Portrait of Irène Jacob

Acting

Irène Jacob

Career

Active from 1989 to 2026, busiest in 1995 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
42
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Three Colors: Red
Three Colors: Red
GoodWatch score92/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Irène Jacob Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 5
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Melancholic Romance 3
  • Psychological Tension 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Romantic Drama 2
  • Intriguing Mystery 2
  • Anthology Film 2
  • British Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

75
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Prominents
The Prominents

as Janot Blum

Peau d’vache
Peau d’vache

TV show

2020s

15 titles · average score 61
Maigret and the Dead Lover
Maigret and the Dead Lover (2026)
GoodWatch score 57

as Louise Maigret

Log Out
Log Out (2025)

TV show · as Josèphe

A Private Life
A Private Life (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

as Vera

Meeting with Pol Pot
Meeting with Pol Pot (2024)
GoodWatch score 74

as Lise Delbo

Hôtel Silence
Hôtel Silence (2024)

as Kristina

Who by Fire
Who by Fire (2024)
GoodWatch score 66

as Hélène Falke

Septième Ciel
Septième Ciel (2023)

TV show · as Isabelle Rotanger

Liaison
Liaison (2023)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Sophie Saint-Roch

Cherchez la femme !
Cherchez la femme ! (2022)

TV show · as (voice)

Villa Caprice
Villa Caprice (2021)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nancy Fontaine

Romantic Guide to Lost Places
Romantic Guide to Lost Places (2020)
GoodWatch score 56

as Brigitte

Les Dominos
Les Dominos (2020)

as Irène

2010s

21 titles · average score 57
Letter to Theo
Letter to Theo (2019)

as Narrator (voice)

Tales of Mexico
Tales of Mexico (2017)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ángela

Eternity
Eternity (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mère de Gabrielle

The OA
The OA (2016)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Elodie

Paris, Love, Cut
Paris, Love, Cut (2015)

as Chloé Artaud

Ella Maillart: Double Journey
Ella Maillart: Double Journey (2015)

as Ella Maillart (voice)

Dying of the Light
Dying of the Light (2014)
GoodWatch score 29

as Michelle Zuberain

François Truffaut l'insoumis
François Truffaut l'insoumis (2014)

as Narrator (voice)

We Love You, You Bastard
We Love You, You Bastard (2014)
GoodWatch score 55

as Printemps Kaminsky

The Affair
The Affair (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Juliette Le Gall

The Lanzac Clan
The Lanzac Clan (2013)

as Valérie Lanzac

Rio Sex Comedy
Rio Sex Comedy (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

as Irène

2000s

15 titles · average score 53
Déchaînées
Déchaînées (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Aurore

Fallen Heroes
Fallen Heroes (2008)
GoodWatch score 48

as Anne

The Dust of Time
The Dust of Time (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Eleni

The Inner Life of Martin Frost
The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
GoodWatch score 20

as Claire Martin

The Education of Fairies
The Education of Fairies (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ingrid

Autumn
Autumn (2004)

as Michelle

The Pornographer: A Love Story
The Pornographer: A Love Story (2004)
GoodWatch score 54

as Anna

Battle of the Brave
Battle of the Brave (2004)
GoodWatch score 51

as Angélique de Roquebrune

Nés de la mère du monde
Nés de la mère du monde (2003)

as Clara Sidowski

The Landlords
The Landlords (2002)
GoodWatch score 51

as Julie

Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman (2002)

as Rose

The Marcorelle Affair
The Marcorelle Affair (2000)
GoodWatch score 54

as Agneska

1990s

19 titles · average score 63
Spy Games
Spy Games (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Natasha Scriabina / Anna Belinka

My Life So Far
My Life So Far (1999)
GoodWatch score 63

as Aunt Heloise

American Cuisine
American Cuisine (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

as Gabrielle Boyer

Incognito
Incognito (1997)
GoodWatch score 61

as Prof. Marieke van den Broeck

Victory
Victory (1996)
GoodWatch score 57

as Alma

Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds (1995)
GoodWatch score 64

as The Girl

Othello
Othello (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

as Desdemona

All Men Are Mortal
All Men Are Mortal (1995)

as Regina

Three Colors: Red
Three Colors: Red (1994)
GoodWatch score 92

as Valentine

The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (1993)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mary's Mother / Lilias Craven

The Prediction
The Prediction (1993)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ludmila Egorova

The Double Life of Véronique
The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Weronika / Véronique

1980s

3 titles · average score 86
Errors of Youth
Errors of Youth (1989)

as Anne

Gang of Four
Gang of Four (1989)
GoodWatch score 86

as Marine

Au Revoir les Enfants
Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
GoodWatch score 87

as Ms. Davenne, Piano Teacher