Catherine Jacob

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 twotime 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 dAilly 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 Dickieroi by Guy Lefranc Toutes griffes dehors by Michel Boisrond Julien Fontanes magistrat Marie Pervenche Sentiments and Qui cest ce garçon by Nadine Trintignant in minor roles In 1985 she wrote and starred in her first onewoman show called Welcome to the Club directed by Rémi 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 MarieThérèse 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 ParisNord 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 ParisNord Attractions pour noces et banquets She got a supporting role in Les Maris les Femmes les Amants by Pascal Thomas with JeanFrançois Stévenin and Michel Robin She starred in two TV movies Lété 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 ParisNord 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 CCBYSA 30