After spending a week in a coma, the French actress Nadia Farès died at the age of 57as confirmed by his daughters on Friday, April 17, 2026.
“It is with immense sadness that we announce this Friday the death of Nadia Farès. France has lost a great artist, but for us, above all, it is a mother whom we have just lost” reported Cylia and Shana Chasman on social networks.
The artist remained hospitalized after being found unconscious in the pool of an exclusive sports club in Paris, where she frequently practiced swimming. According to international media, Farès suffered a “cardiac incident” while swimming in the facility on April 11.
On that occasion, witnesses testified to Le Parisian that the actress had suddenly let go of the board she was swimming with and He submerged himself in the water, but after about three or four minutes other swimmers realized that he had not surfaced..
Farès was rescued from the bottom of the pool and taken by ambulance to the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital.where they managed to revive her, but then she remained in an induced coma until her death.
“On Saturday we were on the phone and you told me that you were not afraid of death, and I responded that I was afraid of your death. And the next day the universe decided that it was your time,” Cylia shared on social networks, remembering the conversation she had with her mother before the incident.
On several occasions, the actress had commented that suffered health problems, as he faced three cardiac interventions in four years and, in 2007, he underwent surgery for an aneurysm.
between the French cinema and international productionsNadia Fares He stood out for his participation in the film purple riversreleased in 2000where he acted alongside Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel.
In addition, he participated in international projects such as Waralongside Jason Statham and Jet Li, and in the horror film Storm Warning. On television, she stood out for her role as Vanessa d’Abrantes in Marseillethe first original production in French on the platform, where he shared a cast with Gérard Depardieu between 2016 and 2018.