Nadia Fares has died at the age of 57.
The Crimson River actress was found unconscious in a swimming pool in Paris last weekend and her family have now confirmed that the French star passed away a few days later.
Nadia's daughters, Cylia and Shana Chasman, told AFP in a written statement: "It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Nadia Farès this Friday.
"France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother we have just lost."
According to France's Le Monde newspaper, Nadia had been pulled from the pool at a private gym last Sunday (11.04.26) and went into a coma after suffering a cardiac arrest.
She never regained consciousness and died at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital on Friday (17.04.26).
Authorities told the outlet that an investigation has been opened into Nadia's death but no wrongdoing has been found at this point.
On Saturday (18.04.26), Cylia took to Instagram to share an emotional tribute to her mother, declaring her death to be a "heartbreak I will never get over."
She wrote: "It pains me to say goodbye, but mama, I will make you so proud.
"I am so happy that we got even closer than we were before in your last few months. You understood me better than anyone and I don’t know how I will recover. People always say I’m mini you and that’s the best compliment.
"You were so loved and you were my role model, every achievement I had I was always so excited to tell you first because I knew how proud of me you would be.
"You were not only an amazing mom but my best friend. ...I love you, please watch over me. You have shown me how fast life can change literally overnight. I will take that with me every day and make every day count for you."
Nadia had undergone brain surgery due to an aneurysm in 2007, describing her health issue at the time as a "ticking time bomb that needed to be treated urgently".
She had also had three operations on her heart in the past.
The actress was born in Marrakesh, Morocco, in 1968 and found fame thanks to her work on Mathieu Kassovitz’s The Crimson River, based on the Jean-Christophe Grangé novel of the same name.
She went on to star in other Hollywood films, including 2007's Storm Warning, as well as dozens of French projects.
Nadia had been due to begin filming an action-comedy, her debut as a director and screenwriter, later this year.
