Catherine Jacob

French actress
Person human Q511833
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Catherine Jacob

Summary

Catherine Jacob is a human[1]. Her place of birth was 17th arrondissement of Paris[2]. She was born on December 16, 1956[3]. She worked as an actor[4], film actor[5], and screenwriter[6]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Catherine Jacob was born in 17th arrondissement of Paris[2].
  • Catherine Jacob was born on December 16, 1956[3].
  • Catherine Jacob held citizenship in France[8].
  • French was Catherine Jacob's native language[9].
  • Catherine Jacob's professions included actor[4].
  • Catherine Jacob worked as a film actor[5].
  • Catherine Jacob's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Catherine Jacob's education included a stint at Cours Florent[10].
  • Catherine Jacob received the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[11].
  • Catherine Jacob received the César Award for Best Female Revelation[12].
  • Catherine Jacob received the Knight of the Legion of Honour[13].
  • Catherine Jacob is recorded as female[14].
  • Catherine Jacob's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Catherine Jacob's Commons category is recorded as Catherine Jacob[16].
  • Catherine Jacob's family name is recorded as Jacob[17].
  • Catherine Jacob's given name is recorded as Catherine[18].
  • Catherine Jacob's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[19].
  • Catherine Jacob's birth name is recorded as Catherine Anne Marie Rachel Jacob[20].
  • Catherine Jacob's name in native language is recorded as Catherine Jacob[21].
  • Catherine Jacob's different from is recorded as Irène Jacob[22].
  • Catherine Jacob's start of work period is recorded as 1980[23].
  • Catherine Jacob's P14750 is recorded as 21CA-D262-843A-388F-6F45[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: FR[26]

  • Began / founded: 1956-12-16[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4e85ec00-5776-4ba1-9cac-6405aaba3695[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Catherine Jacob's place of birth was 17th arrondissement of Paris[2]. She was born on December 16, 1956[3]. French was her native language[9].

Education

Catherine Jacob was educated at Cours Florent[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], film actor[5], and screenwriter[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[11], a grade of an order[29], in France[30]; César Award for Best Female Revelation[12], a film award category[31], in France[32], founded in 1983[33]; and Knight of the Legion of Honour[13], a grade of an order[34], in France[35].

Why It Matters

Catherine Jacob ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (851 views/month, #7,222 of 1,000,298).[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Catherine Jacob born?

Catherine Jacob was born in 17th arrondissement of Paris[2].

What did Catherine Jacob do for work?

Catherine Jacob worked as actor[4], film actor[5], and screenwriter[6].

Where did Catherine Jacob go to school?

Catherine Jacob was educated at Cours Florent[10].

What awards did Catherine Jacob receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[11], César Award for Best Female Revelation[12], and Knight of the Legion of Honour[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id catherine-jacob
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  2. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 21CA-D262-843A-388F-6F45
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  3. 11w ago · Sovxx · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender female
    Citizenship
    Award received
    Educated at Cours Florent
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