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French Film Icon Nathalie Baye Dies at 77 in Paris

Her family said Lewy body dementia caused her death.

Overview

  • Her family confirmed to AFP on Saturday that she died at home in Paris on Friday evening, naming Lewy body dementia as the cause.
  • Across roughly 80 films, she won four César Awards, including three in a row in the early 1980s, and earned Venice’s Coppa Volpi in 1999.
  • She rose with auteurs like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard and later reached global audiences in Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can.
  • President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on X, praising her voice, smiles and discretion, and sending condolences to her family.
  • Lewy body dementia is a brain disease linked to protein buildup that can trigger confusion, movement problems and hallucinations.