Nathalie Baye
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Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye (born 6 July 1948) is a French film, television, and stage actress. After having dance and dramatic education, Baye began acting in 1970. She has appeared in more than 70 films. She won four César Awards for Sauve qui peut (la vie)
(1980), Une étrange affaire
(1981), La Balance
(1982), and Le Petit Lieutenant
(2005). She has been nominated a further five times.
, 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.
(1973) directed by Robert Wise
. She became more widely known as the script girl in La Nuit américaine
(Day for Night) by François Truffaut
. Throughout the 1970s she played the good girlfriend or nice provincial girl in film and television.
In 1981 she won her first César, for best supporting artist in Sauve qui peut (la vie)
by Jean-Luc Godard
. There then followed Le Retour de Martin Guerre
and La Balance
.
She won two more Césars (Best Supporting Female for Une étrange affaire
(A Strange Affair), and Best Actress in 1982 for La Balance). Her four-year relationship with Johnny Hallyday
made them a celebrity couple and their daughter Laura is now actress Laura Smet
.
After changing image by playing a streetwalker in La Balance, she widened her scope with more obscure characters in J'ai épousé une ombre and En toute innocence. 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 in 2000 starred in the award-winning film Vénus Beauté (Institut)
by Tonie Marshall
She has worked with Claude Chabrol
and Steven Spielberg
.
Sauve qui peut (la vie)
__notoc__Sauve qui peut , which was released as Slow Motion in the UK, and as Every Man for Himself in the U.S., is a film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jean-Luc Godard, which premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye,...
(1980), Une étrange affaire
Une étrange affaire
Strange Affair is a 1981 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin and Nathalie Baye.- Plot :Louis Coline is an executive assistant in a declining Paris department store...
(1981), La Balance
La Balance
La Balance is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet and Jean-Paul Comart...
(1982), and Le Petit Lieutenant
Le Petit Lieutenant
The Young Lieutenant is a 2005 drama by French director Xavier Beauvois.-Synopsis:The title character is Antoine Derouere, a young man from the provinces who has just graduated from the police academy. Antoine joins the force in Paris and is assigned to the city's busiest precinct.Antoine's...
(2005). She has been nominated a further five times.
Early life
Baye was born in MainnevilleMainneville
Mainneville is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
, Eure, Normandy
Normandy
Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
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.
Career
Her second cinema appearance was in Two PeopleTwo People (film)
Two People is a 1973 American drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Peter Fonda and Lindsay Wagner. The screenplay by Richard De Roy focuses on the brief relationship shared by a Vietnam War deserter and a fashion model.-Plot:...
(1973) directed by Robert Wise
Robert Wise
Robert Earl Wise was an American sound effects editor, film editor, film producer and director...
. She became more widely known as the script girl in La Nuit américaine
Day for Night (film)
La Nuit Américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, nuit américaine is a technical process whereby sequences filmed outdoors in daylight are underexposed to appear as if they are taking place at night...
(Day for Night) by François Truffaut
François Truffaut
François Roland Truffaut was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five...
. Throughout the 1970s she played the good girlfriend or nice provincial girl in film and television.
In 1981 she won her first César, for best supporting artist in Sauve qui peut (la vie)
Sauve qui peut (la vie)
__notoc__Sauve qui peut , which was released as Slow Motion in the UK, and as Every Man for Himself in the U.S., is a film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jean-Luc Godard, which premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye,...
by Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement, French Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave"....
. There then followed Le Retour de Martin Guerre
The Return of Martin Guerre
The Return of Martin Guerre is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne and based on historical events in France during the 16th century. .-Synopsis:...
and La Balance
La Balance
La Balance is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet and Jean-Paul Comart...
.
She won two more Césars (Best Supporting Female for Une étrange affaire
Une étrange affaire
Strange Affair is a 1981 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin and Nathalie Baye.- Plot :Louis Coline is an executive assistant in a declining Paris department store...
(A Strange Affair), and Best Actress in 1982 for La Balance). Her four-year relationship with Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...
made them a celebrity couple and their daughter Laura is now actress Laura Smet
Laura Smet
Laura Smet is a French actress. She was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, daughter of the rock musician Johnny Hallyday and the actress Nathalie Baye...
.
After changing image by playing a streetwalker in La Balance, she widened her scope with more obscure characters in J'ai épousé une ombre and En toute innocence. 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
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
for Une liaison pornographique and in 2000 starred in the award-winning film Vénus Beauté (Institut)
Venus Beauty Institute
Venus Beauty Institute is a 1999 French movie, telling the story of three employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.The film is directed by Tonie Marshall...
by Tonie Marshall
She has worked with Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol was a French film director, a member of the French New Wave group of filmmakers who first came to prominence at the end of the 1950s...
and Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
.
Filmography
- Faustine et le bel étéFaustine et le Bel ÉtéFaustine et le Bel Été is a 1972 French comedy film directed by Nina Companéez. It was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Muriel Catalá - Faustine* Claire Vernet - Claire* Jacques Spiesser - Florent...
(1972) – Giselle - Two PeopleTwo People (film)Two People is a 1973 American drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise. It stars Peter Fonda and Lindsay Wagner. The screenplay by Richard De Roy focuses on the brief relationship shared by a Vietnam War deserter and a fashion model.-Plot:...
(1973) (uncredited) - La Nuit américaineDay for Night (film)La Nuit Américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, nuit américaine is a technical process whereby sequences filmed outdoors in daylight are underexposed to appear as if they are taking place at night...
(aka. Day for Night) (1973) – Joelle - La Gueule ouverteLa Gueule ouverteThe Mouth Agape is a 1974 French drama film directed by Maurice Pialat. It depicts, in a cinematic realist fashion, a woman going through a terminal illness and also dealing with the tumorous lives of her husband and son. It was one of the least commercially successful of Pilat's films. It was...
(1974) – Nathalie, la fille - La Gifle (1974) – Christine
- Un jour, la fête (1975) – Julie
- Le Plein de super (1976) – Charlotte
- Le Voyage de noces (1976) – Sophie
- La Dernière femmeLa Dernière femmeLa Dernière femme is a 1976 French film directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Michel Piccoli, Zouzou and Nathalie Baye.Depardieu received a César nomination for best actor for his role.- Plot :...
(1976) – La fille aux cerises - Mado (1976) – Catherine
- La Communion solennelle (1977) – Jeanne Vanderberghe
- L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) – Martine Desdoits
- Monsieur PapaMonsieur Papa-Plot:Marius Vallois is 12 years old and needs a father. Marie Vallois has a 12 year old son, heavy work responsibilities, a lover to calm, a position to fill, an adored sister, a complicated cousin, but no father for Marius. Robert Pique has a steam iron, is always late with the laundry, a Chinese...
(1977) – Janine - La Chambre verteThe Green Room (film)The Green Room is a 1978 French film directed by François Truffaut and based on the Henry James short story "The Altar of the Dead", in which a man becomes obsessed with the many dead people in his life and builds a memorial to honor them. This film is also based on other short story by Henry...
(The Green Room) (1978) – Cecilia Mandel - Mon premier amourMon premier amour- Cast :* Anouk Aimée - Jane Romain* Richard Berry - Richard* Nathalie Baye - Fabienne* Gabriele Ferzetti - Georges* Jacques Villeret - Jacques Labrousse* Gilles Ségal - Professor* Nicole Seguin - Carole* Arlette Gordon - Sarah* Jacques Ebner - Night porter...
(1978) – Fabienne - Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' (1979)
- La Mémoire courte (1979) – Judith Mesnil
- Je vais craquer!!! (1980) – Brigitte
- Une semaine de vacances (1980) – Laurence Cuers
- Sauve qui peut (la vie)Sauve qui peut (la vie)__notoc__Sauve qui peut , which was released as Slow Motion in the UK, and as Every Man for Himself in the U.S., is a film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jean-Luc Godard, which premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye,...
(1980) – Denise Rimbaud - La provincialeLa provinciale (1981 film)La provinciale is a 1981 French-Swiss drama film directed by Claude Goretta. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nathalie Baye - Christine* Angela Winkler - Claire* Bruno Ganz - Remy* Patrick Chesnais - Pascal...
(1981) – Christine - Beau-pèreBeau-pèreBeau-père is a 1981 French film directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. The film had a total of 1,197,816 admissions in France...
(1981) – Charlotte - L'Ombre rouge (1981) – Anna
- Une étrange affaireUne étrange affaireStrange Affair is a 1981 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin and Nathalie Baye.- Plot :Louis Coline is an executive assistant in a declining Paris department store...
(1981) – Nina Coline - Le Retour de Martin GuerreThe Return of Martin GuerreThe Return of Martin Guerre is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne and based on historical events in France during the 16th century. .-Synopsis:...
(aka. The Return of Martin Guerre) (1982) – Bertrande de Rols - La BalanceLa BalanceLa Balance is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet and Jean-Paul Comart...
(1982) – Nicole Danet - J'ai épousé une ombre (1983) – Helene
- Notre histoire (1984) – Donatienne Pouget/Marie-Thérèse Chatelard/Geneviève Avranche
- Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) – Sacha Vernakis
- DétectiveDétectiveDétective is a 1985 French crime film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Laurent Terzieff - William Prospero* Aurelle Doazan - Arielle* Jean-Pierre Léaud - Inspector Neveu...
(1985) – Françoise Chenal - Le Neveu de Beethoven (1985) – Leonore
- Lune de mielLune de mielLune de miel is a 1985 thriller, directed by Patrick Jamain, and starring by Nathalie Baye.-Plot:A Frenchwoman in Manhattan, in danger of being deported because of her relationship with a recently arrested drug offender, enters into a marriage of convenience with a stranger that is arranged through...
(1985) – Cécile Carline - De guerre lasse (1987) – Alice
- En toute innocence (1988) – Catherine
- Gioco al massacro (1989)
- Le Pinceau à lèvres (1990) – Elle
- La Baule-les-Pins (1990) – Lena
- The Man InsideThe Man InsideThe Man Inside is a 1958 British crime adventure film brought to the screen by Warwick Film Productions. The screenplay from David Shaw was based on a novel by M.E.Chaber and was directed by John Gilling. The film was Bonar Colleano's last role before he died in a car accident...
(1990) – Christine - Un week-end sur deux (1990) – Camille Valmont
- La VoixLa voixLa voix is a song by Swedish singer Malena Ernman and was the Swedish entry at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Moscow, Russia. It was composed by Fredrik Kempe, with lyrics by both Kempe and Ernman...
(1992) – Lorraine - From Time to TimeThe TimekeeperThe Timekeeper was a 1992 Circle-Vision 360° film that was presented at three Disney parks around the world. It was the first Circle-Vision show that was arranged and filmed with an actual plot and not just visions of landscapes, and the first to utilize Audio-Animatronics...
(aka. The Timekeeper) (1992) – Madame de PompadourMadame de PompadourJeanne Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour was a member of the French court, and was the official chief mistress of Louis XV from 1745 to her death.-Biography:... - And the Band Played OnAnd the Band Played On (film)And the Band Played On is a 1993 American television film docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode. The teleplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the best-selling 1987 non-fiction book And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts.The film premiered at the Montreal...
(1993) – Dr. Françoise Barre - Mensonge (1993) – Emma
- La MachineLa MachineLa Machine is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 3735. On 1 January 2004, the estimate was 3649.-Mining city:The mining exploitation marked the history of this town...
(1994) – Marie Lacroix - La Mère (1995) – La mère
- Enfants de salaud (1996) – Sophie
- Food of LoveFood of LoveFood of Love is a 2002 Spanish/German film based on the 1998 novel The Page Turner by David Leavitt. The screenplay was written by Ventura Pons who also directed the feature....
(1997) – Michele - PaparazziPaparazzi (1998 film)Paparazzi is a 1998 French comedy film, directed by Alain Berbérian.-Plot:Franck Bordoni loses job as a night watchman when he finds himself inadvertently on the front cover of a popular magazine. The photograph was taken whilst he was enjoying at a football match instead of working...
(1998) – Nicole - Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998) – Muriel
- Vénus beauté (institut)Venus Beauty InstituteVenus Beauty Institute is a 1999 French movie, telling the story of three employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.The film is directed by Tonie Marshall...
(aka. Venus Beauty Institute) (1999) – Angèle Piana - Une liaison pornographiqueUne liaison pornographiqueUne liaison pornographique is a 1999 romantic drama film by Frédéric Fonteyne, and written by Philippe Blasband.-Cast:*Nathalie Baye — Her*Sergi López — Him*Jacques Viala — Interviewer *Paul Pavel — Joseph Lignaux...
(1999) – Her - Selon Matthieu (2000) – Claire
- Ça ira mieux demain (2000) – Sophie
- Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001) – Lucie Barnich
- Absolument fabuleuxAbsolument fabuleuxAbsolument fabuleux is a French comedy film, released in 2001. Written and directed by Gabriel Aghion, the film was an adaptation of the British television comedy series Absolutely Fabulous....
(2001) – Patricia - Catch Me If You CanCatch Me If You CanCatch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia doctor, and a Louisiana parish prosecutor...
(2002) – Paula Abagnale - La Fleur du mal (2003) – Anne Charpin-Vasseur
- Les Sentiments (2003) – Carole
- France Boutique (2003) – Sofia
- Une vie à t'attendre (2004) – Jeanne
- L'Un reste, l'autre part (2005) – Fanny
- Le Petit LieutenantLe Petit LieutenantThe Young Lieutenant is a 2005 drama by French director Xavier Beauvois.-Synopsis:The title character is Antoine Derouere, a young man from the provinces who has just graduated from the police academy. Antoine joins the force in Paris and is assigned to the city's busiest precinct.Antoine's...
(2005) – Commandant Caroline "Caro" Vaudieu - La CalifornieLa CalifornieFrench California is a 2006 French film directed and written by Jacques Fieschi, based on short story by Georges Simenon. It was nominated for César Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Actor...
(2006) – Maguy - Ne le dis à personne (2006)
- Michou d'Auber (2007) -Gisèle
- Mon fils à moiMon fils à moiMon fils a moi is a French 2006 film directed by Martial Fougeron. The film is about an unbalanced mother bullying her 12-year-old son Julien .-Plot:...
(2007) - Le prix à payer (2007) – Odette
- Passe-passePasse-passe-Cast and roles:* Nathalie Baye - Irène Montier-Duval* Edouard Baer - Darry Marzouki* Guy Marchand - Pierre Delage, the Minister* Mélanie Bernier - Sonia Yacovlev* Joey Starr - Max* Maurice Bénichou - Serge* Bulle Ogier - Madeleine, Darry's mother...
(2008) – Irène Montier-Duval - Les bureaux de Dieu (2008) – Anne
- Cliente (2008) – Judith
- Visage (2009)
- Ensemble, c'est trop (2010)
- Hitler à Hollywood (2010)
- Small World (2010) (post-production)
- Soins complets (2010) (post-production)
Television
- Au théâtre ce soir: Les croulants se portent bien (1970)
- L'inconnu (1973)
- Esquisse d'une jeune femme sans dessus-dessous (1975)
- Les cinq dernières minutes: Une si jolie petite cure (1977)
- Sacré farceur (1978)
- Madame Sourdis (1979)
- And the Band Played OnAnd the Band Played On (film)And the Band Played On is a 1993 American television film docudrama directed by Roger Spottiswoode. The teleplay by Arnold Schulman is based on the best-selling 1987 non-fiction book And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts.The film premiered at the Montreal...
(1993) - L'Enfant des lumières (2002)
- Marie–Octobre (2008)
- Le grand restaurant (2010)
Awards and honours
- 1981: Nomination for César Award for Best ActressCésar Award for Best ActressList of winners and nominees of the César Award for Best Actress .-Winners and nominees:...
– Une semaine de vacances - 1981: César Award for Best Supporting Actress – Sauve qui peut (la vie)Sauve qui peut (la vie)__notoc__Sauve qui peut , which was released as Slow Motion in the UK, and as Every Man for Himself in the U.S., is a film directed, co-written and co-produced by Jean-Luc Godard, which premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Jacques Dutronc, Isabelle Huppert, and Nathalie Baye,...
- 1982: César Award for Best Supporting Actress – Une étrange affaireUne étrange affaireStrange Affair is a 1981 French film directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre, and starring Michel Piccoli, Gérard Lanvin and Nathalie Baye.- Plot :Louis Coline is an executive assistant in a declining Paris department store...
- 1983: César Award for Best Actress – La BalanceLa BalanceLa Balance is a 1982 French film directed by Bob Swaim and starring Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Tchéky Karyo, Maurice Ronet and Jean-Paul Comart...
- 1984: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress – J'ai épousé une ombre
- 1991: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress – Un week-end sur deux
- 1999: Venice Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalThe Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
– Volpi CupVolpi CupThe Volpi Cups are the principal awards given to actors at the Venice Film Festival. Formal acting awards were introduced in the second festival . Initially they were called Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment. The name Volpi Cup was introduced the following year...
– Best actress – Une liaison pornographiqueUne liaison pornographiqueUne liaison pornographique is a 1999 romantic drama film by Frédéric Fonteyne, and written by Philippe Blasband.-Cast:*Nathalie Baye — Her*Sergi López — Him*Jacques Viala — Interviewer *Paul Pavel — Joseph Lignaux... - 2000: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress – Venus Beauty InstituteVenus Beauty InstituteVenus Beauty Institute is a 1999 French movie, telling the story of three employees of a beauty parlor in search of love and happiness.The film is directed by Tonie Marshall...
- 2000: Seattle International Film FestivalSeattle International Film FestivalThe Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
– Best actress – Venus Beauty Institute - 2004: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress – Les Sentiments
- 2006: César Award for Best Actress – Le Petit LieutenantLe Petit LieutenantThe Young Lieutenant is a 2005 drama by French director Xavier Beauvois.-Synopsis:The title character is Antoine Derouere, a young man from the provinces who has just graduated from the police academy. Antoine joins the force in Paris and is assigned to the city's busiest precinct.Antoine's...
- 2006: San Sebastian International Film FestivalSan Sebastián International Film FestivalThe San Sebastián International Film Festival is an annual FIAPF A category film festival held in the Spanish city of San Sebastián .-History:The festival was founded in 1953...
– Silver Seashell – Best Actress – Mon fils à moiMon fils à moiMon fils a moi is a French 2006 film directed by Martial Fougeron. The film is about an unbalanced mother bullying her 12-year-old son Julien .-Plot:... - 2009: Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...