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Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieslowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique and Three Colors: Red. She came to represent an image of European sophistication,…
Known for
- Maigret and the Dead Lover — Louise Maigret2026
- The Road to Jericho2026
- Why War2025
- A Private Life — Vera2025
- Golem in Pompei2025
- La Vie Pathé-Baby — (Voix)2025
- Log Out — Josèphe2025
- Who by Fire — Hélène Falke2024
- Shikun2024
- Le Voyage en pyjama — Florence2024
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Key facts
- Born
- Irène Marie Jacob , ( 1966-07-15 ) 15 July 1966 (age 59) , Suresnes , France
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Agent
- Christopher Robba
- Spouse
- Jérôme Kircher ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2000 )
- Children
- Paul Kircher Samuel Kircher
- Parent
- Maurice Jacob (father)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christine
- Family name
- Jacob
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Suresnes
- Spouse
- Jérôme Kircher
- Father
- Maurice Jacob
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- French
- Official website
- www.irenejacob.net
- Image
- Irène Jacob Deauville 2017.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Irène Jacob
- date of birth
- 1966-07-15
- nominated for
- César Award for Best Actress
- name in native language
- Irène Jacob
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- birth name
- Irène Marie Jacob
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Encyclopedic overview
Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) 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).
Early life
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