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 RĂ©mi 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.
as Jeannette
as The Baroness(2 eps)
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as la baronne Duverger
as Self(1 ep)
as Patronne
as Madame Bourdelle
as Sophie Delalande
as Annie(6 eps)
as Hortensia
as Juliette Gentil
as La Baronne(3 eps)
as Noëlle Benloulou
as Michele Dompierre(1 ep)
as Irène
as Agnès Dorgelle
as La Reine Titiana
as Mère Château
as Catherine
as Nicole(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Valérie
as Pierrot's sister
as Daphné
as Sandra
as Lisette Katz(6 eps)
as Madame Le Bihan
as Laurence Ravel(1 ep)
as Viviane Martin
as Self(1 ep)
as Zoé
as Solange Langlois
as Wilson
as Viviane Fondary
as Samantha de RĂ©glisse
as Karine
as Mme Donzert
as Lieutenant Sanchez
as Chantal
as Caroline, la fille d'Huguette et Raymond(1020 eps)
as La Gate
as Laurent
as Director
as Odile Tellier
as Sylvette Martin (voice)
as La Voix du Grand Magasin
as La duchesse Marie-Claude Saumur-Chantilly de Fortemure
as Sylvie
as Marie Amato
as Maud Kert
as Renée Panaud(4 eps)
as Mme Marchadier
as Louisette
as Joanne Guiberry
as Rose Lantier
as Mme Goldman, la mère
as Mathilde de Morny dite « Missy »(2 eps)
as VĂ©ronique
as AmbiguitĂ di Poincy (voice)
as Marianne (voice)
as Chantal Seignelet
as Georgette(2 eps)
as Rose
as Dominique Dumas
as Lily
as Evelyne
as Françoise
as Diane Lessing
as Rose
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Dieu Suzanne
as Marcelle
as Lorène Benguigui
as Charlotte
as Yolande
as Louise
as Delphine
as Nathalie
as Arlette Legrand
as Arlette
as Carla Milo
as Christine Ponty
as Solange
as Madame André dit « Lolotte »
as CĂ©cile
as Dominique
as Fleurette, Ă©pouse d'Urbain
as Rose
as Christelle
as Evangeline Pelleveau, la mère jeune
as Self - Guest(1 ep)
as Catherine Billard
as Rose Bertin(1 ep)
as Madame Lecoeur(2 eps)
as Marie-Françoise Tocanier
as Marie-Thérèse
as Nurse
as (uncredited)
as Cliente gym-center
as Self(1 ep)
as Self(1 ep)
as Dany(25 eps)
