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Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye, a French film, television, and stage actress was born on 6 July 1948. She started her career in the acting arena in 1970, gracing more than 80 films with her remarkable performance. Baye garnered acclaim for her stellar acting skills, marked by her ten-time César Award nominations and victories for 'Every Man for Himself' (1980), 'Strange Affair' (1981), 'La Balance' (1982), and 'The Young Lieutenant' (2005). She also gained recognition for her roles in 'Day for Night' (1973), 'Catch Me If You Can' (2002), 'Tell No One' (2006), and 'The Assistant' (2015), with a reputed Chevalier of the Legion of Honour to her name since 2009.
Born to parents Claude Baye and Denise Coustet, both painters, in Mainneville, Normandy, Nathalie Baye's artistic journey began with dance at 14. Following her return from U.S, she married her dance aspirations with her passion for acting, graduating from the Conservatoire in 1972. Baye's cinematic journey escalated from her second cinema appearance in 'Two People' (1973) by Robert Wise, and her embodiment of the 'good girlfriend' or 'nice provincial girl' persona throughout the 70s. Her dynamic acting range expanded as she delved into playing more diverse and obscure characters post her image changing performance in 'La Balance'. All this, while her personal life with Johnny Hallyday and their daughter Laura Smet, also an actress, kept her in the celebrity spotlight.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye
Born: Mainneville, France
Citizenship: France
Birthday: July 6, 1948
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1970-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Philippe Léotard, Johnny Hallyday
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Movies Featuring Nathalie Baye
The Guardians
It's Only the End of the World
Laurence Anyways
Moka
My Best Part
The Flower of Evil
Vénus beauté (institut)
Small World
Queens of the Ring
The Great Restaurant
Beautiful Lies
Together Is Too Much
SK1
Préjudice
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Médée
Alibi.com
Tomorrow’s Another Day
Barnie’s Minor Annoyances
Absolutely Fabulous
To Mathieu
I’ve Been Waiting So Long
Feelings
France Boutique
François Truffaut, une autobiographie
The Young Lieutenant
La Californie
The Price to Pay
One Stays, the Other Leaves
My Son
Michou d’Auber
Every Other Weekend
C’est La Vie
La provinciale
Beau Pere
Strange Affair
Rat Race
A Week’s Vacation
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Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
The Red Shade
The Return of Martin Guerre
I Married a Shadow
Rive droite, rive gauche
Detective
Honeymoon
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Sauve la vie (qui peut)
Our Story
No Harm Intended
Engagements of the Heart
Massacre Play
Every Man for Himself
Beethoven’s Nephew
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Haute Couture
Bacri, comme un air de famille
Alibi.com 2
Mother Valley
La Balance
Him
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer
The Mouth Agape
The Machine
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Short Memory
Day for Night
Fill ’er Up with Super
The Man Who Loved Women
Solemn Communion
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Paparazzi
Enfants de salaud
Marie-Octobre
Off and Running
The Green Room
And the Band Played On
Mado
Beware of My Love
The Slap
A French Gigolo
Godard Cinema
Monsieur Papa
The Last Woman
Career Timeline
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2010
Small World
Elisabeth Senn
The Great Restaurant
Une cliente du restaurant
Beautiful Lies
Mady
Together Is Too Much
Marie-France
2008
Marie-Octobre
Marie-Hélène Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre
Off and Running
Irène Montier-Duval
A French Gigolo
Judith
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self
Enfants de salaud
Sophie
1984
Rive droite, rive gauche
Sacha Vernakis
Our Story
Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche
1981
La provinciale
Christine Delumet
Beau Pere
Charlotte
Strange Affair
Nina Coline
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))
Self
The Red Shade
Anna
Sauve la vie (qui peut)
1980
Rat Race
Brigitte Ozendron
A Week’s Vacation
Laurence Cuers
Every Man for Himself
Denise Rimbaud
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