Since the announcement of Nathalie Baye’s death, tributes have continued to pour in. Notably, the touching words from Sylvie Vartan, and the tributes from David Hallyday, Dominique Besnehard, Xavier Dolan, Isabelle Adjani, Nicole Garcia and Pierre Arditi, not to mention the heartbreaking message from her daughter, Laura Smet. “I’ve lost half of my heart; she was the best mother in the world,” she wrote on Sunday on Instagram. Since Nathalie Baye’s passing on April 17, artists as well as ordinary people have paid tribute to her memory. She was 77.
Also, many fans are wondering when the funeral of the French actress will take place. As the family told AFP, the funeral of Nathalie Baye will be held this Friday, April 24, 2026 from 10 a.m. at the Saint-Sulpice Church in Paris, before her burial “in strict privacy.”
A four-time César Award winner, Nathalie Baye has appeared in films by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard, Tonie Marshall, Diane Kurys, Nicole Garcia, Xavier Dolan, Bertrand Blier, Guillaume Canet, as well as Claude Chabrol and Xavier Beauvois. The actress has also shared the screen with many of her peers in the industry, including Alain Delon, André Dussollier, Fanny Ardant, Daniel Auteuil, Richard Berry, Philippe Léotard, Audrey Tautou, not to mention Jean-Louis Trintignant.
This Friday morning, several prominent figures close to Nathalie Baye are expected to attend the actress's funeral to pay her a final tribute.
Nathalie Baye dies at 77: a storied icon of French cinema passes away
A towering figure in French cinema, Nathalie Baye died this Saturday, April 18, at the age of 77. Discovered in François Truffaut’s Day for Night (La Nuit américaine), the four-César-winning actress leaves behind a landmark body of work, defined by standout roles, collaborations with legendary directors, and a career that earned recognition far beyond France. [Read more]
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