The world of cinema is in mourning. Multi-Caesarean actress Nathalie Baye died at the age of 77 in Paris, her loved ones announced to AFP this Saturday.
Ill and in a worrying state of health since last summer, the French actress, who played in films by François Truffaut, Xavier Dolan, Bertrand Blier and Claude Chabrol, died “Friday evening at her Parisian home from Lewy body disease”, her family, including her daughter Laura Smet, said in a joint statement.
Revealed in the 1980s
Nathalie Baye began her career in the 1970s. She became known to the general public for her performance in Save whoever can (life) by Jean-Luc Godard in 1981, a role for which she received the César for best supporting actress.
The following year, she won Best Supporting Actress in A strange affair by Pierre Granier-Deferre, then in 1983, she received the César for best actress for her performance in Libra, directed by Bob Swaim. She won her fourth César in 2006 with The little lieutenant, Xavier Beauvois.
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