French actress Nadia Farès has died at the age of 57. She passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026, after being found unconscious in a swimming pool in Paris a week prior and placed in a coma.
Farès was best known for her role in the 2000 thriller "The Crimson Rivers" ("Les Rivières Pourpres") directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, starring alongside Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. Her career spanned film and television, with roles in projects like "Chaos" (2001) and "The Last Deadly Mission" (2008).
The circumstances surrounding the incident at the private pool are under investigation, though initial reports suggest a medical episode. Tributes from colleagues and the French film industry have poured in, remembering her talent and presence on screen.
Nadia Farès was born on December 23, 1968, in Geneva, Switzerland, to a French mother and an Egyptian father. She began her acting career in the late 1990s.
