The death of actress Nathalie Baye was announced this Saturday morning by her family. The actress, aged 77, suffered from a neurodegenerative disease. Many reactions salute his talent.
A shower of praise for Nathalie Baye. A few hours after the announcement of the actress’ death at the age of 77, there were numerous reactions to salute her personality, her talent and her immense career. Nathalie Baye has appeared in nearly a hundred films since François Truffaut’s “American Night” in 1973. The actress suffered from a neurodegenerative disease and had been ill for several months. Here are the main reactions to his disappearance.
Emmanuel Macron “We loved Nathalie Baye so much”
The President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron salutes “an actress with whom we loved, dreamed, grew up” and who “has accompanied these last decades of French cinema with her voice, her smiles and her modesty”.
We loved Nathalie Baye so much. She has accompanied with her voice, her smiles and her modesty these last decades of French cinema, from Francois Truffaut to Tonie Marshall. An actress with whom we loved, dreamed, grew up. We are thinking of his family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/7A3mug2aGP
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) April 18, 2026
Catherine Pgard: “A luminous personality”
The Minister of Culture Catherine Pgard believes that “Nathalie Baye has illuminated a long page in the history of French cinema with her talent and her luminous personality”.
Richard Berry: “Our giggles and the tender memories of our beginnings”
Actor Richard Berry reacted on Instagram and addressed the actress: “Nathalie, you take with you our laughter and the tender memories of our beginnings”.
Christian Clavier: “It was a Rolls”
Christian Clavier filmed two comedies with Nathalie Baye: “I’m going to crack” in 1980 and “The price to pay” in 2007. “She had a dazzling career. She’s an immense actress and a very generous workmate. She was a Rolls”, reacted Christian Clavier in Paris Match.
David Hallyday: “It’s not possible…”
Nathalie Baye had lived with Johnny Hallyday and the couple had a daughter, the actress Laura Smet. His half-brother David Hallyday reacted in a story on Instagram.
Gilles Jacob: “The typical French actress”
For Gilles Jacob, the former president of the Cannes festival, “from Truffaut to Godard, from Daniel Vigne to Spielberg, Nathalie was the typical French actress, the good friend. An actress loved by all, she played, she lived.”
Dominique Besnehard: “She was natural”
Dominique Besnehard was Nathalie Baye’s agent at Artmedia. He is also the godfather of his daughter, the actress Laura Smet. “Nathalie was the French Woman,” he believes. She wasn’t in awe, she was natural […] anything but a bling-bling actress”, he says in Paris Match.
The location and date of Nathalie Baye’s funeral are not yet known.
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