Cast

Irène Jacob

1966

Active years (films on this site)

1991–2016

Genres

DramaFantasyRomanceMusicalFamily

Schools and movements

Contemporary European Art CinemaPolish CinemaContemporary Asian CinemaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Krzysztof Kieślowski2 filmsAgnieszka Holland1 filmMichelangelo Antonioni1 filmTrần Anh Hùng1 film

Biography

Irène Marie Jacob is a French-Swiss actress known for her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film The Double Life of Veronique, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her 1994 film Three Colours: Red. Her other film appearances include The Secret Garden (1993), Beyond the Clouds (1995), U.S. Marshals (1998), and Eternity (2016).

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Awards and honours

International

• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress 1991
• Knight of the National Order of Merit 2009
• Officer of the National Order of Merit 2019

National / local

• Officer of Arts and Letters 2022

5 films on this site

1. The Double Life of Véronique 1991 · Krzysztof Kieślowski · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
2. The Secret Garden 1993 · Agnieszka Holland · IMDb 7.3 · Cast
3. Three Colours: Red 1994 · Krzysztof Kieślowski · IMDb 8.0 · Cast
4. Beyond the Clouds 1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni · IMDb 6.4 · Cast
5. Eternity 2016 · Trần Anh Hùng · IMDb 5.5 · Cast