In 1987, Jacob returned to Paris, where the 21-year-old drama student obtained her first movie role in the film Au revoir, les enfants, playing the part of a piano teacher. She followed her film debut with six additional French movies in four years — mostly minor roles.
In 1991, Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski cast her in the lead role of his film The Double Life of Véronique, the allegorical story of two young women, one in Poland and the other in France, both played by Irène Jacob. For her performance, Jacob won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Between 1992-1993, despite numerous offers from Hollywood that came in the wake of her success — including the lead role in Indecent Proposal — Jacob focused on smaller French films.
In 1994, Jacob again earned international acclaim as the protagonist in Kieslowski's masterpiece Three Colors: Red, which received three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, Best Cinematography,
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Irène Marie Jacob (born July 15, 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent Swiss actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition read more...
Jacob was born in Suresnes, France, a western suburb of Paris. The youngest child with three older brothers, Irène grew up in a highly educated and intellectual family and environment: read more...
In 1987, Jacob returned to Paris, where the 21-year-old drama student obtained her first movie role in the film Au revoir, les enfants, playing the part of a piano teacher. She followed read more...