Nathalie Baye
Acting
Born: Jul 06, 1948 — Died: Apr 17, 2026
From: Mainneville, Eure, France
Credits: 30 titles
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, …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste | Self | 2023 | — |
| Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2022 | Self | 2022 | — |
| Sous le soleil de Pialat | Self | 2021 | 6.0 |
| Thomas | Anne Lancrey | 2018 | — |
| Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui | 2014 | 8.0 | |
| Beautiful Lies | Mady | 2010 | 6.1 |
| A French Gigolo | Judith | 2008 | 5.02 |
| The Price to Pay | Odile Ménard | 2007 | 5.4 |
| Michou d'Auber | Gisèle | 2007 | 6.391 |
| The Young Lieutenant | Commandant Vaudieu | 2005 | 6.824 |
| The Flower of Evil | Anne Charpin-Vasseur | 2003 | 6.113 |
| France Boutique | Sofia | 2003 | 4.942 |
| Feelings | Carole | 2003 | 5.895 |
| Catch Me If You Can | Paula Abagnale | 2002 | 7.977 |
| Tomorrow's Another Day | Sophie | 2000 | 4.667 |
| Venus Beauty Institute | Angèle Piana | 1999 | 5.85 |
| An Affair of Love | Her | 1999 | 6.322 |
| Paparazzi | Nicole, de l'agence Magma | 1998 | 4.993 |
| And the Band Played On | Dr. Françoise Barre | 1993 | 6.491 |
| I Married a Shadow | Hélène | 1983 | 6.5 |
| The Return of Martin Guerre | Bertrande de Rols | 1982 | 6.745 |
| Strange Affair | Nina Coline | 1981 | 6.213 |
| Beau Pere | Charlotte | 1981 | 6.6 |
| The Red Shade | Anna | 1981 | 5.273 |
| A Week's Vacation | Laurence Cuers | 1980 | 6.125 |
| The Green Room | Cecilia Mandel | 1978 | 6.598 |
| The Man Who Loved Women | Martine Desdoits | 1977 | 7.136 |
| Solemn Communion | Jeanne Vanderberghe | 1977 | 4.625 |
| The Last Woman | la fille aux cerises | 1976 | 6.09 |
| Day for Night | Joelle, the Script Girl | 1973 | 7.753 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1948 |
| From | Mainneville, Eure, France |