Nathalie Baye
at the premiere of Passe-passe, 15 April 2008
Born	Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye 6 July 1948 (1948-07-06) (age 61) Mainneville, Eure, France
Years active	1970–present
Domestic partner(s)	Philippe Léotard (1972–1982) Johnny Halliday (1982–1986) Jean-Yves Berteloot (?–present)[1]

Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye^[2] (born 6 July 1948) is a French film, TV, and stage actress. After having dance and dramatic education, Baye launched her acting career in 1970, and has appeared in over 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). Also she has been nominated further five times.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Television 5 Awards and honours 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Early life

Baye was born in Mainneville, Eure, Normandy to Claude Baye and Denise Coustet, two painters.^[1] At the age of fourteen she started her artistic career by joining a school of dance in Monaco. Three years later she went to the United States to sample a new world and new culture. On returning to France she continued with dance, but in parallel registered for the Simon Course and was then admitted to the Conservatoire, from where she graduated in 1972 with a second prize in comedy, dramatic comedy and foreign theatre.

[edit] Career

Her second cinema appearance was in Two People (1973) directed by Robert Wise. Then she rose to fame as the 'script girl' in La Nuit américaine (Day for Night) by François Truffaut. Throughout the 1970s she played the roles of good girlfriend and nice provincial in both 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 an impressive sequence of success and rise to stardom with Le Retour de Martin Guerre and La Balance.

She became one of the most popular and renowned French actresses, gaining two more Césars (Best Supporting Female for Une étrange affaire (A Strange Affair), and Best Actress in 1982 for La Balance). Her 4 year relationship with Johnny Hallyday made them a leading celebrity couple and their daughter Laura is now actress Laura Smet.

After changing her image by playing the part of a streetwalker in La Balance, she further 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.

1999 started a glittering year as she was voted Best Supporting Actress at Venice Film Festival for Une liaison pornographique and in 2000 starred in the multi-award winning film Vénus Beauté (Institut) by Tonie Marshall

Since 2002 she has had many new collaborations including Claude Chabrol and Steven Spielberg, and remains one of France's busiest and most popular actresses of stage, screen and television.

[edit] Filmography

Faustine et le bel été (1972) - Giselle Two People (1973) (uncredited) La Nuit américaine (aka. Day for Night) (1973) - Joelle La Gueule ouverte (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 femme (1976) - La fille aux cerises Mado (1976) - Catherine La Communion solennelle (1977) - Jeanne Vanderberghe L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) - Martine Desdoits Monsieur Papa (1977) - Janine La Chambre verte (The Green Room) (1978) - Cecilia Mandel Mon premier amour (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) (1980) - Denise Rimbaud La Provinciale (1981) - Christine Beau-père (1981) - Charlotte L'Ombre rouge (1981) - Anna Une étrange affaire (1981) - Nina Coline Le Retour de Martin Guerre (aka. The Return of Martin Guerre) (1982) - Bertrande de Rols La Balance (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 Détective (1985) - Françoise Chenal Le Neveu de Beethoven (1985) - Leonore Lune de miel (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 Inside (1990) - Christine Un week-end sur deux (1990) - Camille Valmont La Voix (1992) - Lorraine From Time to Time (aka. The Timekeeper) (1992) - Madame de Pompadour Mensonge (1993) - Emma La Machine (1994) - Marie Lacroix La Mère (1995) - La mère Enfants de salaud (1996) - Sophie Food of Love (1997) - Michele Paparazzi (1998) - Nicole Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998) - Muriel Vénus beauté (institut) (aka. Venus Beauty Institute) (1999) - Angèle Piana Une liaison pornographique (1999) - Her Selon Matthieu (2000) - Claire Ça ira mieux demain (2000) - Sophie Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001) - Lucie Barnich Absolument fabuleux (2001) - Patricia Catch Me If You Can (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 Lieutenant (2005) - Commandant Caroline "Caro" Vaudieu La Californie (2006) - Maguy Ne le dis à personne (2006) Michou d'Auber (2007) -Gisèle Mon fils à moi (2007) Le prix à payer (2007) - Odette Passe-passe (2008) - Irène Montier-Duval Les bureaux de Dieu (2008) - Anne Cliente (2008) - Judith Visage (2009) Soins complets (2010) (post-production)

[edit] 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 On (1993)
• L'Enfant des lumières (2002)
• Marie-Octobre (2008)

[edit] Awards and honours

• 1981: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress - Une semaine de vacances
• 1981: César Award for Best Supporting Actress - Sauve qui peut (la vie)
• 1982: César Award for Best Supporting Actress - Une étrange affaire
• 1983: César Award for Best Actress - La Balance
• 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 Festival - Volpi Cup - Best actress - Une liaison pornographique
• 2000: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress - Venus Beauty Institute
• 2000: Seattle International Film Festival - Best actress - Venus Beauty Institute
• 2004: Nomination for César Award for Best Actress - Les Sentiments
• 2006: César Award for Best Actress - Le Petit Lieutenant
• 2006: San Sebastian International Film Festival - Silver Seashell - Best Actress - Mon fils à moi
• 2009: Chevalier (Knight) of the Légion d'honneur^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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v • d • e César Award for Best Actress 1976: Romy Schneider • 1977: Annie Girardot • 1978: Simone Signoret • 1979: Romy Schneider • 1980: Miou-Miou • 1981: Catherine Deneuve • 1982: Isabelle Adjani • 1983: Nathalie Baye • 1984: Isabelle Adjani • 1985: Sabine Azéma • 1986: Sandrine Bonnaire • 1987: Sabine Azéma • 1988: Anémone • 1989: Isabelle Adjani • 1990: Carole Bouquet • 1991: Anne Parillaud • 1992: Jeanne Moreau • 1993: Catherine Deneuve • 1994: Juliette Binoche • 1995: Isabelle Adjani • 1996: Isabelle Huppert • 1997: Fanny Ardant • 1998: Ariane Ascaride • 1999: Élodie Bouchez • 2000: Karin Viard • 2001: Dominique Blanc • 2002: Emmanuelle Devos • 2003: Isabelle Carré • 2004: Sylvie Testud • 2005: Yolande Moreau • 2006: Nathalie Baye • 2007: Marina Hands • 2008: Marion Cotillard • 2009: Yolande Moreau