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Nathalie Baye
Also known as: 나탈리 베이, Натали Бей, Натали Бай, ナタリー・バイ
Biography
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (July 6, 1948 – April 17, 2026) was a French film, television, and stage actress. She began her career in 1970 and has appeared in more than 80 films. A ten-time César Award nominee, her four wins were for Every Man for Himself (1980), Strange Affair (1981), La Balance (1982), and The Young Lieutenant (2005). Her other films include Day for Night (1973), Catch Me If You Can (2002), Tell No One (2006), and The Assistant (2015). In 2009, she was appointed a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Baye was born in Mainneville, Eure, Normandy to Claude Baye and Denise Coustet, two painters. At 14, she joined a school of dance in Monaco. Three years later she went to the United States. On returning to France, she continued with dance but also registered for the Simon Course and was admitted to the Conservatoire, from where she graduated in 1972 with a second prize in comedy, dramatic comedy, and foreign theatre. Her second cinema appearance was in Two People (1973), directed by Robert Wise. She became better known as the script girl in Day for Night (La Nuit américaine, 1973) by François Truffaut. Throughout the 1970s, she played the good girlfriend or nice provincial girl in film and television. She won her first César, as best supporting artist, for Every Man for Himself (Sauve qui peut (la vie), 1980) directed by Jean-Luc Godard. There then followed The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre, 1982) and La Balance (also 1982). Baye won two more César Awards, Best Supporting Actress, for Strange Affair (Une étrange affaire, 1981), and Best Actress for La Balance, 1982). Her four-year relationship with Johnny Hallyday made them a celebrity couple and their daughter is Laura Smet, now an actress. After changing her image by playing a streetwalker in La Balance, she widened her scope with more obscure characters in J'ai épousé une ombre (1983) and En toute innocence (1988). In 1986, she returned to the theatre with an interpretation of Adriana Monti. In 1999, she was voted Best Supporting Actress at Venice Film Festival for Une liaison pornographique and starred in Vénus Beauté (Institut) (2000) by Tonie Marshall which won multiple César Awards including Best Film. She has worked with Claude Chabrol and Steven Spielberg. Source: Article "Nathalie Baye" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 6, 1948
Day of Death
April 17, 2026
Age at Death
77 years old
Place of Birth
Mainneville, Eure, France
Popularity Score
1.5
Filmography
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
Self
2025Movie
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Self - Actress
2024Movie
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
Self
2023Movie
Mother Valley
Hélène
2023Movie
Alibi.com 2
Mme Martin
2023Movie
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
2023Movie
Godard Cinema
Self
2023Movie
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2022
Self
2022Movie
Bacri, comme un air de famille
Self
2022Movie
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Self (archive footage)
2022Movie
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Mme de Montmirail
2022Movie
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
2022TV
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self
2021Movie
Haute Couture
Esther
2021Movie
Him
Mother
2021Movie
Conversation avec Nathalie Baye
Self
2021Movie
My Best Part
Bernadette Meyer
2020Movie
Soirée Pyjama
Self - Guest
2019Movie
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Self
2019TV
Criminal: France
Caroline Solal
2019TV
Thomas
Anne Lancrey
2018Movie
Nox
Catherine Susini
2018TV
Alibi.com
Marlène Martin
2017Movie
The Guardians
Hortense Sandrail
2017Movie
Médée
The mother
2017Movie
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Self
2016Movie
It's Only the End of the World
Martine
2016Movie
Moka
Marlène
2016Movie
SK1
Frédérique Pons
2015Movie
The Assistant
Marie-France
2015Movie
Préjudice
Mother
2015Movie
Call My Agent!
Self
2015TV
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014Movie
Lou!
Jeanne (La grand-mère)
2014Movie
Queens of the Ring
Colette
2013Movie
Laurence Anyways
Julienne Alia
2012Movie
Spin
Anne Visage
2012TV
Hitler in Hollywood
Nathalie Baye
2011Movie
Bon vent Claude Goretta
Self
2011Movie
Bye Bye
Cécile
2011Movie
Beautiful Lies
Mady
2010Movie
Together Is Too Much
Marie-France
2010Movie
Small World
Elisabeth Senn
2010Movie
The Great Restaurant
Une cliente du restaurant
2010Movie
Visage
Nathalie
2009Movie
A French Gigolo
Judith
2008Movie
Off and Running
Irène Montier-Duval
2008Movie
Marie-Octobre
Marie-Hélène Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre
2008Movie
God's Offices
Anne
2008Movie
Club social
Self
2008TV
The Price to Pay
Odile Ménard
2007Movie
Michou d'Auber
Gisèle
2007Movie
Acteur
Camille
2007Movie
My Son
Mother / La mère
2006Movie
La Californie
Maguy
2006Movie
Tell No One
Elysabeth Feldman
2006Movie
On n'est pas couché
Self - Guest
2006TV
The Young Lieutenant
Commandant Vaudieu
2005Movie
One Stays, the Other Leaves
Fanny
2005Movie
I've Been Waiting So Long
Jeanne
2004Movie
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
Self
2004Movie
The Flower of Evil
Anne Charpin-Vasseur
2003Movie
France Boutique
Sofia
2003Movie
Feelings
Carole
2003Movie
Catch Me If You Can
Paula Abagnale
2002Movie
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Self
2002Movie
L’enfant des lumières
la comtesse Diane de Breyves
2002TV
Absolutely Fabulous
Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
2001Movie
Barnie's Minor Annoyances
Lucie
2001Movie
To Mathieu
Claire
2001Movie
Tomorrow's Another Day
Sophie
2000Movie
Venus Beauty Institute
Angèle Piana
1999Movie
An Affair of Love
Her
1999Movie
Paparazzi
Nicole, de l'agence Magma
1998Movie
Beware of My Love
Muriel
1998Movie
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998TV
Food of Love
Michele
1997Movie
Enfants de salaud
Sophie
1996Movie
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self
1996Movie
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self
1996Movie
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996Movie
The Machine
Marie Lacroix
1994Movie
And the Band Played On
Dr. Françoise Barre
1993Movie
Mensonge
Emma
1993Movie
Les contes sauvages
Narrator (voice)
1993Movie
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self
1993Movie
The Voice
Lorraine
1992Movie
From Time to Time
Madame de Pompadour
1992Movie
C'est La Vie
Lena
1990Movie
Every Other Weekend
Camille Valmont
1990Movie
The Man Inside
Christine
1990Movie
Massacre Play
Bella
1989Movie
No Harm Intended
Catherine Duchêne
1988Movie
Engagements of the Heart
Alice
1987Movie
Téléthon
Self
1987TV
Matin Bonheur
Self
1987TV
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987TV
Detective
Françoise Chenal
1985Movie
Honeymoon
Cécile Carline
1985Movie
Beethoven's Nephew
Leonore
1985Movie
Victoires de la musique
Self
1985TV
Our Story
Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche
1984Movie
Rive droite, rive gauche
Sacha Vernakis
1984Movie
I Married a Shadow
Hélène
1983Movie
The Return of Martin Guerre
Bertrande de Rols
1982Movie
La Balance
Nicole Danet
1982Movie
Short Memory
Judith Mesnil
1982Movie
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982TV
Strange Affair
Nina Coline
1981Movie
Beau Pere
Charlotte
1981Movie
The Red Shade
Anna
1981Movie
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
Self
1981Movie
La provinciale
Christine Delumet
1981Movie
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
Self (archive footage)
1981Movie
A Week's Vacation
Laurence Cuers
1980Movie
Rat Race
Brigitte Ozendron
1980Movie
Every Man for Himself
Denise Rimbaud
1980Movie
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1979Movie
Madame Sourdis
Adèle Sourdis
1979Movie
The Green Room
Cecilia Mandel
1978Movie
Mon Premier Amour
Fabienne
1978Movie
Ciné regards
Self
1978TV
The Man Who Loved Women
Martine Desdoits
1977Movie
Solemn Communion
Jeanne Vanderberghe
1977Movie
Monsieur Papa
Janine
1977Movie
The Last Woman
la fille aux cerises
1976Movie
Fill 'er Up with Super
Charlotte
1976Movie
The Honeymoon Trip
Sophie
1976Movie
Mado
Catherine
1976Movie
Cérémonie des César
Self - Presenter
1976TV
Un jour, la fête
Julie
1975Movie
Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous
Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman
1975Movie
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975TV
Cinéma 16
Fabienne
1975TV
The Mouth Agape
Nathalie
1974Movie
The Slap
Christine Abeillé
1974Movie
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974TV
Day for Night
Joelle, the Script Girl
1973Movie
L'Inconnu
1973Movie
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
Giselle
1972Movie
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972TV
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Gisèle
1958TV