Tuesday, August 21, 2012

RIP Maïté Nahyr


Belgian actress Maïté Nahyr died in Marseille, France on August 19, 2012 after a long illness. She was 64 years old. Nahyr was especially known for her supporting roles and starred in films with such directors as Roman Polanski, Federico Fellini and Serge Gainsbourg.

Nahyr was born Nahyr Noemi Marguerit Meerbergen  in Antwerpen, South Africa on May 9, 1948. She built from the end of the 1960s an eclectic career, appearing in such French films as "Le locataire" by Roman Polanski (1976), "Je t'aime moi non plus" by Serge Gainsbourg (1976), "La citta delle donne" Federico Fellini (1979), "Boy Meets Girl "by Leos Carax (1984)," Meeting Venus "by Ivan Szabo (1991) and" Riens du Tout 'by Cédric Klapisch (1992). Maïté appeared as Veuve Breault in the Canadian/French co-produced western TV series “Tales of the Wild” (1994) in the episode “Blood of the Hunter” with Michael Biehn.

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