Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye was one of those actresses who made everything look effortless, and that's exactly what made her so hard to pin down. She won back-to-back César Awards for Best Supporting Actress in 1981 and 1982, then took home Best Actress in 1983 — which would be the career peak for most people — but she just kept going, winning Best Actress again in 2006 for The Young Lieutenant, proof that she only got more interesting with age. She trained as a dancer before pivoting to acting, and you can feel that physical intelligence in how she inhabits a role. Whether she was playing a restrained bourgeoise or a woman completely unraveling, there was never a false note. France gave her the Legion of Honour, and honestly, it feels like the least they could do.

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Name (English)

Nathalie Baye

Name (Japanese)

ナタリー・バイ

Reading

なたりー・ばい

Born

July 6, 1948 – April 17, 2026

Origin

Mainneville, Eure, France

Occupation

voice actor / stage actor / film actor / dancer / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

Awards & achievements

• Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 1981 César Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1982 César Award for Best Supporting Actress
• 1983 César Award for Best Actress
• 2006 César Award for Best Actress
• Officer of the Legion of Honour
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress
• Silver Shell for Best Actress

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/nathalie_baye_officiel/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathalie%20Baye
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%A4
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106573

Tags

• Eure
• voice actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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