Josèphe
2026 · Movie
Catherine Jacob
1956-12-16
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Paris, France
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. ... Source: Article "Catherine Jacob (actress)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmography
Rendez-vous chez Cyril Lignac
2025 · TV Show
The New Look
2024 · TV Show
as The Baroness
Un fil à la patte
2023 · Movie
as la baronne Duverger
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
2023 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Rumba Therapy
2022 · Movie
as Patronne
The Unexpected Getaway
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Papy fait de la résistance
2021 · Movie
as Madame Bourdelle
100% Organic
2020 · Movie
as Hortensia
Hortense
2020 · Movie
as Sophie Delalande
Les Copains d'abord
2020 · TV Show
as Annie
Murder on Reunion Island
2019 · Movie
as Juliette Gentil
To Each, Her Own
2018 · Movie
as Noëlle Benloulou
Les Impatientes
2018 · TV Show
as La Baronne
Un jour mon prince
2017 · Movie
as La Reine Titiana
This Is Our Land
2017 · Movie
as Agnès Dorgelle
Like Mother, Like Daughter
2017 · Movie
as Irène
The Art of Crime
2017 · TV Show
as Michele Dompierre
Hidden Kisses
2016 · Movie
as Catherine
Josephine, Pregnant & Fabulous
2016 · Movie
as Mère Château
Trois mariages et un coup de foudre
2016 · Movie
as Annie
Cassandre
2015 · TV Show
as Nicole
Folie passagère
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Everything Goes Wild
2014 · Movie
as Sandra
Divorce French Style
2014 · Movie
as Daphné
It's Never Too Late
2014 · Movie
as Valérie
Lili Rose
2014 · Movie
as Pierrot's sister
Je vous présente ma femme
2013 · Movie
as Viviane Martin
Les Vieux Calibres
2013 · Movie
as Madame Le Bihan
Murders in...
2013 · TV Show
as Laurence Ravel
La Famille Katz
2013 · TV Show
as Lisette Katz
Bay of Algiers
2012 · Movie
as Zoé
Ten Minutes from Naturists
2012 · Movie
as Solange Langlois
The Unexpected Getaway
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Livid
2011 · Movie
as Wilson
Le Client
2011 · Movie
as Viviane Fondary
Gérald K. Gérald
2011 · Movie
as Samantha de Réglisse
Demain, je me marie
2011 · Movie
as Karine
Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010 · Movie
as Chantal
Notre Dame des Barjots
2010 · Movie
as Lieutenant Sanchez
Roses on Credit
2010 · Movie
as Mme Donzert
L'arbre à clous
2009 · Movie
as La Gate
Scènes de ménages
2009 · TV Show
as Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond
48 Hours a Day
2008 · Movie
as Laurent
Behind the Walls
2008 · Movie
as Director
La Maison Tellier
2008 · Movie
as Odile Tellier
La Méthode Bourchnikov
2007 · Movie
as Sylvette Martin (voice)
Dikkenek
2006 · Movie
as Sylvie
The Pink Soldier
2006 · Movie
as La Voix du Grand Magasin
Les Aristos
2006 · Movie
as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
L'Enfant d'une autre
2006 · Movie
as Maud Kert
Mes parents chéris
2006 · Movie
as Marie Amato
Le Cri
2006 · TV Show
as Renée Panaud
Quartier V.I.P.
2005 · Movie
as Louisette
Désiré Landru
2005 · Movie
as Mme Marchadier
Louise
2005 · Movie
as Joanne Guiberry
The First Time I Turned Twenty
2004 · Movie
as Mme Goldman, la mère
Qui mange quand ?
2004 · Movie
as Rose Lantier
Colette, une femme libre
2004 · TV Show
as Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »
Who Killed Bambi?
2003 · Movie
as Véronique
Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand
2003 · Movie
as Marianne (FR)
Atlantic Island
2003 · Movie
as Chantal Seignelet
Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn
2003 · Movie
as Ambiguità di Poincy (FR)
L'Adieu
2003 · TV Show
as Georgette
La Torpille
2002 · Movie
as Dominique Dumas
Qui mange quoi ?
2002 · Movie
as Rose
God Is Great and I'm Not
2001 · Movie
as Evelyne
J'ai faim !!!
2001 · Movie
as Lily
Evasions
2000 · Movie
as Diane Lessing
The Heart at Work
2000 · Movie
as Françoise
Qui mange qui ?
1999 · Movie
as Rose
Jeudi 12
1998 · Movie
Let There Be Light!
1998 · Movie
as Dieu Suzanne
Théo et Marie
1998 · Movie
as Marcelle
Tout le monde en parle
1998 · TV Show
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998 · TV Show
as Self
Gentlemen Children
1997 · Movie
as Yolande
La Vie à trois
1997 · Movie
as Charlotte
La Ballade de Titus
1997 · Movie
as Louise
XXL
1997 · Movie
as Lorène Benguigui
Maintenant ou jamais
1997 · Movie
as Delphine
The Grand Dukes
1996 · Movie
as Carla Milo
Oui
1996 · Movie
as Nathalie
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A lovely summer afternoon
1996 · Movie
as Solange
The Orinoco Dam
1996 · Movie
as Arlette Legrand
Let's Hope It Lasts
1996 · Movie
as Christine Ponty
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Sur un air de mambo
1996 · Movie
as Arlette
Happiness Is in the Field
1995 · Movie
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
Neuf Mois
1994 · Movie
as Dominique
Girls with Guns
1994 · Movie
as Cécile
Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses
1994 · Movie
as Anne
The Thirst for Gold
1993 · Movie
as Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain
The Girl in the Air
1992 · Movie
as Rose
My Father the Hero
1991 · Movie
as Christelle
Thank You, Life
1991 · Movie
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
Auntie Danielle
1990 · Movie
as Catherine Billard
Les Nuls, l'émission
1990 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers
1989 · Movie
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
L'Été de la Révolution
1989 · TV Show
as Madame Lecoeur
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Les Jupons de la révolution
1989 · TV Show
as Rose Bertin
Life Is a Long Quiet River
1988 · Movie
as Marie-Thérèse
Malady of Love
1987 · Movie
as Nurse
State of Grace
1986 · Movie
as (uncredited)
The Chicks
1985 · Movie
as Cliente gym-center
Télématin
1985 · TV Show
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV Show
as Self
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Julien Fontanes, magistrat
1980 · TV Show
as Dany
Génération plastique
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