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

  • Catch Me If You Can

    Catch Me If You Can

  • 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

  • Bonsoir bonsoir!

    Bonsoir bonsoir!

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Bacri, comme un air de famille

    Bacri, comme un air de famille

  • Beau Pere

    Beau Pere

  • Call My Agent!

    Call My Agent!

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    Downton Abbey: A New Era

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

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

  • Feelings

    Feelings

  • Every Other Weekend

    Every Other Weekend

  • Mado

    Mado

  • Absolutely Fabulous

    Absolutely Fabulous

  • The Guardians

    The Guardians

  • La Balance

    La Balance

  • Victoires de la musique

    Victoires de la musique

  • Téléthon

    Téléthon

  • The Slap

    The Slap

  • Laurence Anyways

    Laurence Anyways

  • Tell No One

    Tell No One

  • Him

    Him

  • Monsieur Papa

    Monsieur Papa

  • The Machine

    The Machine

  • France Boutique

    France Boutique

  • Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

    Les Cinq Dernières Minutes

  • Our Story

    Our Story

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Off and Running

    Off and Running

  • Matin Bonheur

    Matin Bonheur

  • Haute Couture

    Haute Couture

  • My Best Part

    My Best Part

  • La provinciale

    La provinciale

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • Préjudice

    Préjudice

  • I've Been Waiting So Long

    I've Been Waiting So Long

  • The Man Who Loved Women

    The Man Who Loved Women

  • I Married a Shadow

    I Married a Shadow

  • Every Man for Himself

    Every Man for Himself

  • An Affair of Love

    An Affair of Love

  • The Return of Martin Guerre

    The Return of Martin Guerre

  • Day for Night

    Day for Night

  • Soirée Pyjama

    Soirée Pyjama

  • Médée

    Médée

  • Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

  • On n'est pas couché

    On n'est pas couché

  • Godard Cinema

    Godard Cinema

  • Face

    Face

  • Thomas

    Thomas

  • Barnie's Minor Annoyances

    Barnie's Minor Annoyances

  • The Great Restaurant

    The Great Restaurant

  • Tomorrow's Another Day

    Tomorrow's Another Day

  • Alibi.com 2

    Alibi.com 2

  • Un jour, la fête

    Un jour, la fête

  • Club social

    Club social

  • Beautiful Lies

    Beautiful Lies

  • Moka

    Moka

  • Mother Valley

    Mother Valley

  • Criminal: France

    Criminal: France

  • SK1

    SK1

  • Venus Beauty Institute

    Venus Beauty Institute

  • The Voice

    The Voice

  • Alibi.com

    Alibi.com

  • The Red Shade

    The Red Shade

  • Lou!

    Lou!

  • The Last Woman

    The Last Woman

  • Rive droite, rive gauche

    Rive droite, rive gauche

  • A Day in the Life of French Cinema

    A Day in the Life of French Cinema

  • A French Gigolo

    A French Gigolo

  • Godard by Godard

    Godard by Godard

  • Mon premier amour

    Mon premier amour

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • It's Only the End of the World

    It's Only the End of the World

  • Short Memory

    Short Memory

  • God's Offices

    God's Offices

  • Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

    Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

  • Le soir où j'ai reçu le César

    Le soir où j'ai reçu le César

  • One Stays, the Other Leaves

    One Stays, the Other Leaves

  • A Week's Vacation

    A Week's Vacation

  • Nox

    Nox

  • François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

    François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

  • The Young Lieutenant

    The Young Lieutenant

  • Together Is Too Much

    Together Is Too Much

  • Spin

    Spin

  • Hitler in Hollywood

    Hitler in Hollywood

  • Small World

    Small World

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

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

  • Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

    Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

  • Michou d'Auber

    Michou d'Auber

  • Solemn Communion

    Solemn Communion

  • My Son

    My Son

  • Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

    Faustine and the Beautiful Summer

  • Food of Love

    Food of Love

  • Beware of My Love

    Beware of My Love

  • Madame Sourdis

    Madame Sourdis

  • From Time to Time

    From Time to Time

  • The Man Inside

    The Man Inside

  • Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés

    Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés

  • Marie-Octobre

    Marie-Octobre

  • The Assistant

    The Assistant

  • C'est La Vie

    C'est La Vie

  • Beethoven's Nephew

    Beethoven's Nephew

  • Massacre Play

    Massacre Play

  • Cinéma 16

    Cinéma 16

  • Strange Affair

    Strange Affair

  • The Flower of Evil

    The Flower of Evil

  • Honeymoon

    Honeymoon

  • The Mouth Agape

    The Mouth Agape

  • The Green Room

    The Green Room

  • The Price to Pay

    The Price to Pay

  • No Harm Intended

    No Harm Intended

  • Rat Race

    Rat Race

  • Fill 'er Up with Super

    Fill 'er Up with Super

  • Queens of the Ring

    Queens of the Ring

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

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

  • Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste

    Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste

  • The Honeymoon Trip

    The Honeymoon Trip

  • Enfants de salaud

    Enfants de salaud

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

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

  • Mensonge

    Mensonge

  • To Mathieu

    To Mathieu

  • La Californie

    La Californie

  • Sauve la vie (qui peut)

    Sauve la vie (qui peut)

  • L'Inconnu

    L'Inconnu

  • Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

    Sheila, toutes ces vies-là

  • L’enfant des lumières

    L’enfant des lumières

  • Sous le soleil de Pialat

    Sous le soleil de Pialat

  • François Truffaut, une autobiographie

    François Truffaut, une autobiographie

  • Engagements of the Heart

    Engagements of the Heart

  • Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'

    Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'

  • Bon vent Claude Goretta

    Bon vent Claude Goretta

  • Conversation avec Nathalie Baye

    Conversation avec Nathalie Baye

  • Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous

    Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous

  • Les contes sauvages

    Les contes sauvages

  • Acteur

    Acteur