Date of Birth : Jul 15th 1966
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, through her “classic beauty and thoughtful, almost melancholic style of acting.”
In 1994, Jacob again earned international acclaim as the protagonist in Kie?lowski’s Three Colors: Red, which received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Screenplay. The film was also named Best Film or Best Foreign Film by the National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle Awards, National Society of Film Critics Awards, and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards. It received Cesar Award nominations for Best Film, Best Actor (Jean-Louis Trintignant), Best Actress (Irène Jacob), Best Director (Krzysztof Kie?lowski), Best Writing (Krzysztof Kie?lowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz). The New York Times included the film in its list of “The Best 1000 Movies Ever Made.”
CAREER
U.S. Marshals ( 1998 )
Othello ( 1996 )
The Secret Garden ( 1994 )