The actress passed away on April 17 at the age of 77. She is set to be buried this Friday, April 24 “in strict privacy” in Paris. The world of cinema and fans of the actress will pay final respects to Nathalie Baye on Friday, April 24 in Paris, who passed away on April 17 at the age of 77 before her burial “in strict privacy.” The ceremony will take place at 10:30 am at the Saint-Sulpice Church, in the heart of the 6th arrondissement where the actress lived. The mass, which will be open to the public, is expected to bring together numerous members of the cultural world around Nathalie Baye’s only daughter, the actress and comedian Laura Smet, whose father was Johnny Hallyday.
“I lost half of my heart, she was the best mother in the world,” she wrote the day after the announcement of her death. The actress suffered from a neurodegenerative disease. Nathalie Baye was born on July 6, 1948 in Mainneville (Eure). She had managed to break her classic image to unleash her creativity and build an impressive filmography with around a hundred feature films. From François Truffaut to Xavier Dolan, Bertrand Blier, Tonie Marshall, and Claude Chabrol.
She was multilaterally awarded at the Césars (twice for a leading role, twice for a supporting role), winning the statue three years in a row from 1981 to 1983, and again in 2006 for “Le petit lieutenant.” The actress also briefly ventured into Hollywood, playing Leonardo DiCaprio’s mother in Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me If You Can.” Besides rockstar Johnny Hallyday, Nathalie Baye shared her life with actor Philippe Léotard, Pierre Lescure, and politician Jean-Louis Borloo, who described her as “anything but a celebrity.” In her personal life, “she did as she pleased,” her agent for 20 years, Elisabeth Tanner, told Paris-Match. “She never cared about what people said about her, her choices, her tastes. She was extremely discreet. Of course, when she met Johnny, it was hard to be discreet, but overall, she didn’t like the media attention at all.” Nathalie Baye was a member of the Honorary Committee of the association for the right to die with dignity (ADMD), which advocates for the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide.
