Maïté Nahyr

Maïté Nahyr (25 October 1947 – 19 August 2012) was a Belgian actress.

Biography Nahyr was born in Belgium on 25 October 1947. Nahyr was raised in Belgium but reportedly was of South American (Paraguayan) descent. She built her professional career in Europe. Her best known film roles included Roman Polanski's 1974 film The Tenant, 1980's City of Women by Federico Fellini, and Boy Meets Girl in 1984.

Nahyr also appeared at the Théâtre National de Chaillot in Paris in 1985, where she appeared in Ubu Roi by Antoine Vitez and La Visite by Philippe Adrien. Her most recent film roles included Meeting Venus in 1991; Dien Bien Phu, directed by Pierre Schoendoerffer in 1992; and Little Nothings, a 1992 film directed by Cedric Klapisch.

Nahyr died in Marseille (France) of cancer on 19 August 2012, at the age of 64.

Partial filmography

Le nosferat ou les eaux glacées de calcul égoiste (1974) - Mère / Vierge / Reine Calmos (1976) - Une femme soldat Je t'aime moi non plus (1976) - La prostituée The Tenant (1976) - Lucille Violette & François (1977) Memoirs of a French Whore (1979) City of Women (1980) - Feminist (uncredited) Le bâtard (1983) - La strip-teaseuse Die Olympiasiegerin (1983) - Geschäftsführer Boy Meets Girl (1984) - Maite Favourites of the Moon (1984) - Madeleine Duphour-Paquet Ni avec toi ni sans toi (1985) - Sainte Ricard (1986) - Deponiechefin Les mois d'avril sont meurtriers (1987) - Jeanne Le bal du gouverneur (1990) - Mademoiselle Reiche Transit (1991) Sushi Sushi (1991) - La femme dépressive Meeting Venus (1991) - Maria Krawiecki Dien Bien Phu (1992) - L'Eurasienne Riens du tout (1992) - La directrice de coordination La nuit sacrée (1993) - Assise / consul's sister À la mode (1993) - Rivka The Smile (1994) - Mado Capitaine au long cours (1997) - Maria Sur un air d'autoroute (2000) - Mme Sandre