French actor dies a week after swimming pool incident

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18 Apr 2026 • 6:49 PM MYT
The Independent
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French actor dies a week after swimming pool incident

  • French actor Nadia Farès has died at the age of 57, a week after being found unconscious in a swimming pool in Paris.
  • She had been in a coma since the incident, which reportedly occurred at a private club in the 9th arrondissement on 11 April.
  • Her daughters confirmed her passing on Friday, 17 April, saying: “France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother we have just lost.”
  • Farès rose to prominence with her breakthrough role in Les Rivières pourpres in 2000 and also starred in films like War and the Netflix series Marseille.
  • She had previously undergone brain surgery in 2007 for an aneurysm and three heart operations over four years.

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