Catch Me If You Can2002
As Paula Abagnale
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Nathalie Baye
Born
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 (120)
Beau Pere1981
As Charlotte
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Downton Abbey: A New Era2022
As Mme de Montmirail
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Haute Couture2021
As Esther
TMDb 6.1 / 10
It's Only the End of the World2016
As Martine
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Médée2017
As The mother
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Alibi.com2017
As Marlène Martin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Bye Bye2011
As Cécile
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Tell No One2006
As Elysabeth Feldman
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Alibi.com 22023
As Mme Martin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Detective1985
As Françoise Chenal
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Our Story1984
As Donatienne Pouget / Marie-Thérèse Chatelard / Geneviève Avranche
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Moka2016
As Marlène
TMDb 6.0 / 10
And the Band Played On1993
As Dr. Françoise Barre
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Feelings2003
As Carole
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Assistant2015
As Marie-France
TMDb 5.6 / 10
An Affair of Love1999
As Her
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Laurence Anyways2012
As Julienne Alia
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Every Man for Himself1980
As Denise Rimbaud
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Guardians2017
As Hortense Sandrail
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Last Woman1976
As la fille aux cerises
TMDb 6.2 / 10
La Californie2006
As Maguy
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Day for Night1973
As Joelle, the Script Girl
TMDb 7.8 / 10
A French Gigolo2008
As Judith
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Marie-Octobre2008
As Marie-Hélène Dumoulin / Marie-Octobre
TMDb 6.0 / 10
To Mathieu2001
As Claire
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Lou!2014
As Jeanne (La grand-mère)
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Paparazzi1998
As Nicole, de l'agence Magma
TMDb 5.0 / 10
C'est La Vie1990
As Lena
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Beautiful Lies2010
As Mady
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Green Room1978
As Cecilia Mandel
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Queens of the Ring2013
As Colette
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Man Who Loved Women1977
As Martine Desdoits
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Visage2009
As Nathalie
TMDb 5.5 / 10
SK12015
As Frédérique Pons
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste2023
As Self
Hitler in Hollywood2011
As Nathalie Baye
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Flower of Evil2003
As Anne Charpin-Vasseur
TMDb 6.1 / 10
My Son2006
As Mother / La mère
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Godard Cinema2023
As Self
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Michou d'Auber2007
As Gisèle
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Bon vent Claude Goretta2011
As Self
One Stays, the Other Leaves2005
As Fanny
TMDb 5.2 / 10
La Balance1982
As Nicole Danet
TMDb 6.4 / 10
L'Inconnu1973
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Young Lieutenant2005
As Commandant Vaudieu
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Rive droite, rive gauche1984
As Sacha Vernakis
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Mouth Agape1974
As Nathalie
TMDb 6.5 / 10
I've Been Waiting So Long2004
As Jeanne
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Small World2010
As Elisabeth Senn
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Tomorrow's Another Day2000
As Sophie
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Mado1976
As Catherine
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Slap1974
As Christine Abeillé
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Absolutely Fabulous2001
As Patricia 'Patsy' Laroche
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Return of Martin Guerre1982
As Bertrande de Rols
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Machine1994
As Marie Lacroix
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Faustine and the Beautiful Summer1972
As Giselle
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The Voice1992
As Lorraine
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Him2021
As Mother
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Le soir où j'ai reçu le César 20222022
As Self
Venus Beauty Institute1999
As Angèle Piana
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Enfants de salaud1996
As Sophie
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Price to Pay2007
As Odile Ménard
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Off and Running2008
As Irène Montier-Duval
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible2016
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Food of Love1997
As Michele
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Madame Sourdis1979
As Adèle Sourdis
TMDb 7.0 / 10
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits1993
As Self
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Monsieur Papa1977
As Janine
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Barnie's Minor Annoyances2001
As Lucie
TMDb 5.4 / 10
My Best Part2020
As Bernadette Meyer
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema2024
As Self - Actress
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Mother Valley2023
As Hélène
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Strange Affair1981
As Nina Coline
TMDb 6.2 / 10
God's Offices2008
As Anne
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Great Restaurant2010
As Une cliente du restaurant
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique2025
As Self
TMDb 6.3 / 10
I Married a Shadow1983
As Hélène
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Red Shade1981
As Anna
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Rat Race1980
As Brigitte Ozendron
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Mensonge1993
As Emma
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Godard by Godard2023
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Every Other Weekend1990
As Camille Valmont
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là2022
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Fill 'er Up with Super1976
As Charlotte
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Together Is Too Much2010
As Marie-France
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Bacri, comme un air de famille2022
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Honeymoon1985
As Cécile Carline
TMDb 4.6 / 10
From Time to Time1992
As Madame de Pompadour
TMDb 8.0 / 10
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death1996
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Voyage à travers un film (Sauve qui peut (la vie))1981
As Self
Beethoven's Nephew1985
As Leonore
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui2014
TMDb 8.0 / 10
France Boutique2003
As Sofia
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Engagements of the Heart1987
As Alice
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Honeymoon Trip1976
As Sophie
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Short Memory1982
As Judith Mesnil
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Un jour, la fête1975
As Julie
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés1996
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Soirée Pyjama2019
As Self - Guest
La provinciale1981
As Christine Delumet
TMDb 5.7 / 10
François Truffaut, une autobiographie2004
As Self
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Esquisse d'une jeune femme sens dessus dessous1975
As Fabienne Veyrier, the young woman
TMDb 8.2 / 10
A Day in the Life of French Cinema2002
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Sauve la vie (qui peut)1981
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Sous le soleil de Pialat2021
As Self
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Préjudice2015
As Mother
TMDb 5.9 / 10
A Week's Vacation1980
As Laurence Cuers
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Solemn Communion1977
As Jeanne Vanderberghe
TMDb 4.6 / 10
The Man Inside1990
As Christine
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Les contes sauvages1993
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Conversation avec Nathalie Baye2021
As Self
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Beware of My Love1998
As Muriel
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie'1979
As Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Acteur
Acteur2007
As Camille
No Harm Intended1988
As Catherine Duchêne
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Mon Premier Amour1978
As Fabienne
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Massacre Play1989
As Bella
TMDb 5.0 / 10
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child1996
As Self
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Thomas2018
As Anne Lancrey
Filmography and biography: TMDb