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.
The roles that explain the career.
42 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hortense | Sophie Delalande | Film |
| 2016 | Hidden Kisses | Catherine | Film |
| 2012 | Ten Minutes from Naturists | Solange Langlois | Film |
| 2012 | Bay of Algiers | Zoé | Film |
| 2011 | Le Client | Viviane Fondary | Film |
| 2011 | Livid | Wilson | Film |
| 2011 | Gérald K. Gérald | Samantha de Réglisse | Film |
| 2010 | Thelma, Louise et Chantal | Chantal | Film |
| 2010 | Roses on Credit | Mme Donzert | Film |
| 2010 | Notre Dame des Barjots | Lieutenant Sanchez | Film |
| 2009 | Scènes de ménages | Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond | TV |
| 2008 | Behind the Walls | Director | Film |
| 2008 | 48 Hours a Day | Laurent | Film |
| 2006 | Dikkenek | Sylvie | Film |
| 2006 | Les Aristos | La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure | Film |
| 2006 | The Pink Soldier | La Voix du Grand Magasin | Film |
| 2005 | Quartier V.I.P. | Louisette | Film |
| 2005 | Désiré Landru | Mme Marchadier | Film |
| 2004 | The First Time I Turned Twenty | Mme Goldman, la mère | Film |
| 2003 | Who Killed Bambi? | Véronique | Film |
| 2003 | Corto Maltese: The Guilded House of Samarkand | Marianne (FR) | Film |
| 2003 | Atlantic Island | Chantal Seignelet | Film |
| 2003 | Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn | Ambiguità di Poincy (FR) | Film |
| 2001 | J'ai faim !!! | Lily | Film |
| 2001 | God Is Great and I'm Not | Evelyne | Film |
| 2000 | Evasions | Diane Lessing | Film |
| 1998 | Théo et Marie | Marcelle | Film |
| 1998 | Jeudi 12 | Film | |
| 1997 | Gentlemen Children | Yolande | Film |
| 1996 | The Grand Dukes | Carla Milo | Film |
| 1995 | Happiness Is in the Field | Madame André dit « Lolotte » | Film |
| 1994 | Neuf Mois | Dominique | Film |
| 1994 | Girls with Guns | Cécile | Film |
| 1993 | The Thirst for Gold | Fleurette, épouse d'Urbain | Film |
| 1992 | The Girl in the Air | Rose | Film |
| 1991 | Thank You, Life | Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune | Film |
| 1991 | My Father the Hero | Christelle | Film |
| 1990 | Auntie Danielle | Catherine Billard | Film |
| 1989 | The Husbands, the Wives, the Lovers | Marie-Françoise Tocanier | Film |
| 1988 | Life Is a Long Quiet River | Marie-Thérèse | Film |
| 1987 | Malady of Love | Nurse | Film |
| 1985 | The Chicks | Cliente gym-center | Film |
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