Nadia Farès
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| Born | 20 December 1968 Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Died | 17 April 2026 (aged 57) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–2026 |
Nadia Farès (Arabic نادية فارس) (20 December 1968 – 17 April 2026) was a Moroccan-French actress and singer.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Nadia Farès was born in 1968 in Marrakesh in Morocco, to a Moroccan father and an Armenian mother.
At a young age, she moved to Nice with her parents. To pursue her acting career, she moved to Paris where, at 18, she worked various odd jobs while continuing to audition.
Career
[edit]In 1989, two of her songs were released in the French music scene, "Et Moi J'Veux" and "Rien Ne Vaut La Vie".[1] Farès began her career in television, with Navarro and The Exile, an international co-production by CBS and M6 in 1993.
Farès made her film debut in 1992, with My Wife's Girlfriends.[2] Later, she appeared in the French thriller Elles n'oublient (They Never Forget) in 1994, directed by Christopher Frank. In 1999, she returned to music with two of her songs from the French film Les Grandes Bouches, of which she was a cast member.[3] Following this, she released two songs, "Follow Me" and "Perfection", in the single/EP Follow Me.[4]
She rose to fame with the police thriller The Crimson Rivers. She appeared as Agent Jade Kinler in the 2007 action/thriller War, and as Pia in the 2007 horror film Storm Warning. In 2011, she had an album of ten songs called Momentum.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Farès married Los Angeles-based producer Steve Chasman, in 2002. Farès was candid about the brain surgery she underwent in 2007, and the three heart operations in four years. The couple had two daughters and separated in 2022, Farès returned to live in France.[6]
Death
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On 11 April 2026, Farès was found unresponsive in a Paris gym swimming pool, at the private sports complex of Rue Blanche.[7] A fellow swimmer attempted to revive her by administering CPR. Farès was then transported to Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital. She was placed into a medically-induced coma, subsequently suffering a cardiac arrest.[6][8] Farès died on 17 April at the age of 57.[9] In a joint statement, her daughters released details of her death to Agence France-Presse.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- 1992: My Wife's Girlfriends (by Didier Van Cauwelaert) – Béatrice de Mennoux
- 1994: Elles n'oublient jamais (by Christopher Frank) – Angela
- 1995: Policemen (by Giulio Base) – Stella
- 1995: Dis-moi oui... (by Alexandre Arcady) – Florence
- 1996: Men, Women: A User's Manual (by Claude Lelouch) – The new secretary of Blanc
- 1997: Les Démons de Jésus (by Bernie Bonvoisin) – Marie
- 1997: Sous les pieds des femmes (by Rachida Krim) – Fouzia
- 1998: Les Grandes Bouches (by Bernie Bonvoisin) – Esther
- 1999: A Monkey's Tale (Le Château des singes) (by Jean-François Laguionie) – voice of Gina
- 2000: The Crimson Rivers (Les Rivières pourpres) (Mathieu Kassovitz) – Fanny Ferreira
- 2001: Coup franc indirect (by Youcef Hamidi)
- 2002: The Nest (Nid de guêpes) (by Florent Emilio Siri) – Hélène Laborie
- 2002: Le Mal de vivre (by Jean-Michel Pascal) – Sandrine
- 2004: Pour le plaisir (by Dominique Deruddere) – Julie, François' wife
- 2005: L'Ex-femme de ma vie (by Josiane Balasko) – Ariane
- 2007: Insane (by Jamie Blanks)
- 2007: Storm Warning (by Jamie Blanks) – Pia
- 2007: Rogue: L'Ultime Affrontement (War) (by Philip G. Atwell) – Agent Jade Kinler
- 2017: Chacun sa vie et son intime conviction (by Claude Lelouch)
- 2019: Lucky Day (by Roger Avary)
- 2022: On the Line (by Romuald Boulanger) - Sam Dubois
- 2025: Toujours possible – Gaby
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1990 | Navarro | Sara | Episode: "Fils de périph" (S2.E1) | |
| 1991 | The Exile | Jacquie Decaux | 6 episodes | |
| 1992 | Le Second Voyage | Yasmina | Jean-Jacques Goron (dir) | |
| 1992 | Counterstrike | Jeanette | Episode: "No Honour Among Thieves" (S3.E6) | |
| 1995 | Le Cavalier des nuages | Melka | Gilles Béhat (dir) | |
| 1996 | Flairs ennemis | Karen | Robin Davis (dir) | |
| 2001 | L'Enfant de la nuit | Eva | Marian Handwerker (dir) | |
| 2002 | Apporte-moi ton amour | Nan | Éric Cantona (dir) | |
| 2006 | L'Empire du Tigre | Gabrielle | Gérard Marx (dir) | |
| 2009 | Revivre | Emma Elbaz | 6 episodes. Haim Bouzaglo (dir) | |
| 2016 | Marseille | Vanessa d'Abrantes | 14 episodes | |
| 2020 | La Promesse | Inès | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | Les Siffleurs | Capitaine Marianne Kacem | 2 episodes |
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Et Moi J'Veux" and "Rien Ne Vaut La Vie" | Single/EP |
| 1999 | Les Grandes Bouches | Single/EP |
| 2002 | Follow Me | Single/EP |
| 2011 | Momentum | Album |
References
[edit]- ↑ Nadia Fares - Et Moi J'Veux / Rien Ne Vaut La Vie, 1989, retrieved 21 April 2026
- ↑ "Nadia Farès". Allocine.fr. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Nadia Fares - Les Grandes Bouches, 1999, retrieved 21 April 2026
- ↑ Nadia Fares - Follow Me, 2002, retrieved 21 April 2026
- ↑ Nadia Farès - Momentum, 2011, retrieved 21 April 2026
- 1 2 Johns, Victoria (18 April 2026). "French Luther star dies after being found unconscious in pool". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ Oganesyan, Natalie (19 April 2026). "Nadia Farès Dies: 'The Crimson Rivers' Actress Was 57". Deadline. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "L'actrice Nadia Farès est morte après son accident en piscine". BFM (in French). 18 April 2026. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
- ↑ Guyard, Bertrand (18 April 2026). "L'actrice Nadia Farès est morte après son accident en piscine". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Nadia Farès at IMDb
- Nadia Farès discography at Discogs
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