Moroccan-French Actress Nadia Farès Dies at 57

Her daughters confirmed her death was the result of cardiac arrest, following a swimming pool incident earlier this month.

Nadia Farès, a Moroccan-French actress best known for her role in the 2000 thriller The Crimson Rivers, died on Friday at the age of 57.

Her death was confirmed by her daughters, Cylia and Shana Chasman, in a statement to Agence France-Presse. They stated the cause was cardiac arrest.

Details of the Incident

On April 11, Farès was found unconscious at the bottom of a swimming pool at a private club in Paris. Witnesses performed CPR and she was transported to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, where she was placed in a medically induced coma.

An investigation into the cause of her injuries has been opened, according to Le Figaro. The newspaper reported that no offense has been identified at this stage.

Career and Personal Life

Farès was born in Marrakesh on December 20, 1968, and grew up in Nice before moving to Paris. She was best known for her role in the 2000 film The Crimson Rivers, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and co-starring Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. Her other film credits include War (2007) and Storm Warning (2007).

She moved to the United States in 2009 after marrying American producer Steve Chasman and returned to acting in 2016 with the Netflix series Marseille. She and Chasman separated in 2022, after which she moved back to France.

According to an interview published in January, Farès was preparing to shoot her first feature film as a screenwriter and director in September. She had previously disclosed undergoing brain surgery in 2007 for an aneurysm and three heart surgeries over a four-year period.

A Statement from Her Family

In their statement, her daughters wrote:

"It is with immense sadness that we announce the death this Friday of Nadia Farès. France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother that we have just lost."