CJ
Catherine Jacob
ActorBorn December 16, 1956 (68 years)
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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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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | The New Look (TV Series) · as The Baroness |
| 2022 | Rumba Therapy · as Patronne |
| 2020 | Hortense · as Sophie Delalande |
| 2020 | 100% Organic · as Hortensia |
| 2019 | The Curse of the Volcano · as Juliette Gentil |
| 2018 | To Each, Her Own · as Noëlle Benloulou |
| 2017 | The Art of Crime (TV Series) · as Michele Dompierre |
| 2017 | Tomorrow is Ours (TV Series) · as Brigitte Daunier |
| 2017 | Baby Bump(s) · as Irène |
| 2017 | This is Our Land · as Agnès Dorgelle |
| 2016 | Un jour mon prince · as La Reine Titiana |
| 2016 | Hidden Kisses · as Catherine |
| 2016 | Joséphine, Pregnant & Fabulous · as Mère Château |
| 2016 | Murder in Avignon · as Laurence Ravel |
| 2015 | Cassandre (TV Series) · as Nicole |
| 2015 | It's Never Too Late · as Valérie |
| 2015 | Lettre à France · as Gloria |
| 2015 | Nina (TV Series) · as Sylvie |
| 2014 | L'ex de ma vie · as Daphné |
| 2013 | The Katz Family (TV Series) · as Lisette Katz |
| 2013 | Murders in… (TV Series) · as Laurence Ravel |
| 2013 | Mongeville (TV Series) · as Mère Catherine |
| 2012 | La baie d'Alger · as Zoé |
| 2012 | Our Dear Neighbors (TV Series) · as Sylvie |
| 2012 | Vive la colo! (TV Series) · as Rosalie |
| 2012 | À dix minutes des naturistes · as Solange Langlois |
| 2011 | Livid · as Wilson |
| 2010 | Roses à crédit · as Mme Donzert |
| 2010 | Thelma, Louise et Chantal · as Chantal |
| 2009 | Household Scenes (TV Series) · as Caroline, La Fille D'huguette Et Raymond |
| 2008 | 48 Hours a Day · as Laurent |
| 2008 | Behind the Walls · as Director |
| 2008 | Eliot Kid (TV Series) · as Brigitte |
| 2006 | Le soldat Rose · as La Voix Du Grand Magasin |
| 2006 | Les aristos · as La Duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly De Fortemure |
| 2006 | Dikkenek · as Sylvie |
| 2006 | This Girl Is Mine · as Maud Kert |
| 2005 | Landru · as Mme Marchadier |
| 2005 | Quartier V.I.P. · as Louisette |
| 2005 | Venus and Apollo (TV Series) · as Brigitte |
| 2005 | Une vie · as Adélaïde |
| 2004 | The First Time I Turned Twenty · as Mme Goldman, La Mère |
| 2004 | Colette, une femme libre (TV Series) · as Mathilde De Morny Dite « Missy » |
| 2003 | Who Killed Bambi? · as Véronique |
| 2003 | Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn · as Ambiguità Di Poincy (fr) |
| 2003 | Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand · as Marianne (fr) |
| 2003 | Corto Maltese (TV Series) · as Ambiguïté |
| 2003 | Atlantic Island · as Chantal Seignelet |
| 2003 | L'Adieu (TV Series) · as Georgette |
| 2002 | La torpille · as Dominique Dumas |
| 2001 | J'ai faim!!! · as Lily |
| 2001 | Caméra Café (TV Series) · as The Architect |
| 2001 | God Is Great and I'm Not · as Evelyne |
| 2000 | Le coeur à l'ouvrage · as Françoise |
| 2000 | Les faux-fuyants · as Diane Lessing |
| 1998 | Let There Be Light · as Dieu Suzanne |
| 1997 | XXL · as Lorène Benguigui |
| 1997 | Messieurs les enfants · as Yolande |
| 1996 | Oui · as Nathalie |
| 1996 | The Orinoco Dam · as Arlette Legrand |
| 1996 | Les grands ducs · as Carla Milo |
| 1996 | Let's Hope it Lasts · as Christine Ponty |
| 1995 | Happiness Is in the Field · as Madame André Dit « Lolotte » |
| 1994 | Tales from the Zoo · as Micheline |
| 1994 | Girls with Guns · as Cécile |
| 1994 | Dieu, que les femmes sont amoureuses... · as Anne |
| 1994 | Neuf mois · as Dominique |
| 1993 | Thirst for Gold · as Fleurette, Épouse D'urbain |
| 1993 | L'éternel mari · as Maryse Saussois |
| 1992 | La fille de l'air · as Rose |
| 1991 | My Father the Hero · as Christelle |
| 1991 | Merci La Vie · as Evangeline Pelleveau, La Mère Jeune |
| 1990 | Auntie Danielle · as Catherine Billard |
| 1989 | Les maris, les femmes, les amants · as Marie-Françoise Tocanier |
| 1988 | Life Is a Long Quiet River · as Marie-Thérèse |
| 1987 | Malady of Love · as Nurse |
| 1986 | L'état de grâce · as (uncredited) |
| 1985 | Les nanas · as Une Cliente Gym-Center |
| 1984 | Souvenirs souvenirs · as La Préposée Des Postes |
| 1984 | Swann in Love · as Une Dame |
| 1980 | Julien Fontanes, magistrat (TV Series) · as Dany |
| 1958 | The Last Five Minutes (TV Series) · as Patricia Lecorre |