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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 UnâŠ
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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.
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Jacques Villeret, drĂŽlement tragique
as Self
Jean-Pierre LĂ©aud: The Child of Cinema
as Self - Actress
Mother Valley
as HĂ©lĂšne
Godard Cinema
as Self
Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage)
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
as Self
Alibi.com 2
as Mme Martin
Sheila, toutes ces vies-lĂ
as Self (archive footage)
Downton Abbey: A New Era
as Mme de Montmirail
Le soir oĂč j'ai reçu le CĂ©sar 2022
as Self
Bacri, comme un air de famille
as Self
Haute Couture
as Esther
Him
as Mother
Sous le soleil de Pialat
as Self
Conversation avec Nathalie Baye
as Self
My Best Part
as Bernadette Meyer
Soirée Pyjama
as Self - Guest
Thomas
as Anne Lancrey
The Guardians
as Hortense Sandrail
Médée
as The mother
Alibi.com
as MarlĂšne Martin
It's Only the End of the World
as Martine
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
as Self
Moka
as MarlĂšne
Préjudice
as Mother
The Assistant
as Marie-France
SK1
as Frédérique Pons
Les EnfoirĂ©s - Les EnfoirĂ©s en chĆur de 1985 Ă aujourd'hui
Lou!
as Jeanne (La grand-mĂšre)
Queens of the Ring
as Colette
Laurence Anyways
as Julienne Alia
Bon vent Claude Goretta
as Self
Bye Bye
as CĂ©cile
Hitler in Hollywood
as Nathalie Baye
Small World
as Elisabeth Senn
Beautiful Lies
as Mady
The Great Restaurant
as Une cliente du restaurant
Together Is Too Much
as Marie-France
Visage
as Nathalie
God's Offices
as Anne
Marie-Octobre
as Marie-HĂ©lĂšne Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre
A French Gigolo
as Judith
Off and Running
as IrĂšne Montier-Duval
The Price to Pay
as Odile MĂ©nard
No Poster
Acteur
as Camille
Michou d'Auber
as GisĂšle
Tell No One
as Elysabeth Feldman
La Californie
as Maguy
My Son
as Mother / La mĂšre
The Young Lieutenant
as Commandant Vaudieu
One Stays, the Other Leaves
as Fanny
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
as Self
I've Been Waiting So Long
as Jeanne
France Boutique
as Sofia
Feelings
as Carole
The Flower of Evil
as Anne Charpin-Vasseur
Catch Me If You Can
as Paula Abagnale
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
as Self
Absolutely Fabulous
as Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
Barnie's Minor Annoyances
as Lucie
To Mathieu
as Claire
Tomorrow's Another Day
as Sophie
An Affair of Love
as Her
Venus Beauty Institute
as AngĂšle Piana
Beware of My Love
as Muriel
Paparazzi
as Nicole, de l'agence Magma
Food of Love
as Michele
Enfants de salaud
as Sophie
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
as Self
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
as Self
The Machine
as Marie Lacroix
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Françoise Barre
Mensonge
as Emma
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Self
Les contes sauvages
as Narrator (voice)
The Voice
as Lorraine
From Time to Time
as Madame de Pompadour
The Man Inside
as Christine
Every Other Weekend
as Camille Valmont
C'est La Vie
as Lena
Massacre Play
as Bella
No Harm Intended
as Catherine DuchĂȘne
Engagements of the Heart
as Alice
Honeymoon
as CĂ©cile Carline
Beethoven's Nephew
as Leonore
Detective
as Françoise Chenal
Rive droite, rive gauche
as Sacha Vernakis
Our Story
as Donatienne Pouget / Marie-ThérÚse Chatelard / GeneviÚve Avranche
I Married a Shadow
as HĂ©lĂšne
La Balance
as Nicole Danet
The Return of Martin Guerre
as Bertrande de Rols
Short Memory
as Judith Mesnil
Strange Affair
as Nina Coline
The Red Shade
as Anna
Beau Pere
as Charlotte
Voyage Ă travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
as Self
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
as Self (archive footage)
La provinciale
as Christine Delumet
Every Man for Himself
as Denise Rimbaud
A Week's Vacation
as Laurence Cuers
Rat Race
as Brigitte Ozendron
Madame Sourdis
as AdĂšle Sourdis
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mon Premier Amour
as Fabienne
The Green Room
as Cecilia Mandel
Monsieur Papa
as Janine
The Man Who Loved Women
as Martine Desdoits
Solemn Communion
as Jeanne Vanderberghe
Mado
as Catherine
The Honeymoon Trip
as Sophie
The Last Woman
as la fille aux cerises
Fill 'er Up with Super
as Charlotte
No Poster
Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous
as Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman
Un jour, la fĂȘte
as Julie
The Slap
as Christine Abeillé
The Mouth Agape
as Nathalie
L'Inconnu
Day for Night
as Joelle, the Script Girl
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
as Giselle