Catherine Jacob
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1956-12-16 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Catherine Jacob
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. ...
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Known For
Acting
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(2020)
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(2017)
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(2017)
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as La Reine Titiana
(2016)
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(2016)
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as Mère Château
(2016)
(2014)
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as Daphné
(2014)
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as Valérie
(2014)
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(2014)
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as Sandra
(2013)
Les Vieux Calibres
as Madame Le Bihan
(2013)
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as Viviane Martin
(2012)
Ten Minutes from Naturists
as Solange Langlois
(2012)
Bay of Algiers
as Zoé
(2011)
Livid
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(2011)
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as Viviane Fondary
(2011)
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as Karine
(2011)
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as Samantha de Réglisse
(2010)
Roses à crédit
as Mme Donzert
(2010)
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as Chantal
(2010)
Notre Dame des Barjots
as Lieutenant Sanchez
(2008)
La Maison Tellier
as Odile Tellier
(2008)
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as Laurent
(2008)
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as Director
(2007)
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as Sylvette Martin (voice)
(2006)
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as Sylvie
(2006)
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(2006)
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as La Voix du Grand Magasin
(2006)
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(2006)
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(2005)
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(2005)
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as Louisette
(2005)
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as Joanne Guiberry
(2004)
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as Mme Goldman, la mère
(2004)
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as Rose Lantier
(2003)
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as Véronique
(2003)
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(2003)
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(2003)
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(2002)
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as Rose
(2002)
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as Dominique Dumas
(2001)
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as Evelyne
(2001)
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as Lily
(2000)
The Heart at Work
as Françoise
(2000)
Evasions
as Diane Lessing
(1999)
Qui mange qui ?
as Rose
(1998)
Théo et Marie
as Marcelle
(1998)
Let There Be Light!
as Dieu Suzanne
(1998)
(1997)
XXL
as Lorène Benguigui
(1997)
Gentlemen Children
as Yolande
(1997)
La Vie à trois
as Charlotte
(1997)
La Ballade de Titus
as Louise
(1996)
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as Nathalie
(1996)
The Grand Dukes
as Carla Milo
(1996)
The Orinoco Dam
as Arlette Legrand
(1996)
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as Christine Ponty
(1995)
Happiness Is in the Field
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
(1994)
Neuf mois
as Dominique
(1994)
Girls with Guns
as Cécile
(1994)
(1993)
The Thirst for Gold
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
(1992)
The Girl in the Air
as Rose
(1991)
My Father the Hero
as Christelle
(1991)
Thank You, Life
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
(1990)
Auntie Danielle
as Catherine Billard
(1989)
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
(1988)
Life Is a Long Quiet River
as Marie-Thérèse
(1987)
Malady of Love
as Nurse
(1986)
State of Grace
as (uncredited)