Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77

NewsWorldEuropeNathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77Nathalie Baye, a French actor known for her versatility and charm, has died at 77Via AP news wire Sunday 19 April 2026 12:45 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"d126fff909eb18525ba6d8dc4d39ed30","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/french-paris-francois-truffaut-emmanuel-macron-oscars-b2960574.html","title":"Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77"}}Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77Show all 3{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"Nathalie Baye, French actor known for her warmth and versatility, dies at 77","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"France Baye Obit","description":"FILE - Actress Nathalie Baye poses for photographers upon arrival at the screening of the film Juste la Fin du Monde (It's Only the End Of The World) at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)","caption":"France Baye Obit","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/19/12/France_Baye_Obit_53785.jpg","id":"a6543c7225ad4d95a51dc78e3173db92","mid":6631987,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":4410,"height":3006}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"France Baye Obit","description":"FILE - French actress Natalie Baye acknowledges applause after she received a Cesar award for her performance as best actress, Feb. 25, 2006 during the Cesars Awards, the French Academy Awards in Paris. Baye was awarded for her performance in French director's Xavier Beauvois \...