Nathalie Baye
‘Downton Abbey’ Star Lifeless at 77
Revealed
“Downton Abbey” star Nathalie Baye reportedly died Friday.
She died within the night at her residence in Paris following a Lewy physique dementia prognosis, her household advised French press company, AFP.
Lewy physique dementia is without doubt one of the most typical types of dementia, and signs embrace visible hallucinations, based on Alzheimers.gov. It results in issues with pondering, motion, conduct, and temper.
Nathalie performed Madame de Montmirail within the 2022 movie, “Downton Abbey: A New Era.” Her character is a longtime good friend of Maggie Smith‘s Violet Crawley.
She can be recognized for her function in Steven Spielberg‘s “Catch Me if You Can,” the place she acted reverse Leonardo DiCaprio‘s as his character’s mom.
She landed her breakout function in 1973’s “Day For Night” and has greater than 100 performing credit to her title, final enjoying Hélène in 2023’s romance/drama movie “Mother Valley.”
She has 1 baby, whom she shared together with her ex, “French Elvis” Johnny Hallyday. Their daughter, Laura Smet, can be an actress.
She was 77.
RIP