07/06/1948
Mainneville, Eure, France:
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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Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2022 (2022) as Self |
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Bacri, comme un air de famille (2022) as Self |
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Haute couture (2021) as Esther |
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Lui (2021) as Mother |
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Sous le soleil de Pialat (2021) as Self |
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Conversation avec Nathalie Baye (2021) as Self |
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Garçon chiffon (2020) as Bernadette Meyer |
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Soirée Pyjama (2019) as Self - Guest |
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Thomas (2018) as Anne Lancrey |
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Les Gardiennes (2017) as Hortense Sandrail |
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Médée (2017) as The mother |
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Alibi.com (2017) as Marlène Martin |
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Juste la fin du monde (2016) as Martine |
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Xavier Dolan: à l'impossible je suis tenu (2016) as Self |
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Moka (2016) as Marlène |
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Préjudice (2015) as Mother |
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La Volante (2015) as Marie-France |
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L'Affaire SK1 (2015) as Frédérique Pons |
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (2014) as |
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Lou ! Journal infime (2014) as Jeanne (La grand-mère) |
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Les reines du ring (2013) as Colette |
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Laurence Anyways (2012) as Julienne Alia |
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Bon vent Claude Goretta (2011) as Self |
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HH, Hitler à Hollywood (2011) as Nathalie Baye |
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Je n'ai rien oublié (2010) as Elisabeth Senn |
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De vrais mensonges (2010) as Mady |
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Le Grand Restaurant (2010) as Une cliente du restaurant |
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Ensemble c'est trop (2010) as Marie-France |
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Visage (2009) as Nathalie |
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Les Bureaux de Dieu (2008) as Anne |
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Marie-Octobre (2008) as Marie-Hélène Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre |
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Cliente (2008) as Judith |
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Passe passe (2008) as Irène Montier-Duval |
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Le Prix à payer (2007) as Odile Ménard |
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Acteur (2007) as Camille |
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Michou d'Auber (2007) as Gisèle |
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Ne le dis à personne (2006) as Elysabeth Feldman |
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La Californie (2006) as Maguy |
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Mon fils à Moi (2006) as Mother / La mère |
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Le Petit Lieutenant (2005) as Commandant Vaudieu |
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L'un reste, l'autre part (2005) as Fanny |
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François Truffaut, une autobiographie (2004) as Self |
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Une vie à t'attendre (2004) as Jeanne |
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France Boutique (2003) as Sofia |
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Les Sentiments (2003) as Carole |
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La Fleur du mal (2003) as Anne Charpin-Vasseur |
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Catch Me If You Can (2002) as Paula Abagnale |
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Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français (2002) as Self |
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Absolument fabuleux (2001) as Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche |
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Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001) as Lucie |
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Selon Matthieu (2001) as Claire |
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Ça ira mieux demain (2000) as Sophie |
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Une liaison pornographique (1999) as Her |
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Vénus beauté (institut) (1999) as Angèle Piana |
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Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998) as Muriel |
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Paparazzi (1998) as Nicole, de l'agence Magma |
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Food of Love (1997) as Michele |
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Enfants de salaud (1996) as Sophie |
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Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés (1996) as |
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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child (1996) as Self |
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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996) as Self |
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La Machine (1994) as Marie Lacroix |
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And the Band Played On (1993) as Dr. Françoise Barre |
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Mensonge (1993) as Emma |
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François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993) as Self |
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Les contes sauvages (1993) as Narrator (voice) |
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La Voix (1992) as Lorraine |
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Un voyage dans le temps (1992) as Madame de Pompadour |
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The Man Inside (1990) as Christine |
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Un week-end sur deux (1990) as Camille Valmont |
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La Baule-les-Pins (1990) as Lena |
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Gioco al massacro (1989) as Bella |
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En toute innocence (1988) as Catherine Duchêne |
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De guerre lasse (1987) as Alice |
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Lune de miel (1985) as Cécile Carline |
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Le Neveu de Beethoven (1985) as Leonore |
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Détective (1985) as Françoise Chenal |
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Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) as Sacha Vernakis |
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Notre histoire (1984) as Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche |
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J'ai épousé une ombre (1983) as Hélène |
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La Balance (1982) as Nicole Danet |
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Le Retour de Martin Guerre (1982) as Bertrande de Rols |
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La Mémoire courte (1982) as Judith Mesnil |
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Une étrange affaire (1981) as Nina Coline |
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L'Ombre rouge (1981) as Anna |
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Beau-père (1981) as Charlotte |
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Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie)) (1981) as Self |
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Sauve la vie (qui peut) (1981) as Self (archive footage) |
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La provinciale (1981) as Christine Delumet |
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Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980) as Denise Rimbaud |
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Une semaine de vacances (1980) as Laurence Cuers |
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Je vais craquer !!! (1980) as Brigitte Ozendron |
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Madame Sourdis (1979) as Adèle Sourdis |
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Quelques remarques sur la réalisation et la production du film 'Sauve qui peut (la vie)' (1979) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Mon Premier Amour (1978) as Fabienne |
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La Chambre verte (1978) as Cecilia Mandel |
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Monsieur Papa (1977) as Janine |
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La Communion solennelle (1977) as Jeanne Vanderberghe |
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L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) as Martine Desdoits |
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Mado (1976) as Catherine |
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Le Voyage de noces (1976) as Sophie |
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La Dernière Femme (1976) as la fille aux cerises |
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Le Plein de super (1976) as Charlotte |
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Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous (1975) as Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman |
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Un jour, la fête (1975) as Julie |
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La Gifle (1974) as Christine Abeillé |
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La Gueule ouverte (1974) as Nathalie |
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L'Inconnu (1973) as |
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La Nuit américaine (1973) as Joelle, the Script Girl |
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Faustine et le Bel Été (1972) as Giselle |