Irène Jacob

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Irène Jacob (1991)

Irène Marie Jacob (born July 15, 1966 in Suresnes ) is a Swiss - French film and theater actress who became internationally known for her leading roles in two films by Krzysztof Kieślowski , The Two Lives of Veronica and Three Colors: Red .

Life

Jacob was born near Paris in 1966 as the daughter of the physicist Maurice Jacob and a psychologist . She has three older brothers. At the age of three she moved to Geneva with her parents and lived there until 1984 when she was accepted into the Paris Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique . After finishing school, she initially lived in Lyon, but moved back to Paris when her film career began. She had her first appearance in a film as a piano teacher in Louis Malles Goodbye, Children . It was through this film that she discovered Kieślowski, who then gave her the lead role in his film The Two Lives of Veronica , as the actress who was actually intendedJuliette Binoche had to cancel due to scheduling reasons. The role as Weronika / Veronique made Jacob widely known, in 1991 she also received the award for best actress at the Cannes Film Festival . In 1998 she starred in a major Hollywood production: She portrayed Wesley Snipes' girlfriend in On the Hunt .

In addition to her acting work, Jacob has also sung, for example in the French rock group Weepers Circus and with Vincent Delerm .

Works

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 1991 - Cannes International Film Festival : Best Actress for her role in The Two Lives of Veronica . For this role she was also nominated for the César.
  • 1993 - Sant Jordi of the Radio Nacional de España for the best foreign actress for The Two Lives of Veronica .

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SURNAME Jacob, Irène
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jacob, Irène Marie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss-French actress
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Suresnes , France