French Actress Nadia Fares Dead at 57 After Drowning
French actress Nadia Fares, perhaps best known for her roles in films such as The Crimson River and Storm Warning, died at the age of 57.
Fares was found unresponsive in a gym swimming pool on Saturday, April 11. She was rushed to the hospital, where she was placed in a medically induced coma.
"It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Nadia Fares this Friday," Fares' daughters said in a statement to AFP, per The Independent. "France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother we have just lost."
The actress was reportedly swimming laps in a pool when she suddenly lost consciousness, The U.S. Sun reported.
Fares rose to fame in the early 2000s after starring in Mathieu Kassovitz's film, The Crimson River, which was based on the Jean-Christophe Grangé novel of the same name. She would later make her mark on Hollywood starring alongside Jason Statham and Jet Li in the 2007 film Storm Warning.
According to The Independent, Fares was scheduled to begin filming an upcoming action-comedy, which she was wrote and was set to direct, later this year.
"Mama. This is a heartbreak I will never get over," her daughter, Cylia Chasman, shared via Instagram. "Everyday I wake up and pray this is a nightmare and that you're still with us. I know you fought your very hardest for your babies. Thank you. Thank you for fighting, thank you for giving me life, thank you for every memory, thank you for the laughs, for the cries."
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This story was originally published April 18, 2026 at 8:28 AM.