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Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 06, 1948 (77)
Birthplace Mainneville, Eure, France
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Jan 21, 2026
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (born 6 July 1948) is 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 Y ... oung 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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Alibi.com 2

Alibi.com 2

2023

as Mme Martin

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

2022

as Mme de Montmirail

Haute Couture

Haute Couture

2021

as Esther

The Guardians

The Guardians

2017

as Hortense Sandrail

Alibi.com

Alibi.com

2017

as Marlène Martin

Together Is Too Much

Together Is Too Much

2010

as Marie-France

Tell No One

Tell No One

2006

as Maître Elysabeth Feldman

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

2002

as Paula Abagnale

Food of Love

Food of Love

1997

as Michele

Les contes sauvages

Les contes sauvages

1993

as Narrator (voice)

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Dr. Françoise Barre

The Man Inside

The Man Inside

1990

as Christine

Massacre Play

Massacre Play

1989

as Bella

Honeymoon

Honeymoon

1985

as Cécile Carline

La Balance

La Balance

1982

as Nicole Danet

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Spin

as Anne Visage

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 25, 2012

Nox

as Catherine Susini

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 12, 2018

Criminal: France

as Caroline Solal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2019

Cinéma 16

as Fabienne

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

as Gisèle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1958

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Vivement dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 20, 1998

Spécial cinéma

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 25, 1974

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 12, 1975

Call My Agent!

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 2015

Bonsoir bonsoir!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 2019

Victoires de la musique

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 23, 1985

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1972

Club social

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 2008

Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

as Self (archive footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2022

Téléthon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 04, 1987

Matin Bonheur

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1987

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1987

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