Nathalie Baye
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Nathalie Baye (born July 6, 1948 in Mainneville, Eure, France) is an award winning French actress. She has won the César award for her acting four times and been nominated a further five times.
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[edit] Biography
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 for the Academy where she graduated in 1972 with a second prise in comedy, dramatic comedy and foreign theatre.
Her first cinema appearance was in Brève Rencontre à Paris ((Brief Meeting in Paris) (Two People)) 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 'A Strange Business', 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 prostitute 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 'Venus Beaute Institute' 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
- Ne le dis à personne (2006)
- La Californie (2006) - Maguy
- Le Petit Lieutenant (2005) - Commandant Caroline "Caro" Vaudieu
- L'Un reste, l'autre part (2005) - Fanny
- Une vie à t'attendre (2004) - Jeanne
- France Boutique (2003) - Sofia
- Les Sentiments (2003) - Carole
- La Fleur du mal (2003) - Anne Charpin-Vasseur
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Paula Abagnale
- Absolument fabuleux (2001) - Patricia
- Barnie et ses petites contrariétés (2001) - Lucie Barnich
- Ça ira mieux demain (2000) - Sophie
- Selon Matthieu (2000) - Claire
- Une liaison pornographique (1999) - Her
- Venus Beauty Institute (Vénus beauté (institut)) (1999) - Angèle Piana
- Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi (1998) - Muriel
- Paparazzi (1998) - Nicole
- Food of Love (1997) - Michele
- Enfants de salaud (1996) - Sophie
- La Mère (1995) - La mère
- La Machine (1994) - Marie Lacroix
- Mensonge (1993) - Emma
- From Time to Time (aka. The Timekeeper) (1992) - Madame de Pompadour
- La Voix (1992) - Lorraine
- Un week-end sur deux (1990) - Camille Valmont
- The Man Inside (1990) - Christine
- La Baule-les-Pins (1990) - Lena
- Le Pinceau à lèvres (1990) - Elle
- Gioco al massacro (1989)
- En toute innocence (1988) - Catherine
- De guerre lasse (1987) - Alice
- Lune de miel (1985) - Cécile Carline
- Le Neveu de Beethoven (1985) - Leonore
- Détective (1985) - Françoise Chenal
- Rive droite, rive gauche (1984) - Sacha Vernakis
- Notre histoire (1984) - Donatienne Pouget/Marie-Thérèse Chatelard/Geneviève Avranche
- J'ai épousé une ombre (1983) - Helene
- La Balance (1982) - Nicole Danet
- Le Retour de Martin Guerre (The Return of Martin Guerre) (1982) - Bertrande de Rols
- Une étrange affaire (1981) - Nina Coline
- L'Ombre rouge (1981) - Anna
- Beau-père (1981) - Charlotte
- La Provinciale (1981) - Christine
- Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980) - Denise Rimbaud
- Une semaine de vacances (1980) - Laurence Cuers
- Je vais craquer!!! (1980) - Brigitte
- La Mémoire courte (1979) - Judith Mesnil
- Scénario de 'Sauve qui peut la vie' (1979)
- Mon premier amour (1978) - Fabienne
- La Chambre verte (The Green Room) (1978) - Cecilia Mandel
- Monsieur Papa (1977) - Janine
- L'Homme qui aimait les femmes (1977) - Martine Desdoits
- La Communion solennelle (1977) - Jeanne Vanderberghe
- Mado (1976) - Catherine
- La Dernière femme (1976) - La fille aux cerises
- Le Voyage de noces (1976) - Sophie
- Le Plein de super (1976) - Charlotte
- Un jour, la fête (1975) - Julie
- La Gifle (1974) - Christine
- La Gueule ouverte (1974) - Nathalie, la fille
- La Nuit américaine (Day for Night) (1973) - Joelle
- Two People (1973) (uncredited)
- Faustine et le bel été (1972) - Giselle
[edit] Awards
- 1981: Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema - César - Best Supporting Actress - Sauve qui peut (la vie)
- 1982: Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema - César - Best Supporting Actress - Une étrange affaire
- 1983: Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema - César - Best Supporting Actress - La Balance
- 1999: Venice Film Festival - Best actress - Une liaison pornographique
- 2000: Seattle International Film Festival - Best actress - Vénus beauté (institut)
- 2006: Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema - César - Best Actress - Le Petit Lieutenant
