv 1980
Self
Tv 1982
Self
Tv 1998