Irene Jacob
| Irène Jacob | |
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Irène Jacob at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival
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| Born |
Irène Marie Jacob 15 July 1966 Suresnes, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Awards |
Best Actress Nomination, 1995 The Double Life of Véronique |
| Website | www |
Best Actress Nomination, 1995
Three Colors: Red Best Actress Nomination, 1995
Three Colors: Red
Best Actress Nomination, 1992
The Double Life of Véronique
Irène Marie Jacob (born 15 July 1966) is a dual French-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 Kieślowski. She won the 1991 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for the Kieślowski film The Double Life of Véronique, and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for his 1994 film Three Colors: Red. Her other film appearances include The Secret Garden (1993), Beyond the Clouds (1995), U.S. Marshals (1998), and Eternity (2016).
Irène Jacob was born in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris. The youngest child with three older brothers, she was raised in a highly educated and intellectual family and environment: her father, Maurice Jacob, was a physicist; her mother, a psychologist; one brother, Francis Jacob, a musician; and two brothers, scientists. In 1969, at the age of three, Irène moved with her family to Geneva, Switzerland, where she became interested in the arts.
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