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Nathalie Baye Dead at 77: ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Star Dies After Dementia Battle 

"It's Only The End Of The World (Juste La Fin Du Monde)" Photocall - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival, Nathalie Baye
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Downton Abbey star Nathalie Baye is dead after a battle with dementia. She was 77.

Baye died in her home in Paris after receiving a Lewy body dementia diagnosis, the actress’ family confirmed to the Agence France-Presse on Saturday, April 18.

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According to the Mayo Clinic, Lewy body dementia, also known as LBD, occurs when protein deposits called Lewy bodies develop in nerve cells in the brain and affect brain regions involved in thinking, memory and movement.

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