Nathalie Baye
Known for Acting · 140 credits
- Born
- 1948-07-06
- Died
- 2026-04-17
- Place of birth
- Mainneville, Eure, France
- Also known as
- 나탈리 베이 · Натали Бей · Натали Бай · ナタリー・バイ · Natalie Baye · Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye
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.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Call My Agent!
2015
as Self
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
1958
as Gisèle
Téléthon
1987
as Self
On n'est pas couché
2006
as Self - Guest
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter / Self - President
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Matin Bonheur
1987
as Self
Club social
2008
as Self
Criminal: France
2019
as Caroline Solal
Spin
2012
as Anne Visage
Nox
2018
as Catherine Susini
Cinéma 16
1975
as Fabienne
L’enfant des lumières
2002
as la comtesse Diane de Breyves
Movies (119)
Catch Me If You Can
2002
as Paula Abagnale
Beau Pere
1981
as Charlotte
Downton Abbey: A New Era
2022
as Mme de Montmirail
Alibi.com
2017
as Marlène Martin
Tell No One
2006
as Elysabeth Feldman
Laurence Anyways
2012
as Julienne Alia
It's Only the End of the World
2016
as Martine
An Affair of Love
1999
as Her
Alibi.com 2
2023
as Mme Martin
France Boutique
2003
as Sofia
The Last Woman
1976
as la fille aux cerises
The Slap
1974
as Christine Abeillé
The Green Room
1978
as Cecilia Mandel
Marie-Octobre
2008
as Marie-Hélène Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre
Visage
2009
as Nathalie
Day for Night
1973
as Joelle, the Script Girl
And the Band Played On
1993
as Dr. Françoise Barre
The Return of Martin Guerre
1982
as Bertrande de Rols
Madame Sourdis
1979
as Adèle Sourdis
Our Story
1984
as Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche
The Machine
1994
as Marie Lacroix
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
My Best Part
2020
as Bernadette Meyer
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
as Martine Desdoits
Barnie's Minor Annoyances
2001
as Lucie
Venus Beauty Institute
1999
as Angèle Piana
Feelings
2003
as Carole
My Son
2006
as Mother / La mère
Paparazzi
1998
as Nicole, de l'agence Magma
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
2004
as Self
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
2002
as Self
Mado
1976
as Catherine
Beautiful Lies
2010
as Mady
C'est La Vie
1990
as Lena
Moka
2016
as Marlène
Every Man for Himself
1980
as Denise Rimbaud
Detective
1985
as Françoise Chenal
The Guardians
2017
as Hortense Sandrail
SK1
2015
as Frédérique Pons
Haute Couture
2021
as Esther
I've Been Waiting So Long
2004
as Jeanne
A Week's Vacation
1980
as Laurence Cuers
Small World
2010
as Elisabeth Senn
Absolutely Fabulous
2001
as Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
The Flower of Evil
2003
as Anne Charpin-Vasseur
Him
2021
as Mother
The Young Lieutenant
2005
as Commandant Vaudieu
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024
as Self - Actress
Lou!
2014
as Jeanne (La grand-mère)
I Married a Shadow
1983
as Hélène
No Harm Intended
1988
as Catherine Duchêne
Hitler in Hollywood
2011
as Nathalie Baye
Rive droite, rive gauche
1984
as Sacha Vernakis
Préjudice
2015
as Mother
Food of Love
1997
as Michele
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
1972
as Giselle
Godard Cinema
2023
as Self
La Balance
1982
as Nicole Danet
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021
as Self
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
1979
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
A French Gigolo
2008
as Judith
Tomorrow's Another Day
2000
as Sophie
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
2016
as Self
Mother Valley
2023
as Hélène
The Man Inside
1990
as Christine
Queens of the Ring
2013
as Colette
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
2023
as Self
Off and Running
2008
as Irène Montier-Duval
One Stays, the Other Leaves
2005
as Fanny
Michou d'Auber
2007
as Gisèle
The Red Shade
1981
as Anna
Monsieur Papa
1977
as Janine
Rat Race
1980
as Brigitte Ozendron
L'Inconnu
1973
Beethoven's Nephew
1985
as Leonore
Strange Affair
1981
as Nina Coline
God's Offices
2008
as Anne
Beware of My Love
1998
as Muriel
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022
as Self (archive footage)
To Mathieu
2001
as Claire
Together Is Too Much
2010
as Marie-France
La Californie
2006
as Maguy
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996
as Self
Bacri, comme un air de famille
2022
as Self
The Assistant
2015
as Marie-France
Massacre Play
1989
as Bella
Un jour, la fête
1975
as Julie
Honeymoon
1985
as Cécile Carline
The Price to Pay
2007
as Odile Ménard
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
as Self
La provinciale
1981
as Christine Delumet
Médée
2017
as The mother
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
1981
as Self
Fill 'er Up with Super
1976
as Charlotte
The Honeymoon Trip
1976
as Sophie
Short Memory
1982
as Judith Mesnil
Acteur
2007
as Camille
Mon Premier Amour
1978
as Fabienne
Conversation avec Nathalie Baye
2021
as Self
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2022
2022
as Self
Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous
1975
as Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman
The Great Restaurant
2010
as Une cliente du restaurant
Engagements of the Heart
1987
as Alice
From Time to Time
1992
as Madame de Pompadour
Godard by Godard
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Mensonge
1993
as Emma
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996
as Self
Enfants de salaud
1996
as Sophie
The Mouth Agape
1974
as Nathalie
The Voice
1992
as Lorraine
Bon vent Claude Goretta
2011
as Self
Soirée Pyjama
2019
as Self - Guest
Solemn Communion
1977
as Jeanne Vanderberghe
Every Other Weekend
1990
as Camille Valmont
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
1981
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas
2018
as Anne Lancrey
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
2025
as Self
Les contes sauvages
1993
as Narrator (voice)
About Nathalie Baye
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 Mainnevill… With 140 credits spanning from 1958 to 2025, Nathalie Baye has appeared in 119 films and 21 TV shows.
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- Catch Me If You Can (2002) — as Paula Abagnale
- Beau Pere (1981) — as Charlotte
- Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) — as Mme de Montmirail
- Alibi.com (2017) — as Marlène Martin
- Tell No One (2006) — as Elysabeth Feldman
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