French film star Nathalie Baye dead at 77, says family

French movie prima Nathalie Baye, a multi-Cesar Award victor who starred successful Steven Spielberg’s “Catch Me if You Can,” has died astatine the property of 77, her household told AFP connected Saturday (April 18, 2026).

Baye, a stalwart of French cinema, starred successful immoderate 80 films and took location the champion histrion Cesar — France’s equivalent of the Oscars — 4 times, including 3 years moving from 1981 to 1983.