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Baye – 37th Annual Deauville American Film Festival – “The Conspirator” Premiere – Deauville – Deauville, France – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False, 2011 – Photo Credit: Pixplanete / PR Photos
Birth Name: Nathalie Marie Andrée Baye
Date of Birth: 6 July, 1948
Place of Birth: Mainneville, France
Date of Death: 17 April, 2026
Place of Death: Paris, France
Ethnicity: French, as well as 1/16th Alsatian German
Nathalie Baye was a French actress. Her roles included the films Day for Night , The Mouth Agape , The Last Woman , Mado , The Man Who Loved Women , Monsieur Papa , Solemn Communion , Mon premier amour , The Green Room , Every Man for Himself , A Week’s Vacation , La Provinciale , Strange Affair , Beau-père , The Return of Martin Guerre , La Balance , Our Story (1984), Rive droite, rive gauche ; Détective , Honeymoon (1985), Beethoven’s Nephew , Massacre Play , The Man Inside , C’est la vie (1990), Every Other Weekend , The Voice (1992), Mensonge , The Machine (1994), Food of Love , Paparazzi (1997), Venus Beauty Institute , Une liaison pornographique , To Matthieu , Ça ira mieux demain , Absolutely Fabulous (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002), The Flower of Evil , Feelings (2003), The Young Lieutenant , French California , Tell No One , Mon fils à moi , The Price to Pay , A French Gigolo , Passe-passe , Face (2009), De vrais mensonges , Small World , Laurence Anyways , Queens of the Ring , Lou! Journal infime , L’Affaire SK1 , The Assistant , Prejudice (2015), It’s Only the End of the World , Moka , Alibi.com , Les Gardiennes , My Best Part , and Downton Abbey: A New Era ; the series Spin , Call My Agent! , and Nox ; and the made-for-tv movie And the Band Played On .
She was the daughter of Denise Jeanne Aimée (Coustet) and Claude Marie Charles Eugénie Baye. Her parents were painters. She had a daughter, actress Laura Smet , with her former partner, singer and actor Johnny Hallyday .
Nathalie’s paternal grandfather was Ernest Félix Charles Baye (the son of Félix Ernest Baye/Bayle/Bale and Marie Augustine Zéolie Licourt). Nathalie’s grandfather Ernest was born in Sivry-sur-Meuse. Natahlie’s great-grandfather Félix was the son of Marie Nicolas Felix Bale and Catherine Godet. Nathalie’s great-grandmother Marie Augustine was the daughter of François Licourt and Laëtitia Edmée Palmire Larose.
Nathalie’s paternal grandmother was Aline Cécile Hortensia Poudras (the daughter of Louis Joseph Eugène Poudras and Lucie Cécile Jacquet). Aline was born in Venteuil. Louis was the son of Louis Joseph Eugène Poudras and Victoire Daverdon. Lucie was the daughter of Louis Ferdinand Jacquet and Victoire Hortense Lévèque.
Nathalie’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Emile Marie Coustet (the son of Paul Emile Coustet and Joséphine Sophie Marie Jaussen). Joseph was born in Saint-Pierre le Déchansselat. Paul was the son of Claude Coustet and Victoire Deschanel. Joséphine was the daughter of Jean Frédéric Jaussen and Suzanne Brot.
Nathalie’s maternal grandmother was Juliette Eugénie Courcel (the daughter of Denis Pierre Jules Courcel and Eugénie Fanny Blondelet). Juliette was born in Paris. Denis was the son of Philippe Courcel and Pierrette Robin. Nathalie’s great-grandmother Eugénie was the daughter of Michel Eugène Blondelet and Julie Bickart, who was born in Colmar, Alsace-Lorraine.
Sources: Family history of Natahlie Baye – http://genealogie-magazine.over-blog.com
Genealogies of Nathalie Baye – https://gw.geneanet.org http://genealogies-celebres.fr