
Cast
Nathalie Baye
Acting
Cast
Nathalie Baye
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-07-06
From
Mainneville, Eure, France
Died
2026-04-17
Also known as ëí늏 ëČ ìŽ, ĐаŃалО ĐĐ”Đč, ĐаŃалО ĐаĐč
Biography
Nathalie Marie AndrĂ©e Baye (July 6, 1948 â 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 CĂ©sar 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 amĂ©ricaine, 1973) by François Truffaut. Throughout the 1970s, she played the good girlfriend or nice provincial girl in film and television. She won her first CĂ©sar, 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 CĂ©sar Awards, Best Supporting Actress, for Strange Affair (Une Ă©trange 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 Ă©pousĂ© 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 VĂ©nus BeautĂ© (Institut) (2000) by Tonie Marshall which won multiple CĂ©sar 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.

Catch Me If You Can
as Paula Abagnale

Beau Pere
as Charlotte

Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Mme de Montmirail

Alibi.com
as MarlĂšne Martin

Tell No One
as Elysabeth Feldman

Laurence Anyways
as Julienne Alia

It's Only the End of the World
as Martine

An Affair of Love
as Her

Alibi.com 2
as Mme Martin

France Boutique
as Sofia

The Last Woman
as la fille aux cerises

The Slap
as Christine Abeillé

The Green Room
as Cecilia Mandel

Marie-Octobre
as Marie-HélÚne Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre

Visage
as Nathalie

Day for Night
as Joelle, the Script Girl

And the Band Played On
as Dr. Françoise Barre

The Return of Martin Guerre
as Bertrande de Rols

Madame Sourdis
as AdĂšle Sourdis

Our Story
as Donatienne Pouget / Marie-ThérÚse Chatelard / GeneviÚve Avranche

The Machine
as Marie Lacroix

Les EnfoirĂ©s - Les EnfoirĂ©s en chĆur de 1985 Ă aujourd'hui

My Best Part
as Bernadette Meyer

The Man Who Loved Women
as Martine Desdoits

Barnie's Minor Annoyances
as Lucie

Venus Beauty Institute
as AngĂšle Piana

Feelings
as Carole

My Son
as Mother / La mĂšre

Paparazzi
as Nicole, de l'agence Magma

François Truffaut, une autobiographie
as Self

A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self

Mado
as Catherine

Beautiful Lies
as Mady

C'est La Vie
as Lena

Moka
as MarlĂšne

Every Man for Himself
as Denise Rimbaud

Detective
as Françoise Chenal

The Guardians
as Hortense Sandrail

SK1
as Frédérique Pons

Haute Couture
as Esther

I've Been Waiting So Long
as Jeanne

A Week's Vacation
as Laurence Cuers

Small World
as Elisabeth Senn

Absolutely Fabulous
as Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche

The Flower of Evil
as Anne Charpin-Vasseur

Him
as Mother

The Young Lieutenant
as Commandant Vaudieu

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
as Self - Actress

Lou!
as Jeanne (La grand-mĂšre)

I Married a Shadow
as HélÚne

No Harm Intended
as Catherine DuchĂȘne

Hitler in Hollywood
as Nathalie Baye

Rive droite, rive gauche
as Sacha Vernakis

Préjudice
as Mother

Food of Love
as Michele

Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
as Giselle

Godard Cinema
as Self

La Balance
as Nicole Danet

Sous le soleil de Pialat
as Self

Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés

A French Gigolo
as Judith

Tomorrow's Another Day
as Sophie

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
as Self

Mother Valley
as HélÚne

The Man Inside
as Christine

Queens of the Ring
as Colette

Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
as Self

Off and Running
as IrĂšne Montier-Duval

One Stays, the Other Leaves
as Fanny

Michou d'Auber
as GisĂšle

The Red Shade
as Anna

Monsieur Papa
as Janine

Rat Race
as Brigitte Ozendron

L'Inconnu

Beethoven's Nephew
as Leonore

Strange Affair
as Nina Coline

God's Offices
as Anne

Beware of My Love
as Muriel

Sheila, toutes ces vies-lĂ
as Self (archive footage)

To Mathieu
as Claire

Together Is Too Much
as Marie-France

La Californie
as Maguy

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
as Self

Bacri, comme un air de famille
as Self

The Assistant
as Marie-France

Massacre Play
as Bella

Un jour, la fĂȘte
as Julie

Honeymoon
as Cécile Carline

The Price to Pay
as Odile Ménard

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Self

La provinciale
as Christine Delumet

Médée
as The mother

Voyage Ă travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
as Self

Fill 'er Up with Super
as Charlotte

The Honeymoon Trip
as Sophie

Short Memory
as Judith Mesnil

Acteur
as Camille

Mon Premier Amour
as Fabienne

Conversation avec Nathalie Baye
as Self

Le soir oĂč j'ai reçu le CĂ©sar 2022
as Self

Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous
as Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman

The Great Restaurant
as Une cliente du restaurant

Engagements of the Heart
as Alice

From Time to Time
as Madame de Pompadour

Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage)

Mensonge
as Emma

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
as Self

Enfants de salaud
as Sophie

The Mouth Agape
as Nathalie

The Voice
as Lorraine

Bon vent Claude Goretta
as Self

Soirée Pyjama
as Self - Guest

Solemn Communion
as Jeanne Vanderberghe

Every Other Weekend
as Camille Valmont

Sauve la vie (qui peut)
as Self (archive footage)

Thomas
as Anne Lancrey

Jacques Villeret, drĂŽlement tragique
as Self

Les contes sauvages
as Narrator (voice)