Nathalie Baye

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

Gender

Female

Birthday

1948-07-06 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Mainneville, Eure, France

Nathalie Baye

Biography

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 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.

Known For

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Sacrée Soirée

    Sacrée Soirée

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Bonsoir bonsoir!

    Bonsoir bonsoir!

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

  • Call My Agent!

    Call My Agent!

  • Beau Pere

    Beau Pere

  • Tell No One

    Tell No One

  • Téléthon

    Téléthon

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César

    Le soir où j'ai reçu le César

  • My Son

    My Son

  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • The Man Who Loved Women

    The Man Who Loved Women

  • Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

  • A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

  • Hitler in Hollywood

    Hitler in Hollywood

  • Godard Cinema

    Godard Cinema

  • The Return of Martin Guerre

    The Return of Martin Guerre

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • Short Memory

    Short Memory

  • Matin Bonheur

    Matin Bonheur

  • Mado

    Mado

  • From Time to Time

    From Time to Time

  • On n'est pas couché

    On n'est pas couché

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • The Red Shade

    The Red Shade

  • Club social

    Club social

  • Spin

    Spin

  • I've Been Waiting So Long

    I've Been Waiting So Long

  • It's Only the End of the World

    It's Only the End of the World

  • The Young Lieutenant

    The Young Lieutenant

  • Feelings

    Feelings

  • Godard by Godard

    Godard by Godard

  • Small World

    Small World

  • Day for Night

    Day for Night

  • Mother Valley

    Mother Valley

  • Laurence Anyways

    Laurence Anyways

  • Beautiful Lies

    Beautiful Lies

  • The Guardians

    The Guardians

  • An Affair of Love

    An Affair of Love

  • The Green Room

    The Green Room

  • Thomas

    Thomas

  • A Week's Vacation

    A Week's Vacation

  • Every Man for Himself

    Every Man for Himself

  • The Slap

    The Slap

  • Préjudice

    Préjudice

  • Lou!

    Lou!

  • Off and Running

    Off and Running

  • Barnie's Minor Annoyances

    Barnie's Minor Annoyances

  • Food of Love

    Food of Love

  • France Boutique

    France Boutique

  • Him

    Him

  • Alibi.com

    Alibi.com

  • La Balance

    La Balance

  • Médée

    Médée

  • I Married a Shadow

    I Married a Shadow

  • God's Offices

    God's Offices

  • Un jour, la fête

    Un jour, la fête

  • The Last Woman

    The Last Woman

  • Our Story

    Our Story

  • La provinciale

    La provinciale

  • A French Gigolo

    A French Gigolo

  • Alibi.com 2

    Alibi.com 2

  • Criminal: France

    Criminal: France

  • Tomorrow's Another Day

    Tomorrow's Another Day

  • Haute Couture

    Haute Couture

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Together Is Too Much

    Together Is Too Much

  • Venus Beauty Institute

    Venus Beauty Institute

  • Rive droite, rive gauche

    Rive droite, rive gauche

  • Nox

    Nox

  • Monsieur Papa

    Monsieur Papa

  • Madame Sourdis

    Madame Sourdis

  • The Flower of Evil

    The Flower of Evil

  • Mon premier amour

    Mon premier amour

  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

    Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui

  • Bacri, comme un air de famille

    Bacri, comme un air de famille

  • Soirée Pyjama

    Soirée Pyjama

  • SK1

    SK1

  • Strange Affair

    Strange Affair

  • The Machine

    The Machine

  • Michou d'Auber

    Michou d'Auber

  • Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

    Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

  • The Voice

    The Voice

  • François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

    François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

    François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

  • Cinéma 16

    Cinéma 16

  • Solemn Communion

    Solemn Communion

  • My Best Part

    My Best Part

  • Every Other Weekend

    Every Other Weekend

  • Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

    Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

  • Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

    Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

  • Queens of the Ring

    Queens of the Ring

  • Marie-Octobre

    Marie-Octobre

  • Face

    Face

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • L’enfant des lumières

    L’enfant des lumières

  • Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste

    Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste

  • One Stays, the Other Leaves

    One Stays, the Other Leaves

  • Massacre Play

    Massacre Play

  • Sauve la vie (qui peut)

    Sauve la vie (qui peut)

  • L'Inconnu

    L'Inconnu

  • The Assistant

    The Assistant

  • The Great Restaurant

    The Great Restaurant

  • Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés

    Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés

  • C'est La Vie

    C'est La Vie

  • François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

    François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

  • François Truffaut, une autobiographie

    François Truffaut, une autobiographie

  • The Price to Pay

    The Price to Pay

  • Moka

    Moka

  • Sous le soleil de Pialat

    Sous le soleil de Pialat

  • Beethoven's Nephew

    Beethoven's Nephew

  • Fill 'er Up with Super

    Fill 'er Up with Super

  • Rat Race

    Rat Race

  • The Mouth Agape

    The Mouth Agape

  • Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

  • The Honeymoon Trip

    The Honeymoon Trip

  • No Harm Intended

    No Harm Intended

  • Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'

    Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'

  • La Californie

    La Californie

  • Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))

    Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))

  • Les contes sauvages

    Les contes sauvages

  • To Mathieu

    To Mathieu

  • Engagements of the Heart

    Engagements of the Heart

  • Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

    Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

  • Bon vent Claude Goretta

    Bon vent Claude Goretta

  • Beware of My Love

    Beware of My Love

  • Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous

    Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous

  • Mensonge

    Mensonge

  • Enfants de salaud

    Enfants de salaud

  • Conversation avec Nathalie Baye

    Conversation avec Nathalie Baye

  • Acteur

    Acteur