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