Catherine Jacob

Known for ActingBorn 1956-12-16 (age 69)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Louise

The Unexpected Getaway

Le Cri

Colette, une femme libre

L'Adieu

La Ballade de Titus

L'Été de la Révolution

Julien Fontanes, magistrat

The Unexpected Getaway

Les Nuls, l'émission

La Vie à trois

A lovely summer afternoon

Sur un air de mambo

Dieu que les femmes sont amoureuses

The New Look

Qui mange quoi ?

Hidden Kisses

La Méthode Bourchnikov

Murders in...

Evasions

Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand

Qui mange quand ?

Jeudi 12

Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn

Qui mange qui ?

Cassandre

Happiness Is in the Field

Dikkenek

The Art of Crime

Théo et Marie

Life Is a Long Quiet River

The Orinoco Dam

Champs-Elysées

The Girl in the Air

Let There Be Light!

Rumba Therapy

Auntie Danielle

Behind the Walls

It's Never Too Late

Hortense

La Torpille

Un fil à la patte

Papy fait de la résistance

Les Impatientes

Folie passagère

Everything Goes Wild

Thank You, Life

Notre Dame des Barjots