Fez — Moroccan-born actress Nadia Farès has died at the age of 57, days after being hospitalized in critical condition following a pool incident at a luxury sports club in Paris.
According to Le Parisian Farès, who had been placed in an induced coma after being found unconscious in the water last weekend, later suffered cardiac arrest.
Her death was announced yesterday by her daughters.
The news marks a tragic turn in a case that had initially been treated as a medical emergency investigation after the actress was discovered unresponsive in the swimming pool of the Blanche club in Paris’s 9th arrondissement.
Earlier reporting said investigators were leaning toward a medical cause, including a possible cardiac episode, rather than foul play.
Farès was best known for her role in “Les Rivières pourpres” (The Crimson Rivers), where she starred alongside Jean Reno in one of the most recognizable French thrillers of its era.
Over the course of her career, she also appeared in several French and international productions, building a screen presence marked by intensity and range. Reports in the wake of her death say she had also been preparing to direct her first feature film later this year.
Born in Morocco in 1968, Farès later moved to southern France with her family and went on to establish herself in the French film industry during the 1990s.
Her trajectory made her part of a generation of Moroccan-born or North African-linked performers who moved across borders and cinematic traditions while remaining recognizable to a wide European audience.
