Acting
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 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.
Filmography
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique
Film · 2025
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Film · 2024
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste
Film · 2023
Mother Valley
Film · 2023
Alibi.com 2
Film · 2023
Godard by Godard
Film · 2023
Godard Cinema
Film · 2023
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 2022
Film · 2022
Bacri, comme un air de famille
Film · 2022
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
Film · 2022
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Film · 2022
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Series · 2022
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Film · 2021
Haute Couture
Film · 2021
Him
Film · 2021
Conversation avec Nathalie Baye
Film · 2021
My Best Part
Film · 2020
Soirée Pyjama
Film · 2019
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Series · 2019
Criminal: France
Series · 2019
Thomas
Film · 2018
Nox
Series · 2018
Alibi.com
Film · 2017
The Guardians
Film · 2017
Médée
Film · 2017
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Film · 2016
It's Only the End of the World
Film · 2016
Moka
Film · 2016
SK1
Film · 2015
The Assistant
Film · 2015
Préjudice
Film · 2015
Call My Agent!
Series · 2015
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
Film · 2014
Lou!
Film · 2014
Queens of the Ring
Film · 2013
Laurence Anyways
Film · 2012
Spin
Series · 2012
Hitler in Hollywood
Film · 2011
Bon vent Claude Goretta
Film · 2011
Bye Bye
Film · 2011
Beautiful Lies
Film · 2010
Together Is Too Much
Film · 2010
Small World
Film · 2010
The Great Restaurant
Film · 2010
Visage
Film · 2009
A French Gigolo
Film · 2008
Off and Running
Film · 2008
Marie-Octobre
Film · 2008
God's Offices
Film · 2008
Club social
Series · 2008
The Price to Pay
Film · 2007
Michou d'Auber
Film · 2007
Acteur
Film · 2007
My Son
Film · 2006
La Californie
Film · 2006
Tell No One
Film · 2006
On n'est pas couché
Series · 2006
The Young Lieutenant
Film · 2005
One Stays, the Other Leaves
Film · 2005
I've Been Waiting So Long
Film · 2004
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
Film · 2004
The Flower of Evil
Film · 2003
France Boutique
Film · 2003
Feelings
Film · 2003
Catch Me If You Can
Film · 2002
A Day in the Life of French Cinema
Film · 2002
L’enfant des lumières
Series · 2002
Absolutely Fabulous
Film · 2001
Barnie's Minor Annoyances
Film · 2001
To Mathieu
Film · 2001
Tomorrow's Another Day
Film · 2000
Venus Beauty Institute
Film · 1999
An Affair of Love
Film · 1999
Paparazzi
Film · 1998
Beware of My Love
Film · 1998
Vivement dimanche
Series · 1998
Food of Love
Film · 1997
Enfants de salaud
Film · 1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Film · 1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Film · 1996
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
Film · 1996
The Machine
Film · 1994
And the Band Played On
Film · 1993
Mensonge
Film · 1993
Les contes sauvages
Film · 1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Film · 1993
The Voice
Film · 1992
From Time to Time
Film · 1992
C'est La Vie
Film · 1990
Every Other Weekend
Film · 1990
The Man Inside
Film · 1990
Massacre Play
Film · 1989
No Harm Intended
Film · 1988
Engagements of the Heart
Film · 1987
Téléthon
Series · 1987
Matin Bonheur
Series · 1987
Sacrée soirée
Series · 1987
Detective
Film · 1985
Honeymoon
Film · 1985
Beethoven's Nephew
Film · 1985
Victoires de la musique
Series · 1985
Our Story
Film · 1984
Rive droite, rive gauche
Film · 1984
I Married a Shadow
Film · 1983
The Return of Martin Guerre
Film · 1982
La Balance
Film · 1982
Short Memory
Film · 1982
Champs-Elysées
Series · 1982
Strange Affair
Film · 1981
Beau Pere
Film · 1981
The Red Shade
Film · 1981
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
Film · 1981
La provinciale
Film · 1981
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
Film · 1981
A Week's Vacation
Film · 1980
Rat Race
Film · 1980
Every Man for Himself
Film · 1980
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'
Film · 1979
Madame Sourdis
Film · 1979
The Green Room
Film · 1978
Mon Premier Amour
Film · 1978
Ciné regards
Series · 1978
The Man Who Loved Women
Film · 1977
Solemn Communion
Film · 1977
Monsieur Papa
Film · 1977
The Last Woman
Film · 1976
Fill 'er Up with Super
Film · 1976
The Honeymoon Trip
Film · 1976
Mado
Film · 1976
Cérémonie des César
Series · 1976
Cérémonie des César
Series · 1976
Un jour, la fête
Film · 1975
Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous
Film · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Series · 1975
Cinéma 16
Series · 1975
The Mouth Agape
Film · 1974
The Slap
Film · 1974
Spécial cinéma
Series · 1974
Day for Night
Film · 1973
L'Inconnu
Film · 1973
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
Film · 1972
Le Grand Échiquier
Series · 1972
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Series · 1958