Editing Irène Jacob (section)

{{short description|French-born Swiss actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Irène Jacob
| image         = Irène Jacob Deauville 2017.jpg
| caption       = Irène Jacob in 2017
| birth_name    = Irène Marie Jacob
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1966|7|15}}
| birth_place   = [[Suresnes]], France
| agent         = Christopher Robba
| other_names   =
| occupation    = Actress
| years_active  = 1987–present
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Jérôme Kircher]]|2000}}
| children      = {{plainlist|
* [[Paul Kircher]]<ref>{{cite magazine|author=LR Médias|date=27 January 2024|title=Qui sont les frères Kircher, tous les deux nommés pour le prix de la Meilleure révélation masculine aux César 2024 ?|url=https://www.marieclaire.fr/freres-samuel-kircher-paul-kircher,1469995.asp|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|magazine=[[Marie Claire]]|language=fr|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240216060959/https://www.marieclaire.fr/freres-samuel-kircher-paul-kircher,1469995.asp|archive-date=16 February 2024|access-date=16 February 2024}}</ref>
* [[Samuel Kircher]]
}}
| parents       = [[Maurice Jacob]] (father)
| awards        =
}}

'''Irène Marie Jacob''' (born 15 July 1966) is a [[France|French]]-[[Switzerland|Swiss]] actress known for her work with [[Polish people|Polish]] film director [[Krzysztof Kieślowski]]. She won the 1991 [[Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress]] for the Kieślowski film ''[[The Double Life of Veronique]]'', and was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for her 1994 film ''[[Three Colours: Red]]''. Her other film appearances include ''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' (1993), ''[[Beyond the Clouds (1995 film)|Beyond the Clouds]]'' (1995), ''[[U.S. Marshals (film)|U.S. Marshals]]'' (1998), and ''[[Eternity (2016 film)|Eternity]]'' (2016).