About
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...
Known for
Murders in...Series • 2013
The New LookSeries • 2024
CassandreSeries • 2015
The Art of CrimeSeries • 2017
Hidden KissesMovie • 2016
This Is Our LandMovie • 2017
Thank You, LifeMovie • 1991
DikkenekMovie • 2006
Girls with GunsMovie • 1994
Rumba TherapyMovie • 2022
Like Mother, Like DaughterMovie • 2017
Life Is a Long Quiet RiverMovie • 1988
My Father the HeroMovie • 1991
The Thirst for GoldMovie • 1993
LividMovie • 2011
Happiness Is in the FieldMovie • 1995
Who Killed Bambi?Movie • 2003
Josephine, Pregnant & FabulousMovie • 2016
To Each, Her OwnMovie • 2018
God Is Great and I'm NotMovie • 2001
Thelma, Louise et ChantalMovie • 2010
Neuf MoisMovie • 1994
Divorce French StyleMovie • 2014
The Grand DukesMovie • 1996