Nathalie Baye
Born July 06, 1948 (Age: 77)
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Mainneville, Eure, France
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.
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.
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Filmography
Godard Cinema
2023
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as Self
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Age: 74
Alibi.com 2
2023
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as Mme Martin
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Age: 74
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
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as Mme de Montmirail
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Age: 73
Soirée Pyjama
2019
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as Self - Guest
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Age: 70
Thomas
2018
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as Anne Lancrey
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Age: 69
Alibi.com
2017
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as Marlène Martin
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Age: 68
It's Only the End of the World
2016
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as Martine
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Age: 68
Moka
2016
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as Marlène
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Age: 68
Lou!
2014
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as Jeanne (La grand-mère)
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Age: 66
Bon vent Claude Goretta
2011
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as Self
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Age: 63
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
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as Nathalie Baye
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Age: 62
No Image
Acteur
2007
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as Camille
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Age: 58
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004
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as Self
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Age: 56
Catch Me If You Can
2002
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as Paula Abagnale
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Age: 54
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
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as Self
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Age: 53
Absolutely Fabulous
2001
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as Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
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Age: 53
To Mathieu
2000
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as Claire
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Age: 52
Beware of My Love
1998
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as Muriel
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Age: 50
Paparazzi
1998
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as Nicole, de l'agence Magma
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Age: 49
Food of Love
1997
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as Michele
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Age: 49
Enfants de salaud
1996
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as Sophie
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Age: 47
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
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as
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Age: 47
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996
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as Self
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Age: 47
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996
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as Self
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Age: 47
And the Band Played On
1993
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as Dr. Françoise Barre
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Age: 45
Mensonge
1993
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as Emma
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Age: 44
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
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as Self
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Age: 44
Les contes sauvages
1993
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 44
The Voice
1992
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as Lorraine
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Age: 44
From Time to Time
1992
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as Madame de Pompadour
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Age: 43
No Image
The Man Inside
1990
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as Christine
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Age: 42
Every Other Weekend
1990
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as Camille Valmont
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Age: 42
C'est La Vie
1990
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as Lena
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Age: 41
Massacre Play
1989
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as Bella
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Age: 40
No Harm Intended
1988
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as Catherine Duchêne
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Age: 39
Engagements of the Heart
1987
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as Alice
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Age: 39
Honeymoon
1985
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as Cécile Carline
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Age: 37
Beethoven's Nephew
1985
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as Leonore
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Age: 37
Detective
1985
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as Françoise Chenal
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Age: 37
The Return of Martin Guerre
1982
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as Bertrande de Rols
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Age: 33
Strange Affair
1981
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as Nina Coline
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Age: 33
The Red Shade
1981
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as Anna
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Age: 33
Beau Pere
1981
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as Charlotte
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Age: 33
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
1981
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as Self
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Age: 32
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
1981
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 32
La provinciale
1981
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as Christine Delumet
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Age: 32
Every Man for Himself
1980
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as Denise Rimbaud
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Age: 32
A Week's Vacation
1980
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as Laurence Cuers
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Age: 31
Rat Race
1980
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as Brigitte Ozendron
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Age: 31
Madame Sourdis
1979
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as Adèle Sourdis
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Age: 31
Mon premier amour
1978
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as Fabienne
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Age: 30
The Green Room
1978
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as Cecilia Mandel
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Age: 29
No Image
Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous
1975
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as Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman
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Age: 27
The Slap
1974
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as Christine Abeillé
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Age: 26
The Mouth Agape
1974
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as Nathalie
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Age: 25
L'Inconnu
1973
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as
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Age: 25
Day for Night
1973
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as Joelle, the Script Girl
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Age: 24
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
1972
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as Giselle
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Age: 23