Irene Jacob
Movie Actress
She became one of the most prominent French actresses for her highly acclaimed film role in the 2008 film The Dust of Time. She was nominated for a Cesar Award for her performance in Three Colors: Red.
She trained at the prestigious French national drama academy Rue Blanche.
She gained a degree in language at the Geneva Conservatory of Music and learned to speak fluent French, English, Italian and German.
Her father, Maurice Jacob, was a physicist.
She was inspired to become an actress after seeing Charlie Chaplin 's film The Great Dictator.