Nadia Farès (Arabic نادية فارس) (20 December 1968 – 17 April 2026) was a Moroccan-French actress and singer.
Biography
Early life 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 In 1989, two of her songs were released in the French music scene, "Et Moi J'Veux" and "Rien Ne Vaut La Vie". 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. 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. Following this, she released two songs, "Follow Me" and "Perfection", in the single/EP Follow Me.
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.
Personal life 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.
Death
On 11 April 2026, Farès was found unresponsive in a Paris gym swimming pool, at the private sports complex of Rue Blanche. 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. Farès died on 17 April at the age of 57. In a joint statement, her daughters released details of her death to Agence France-Presse.
Filmography Film
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
+ Year Title Role Notes 1990 Navarro Sara Episode: "Fils de périph" 1991 The Exile Jacquie Decaux 6 episodes 1992 Le Second Voyage Yasmina Jean-Jacques Goron () 1992 Counterstrike Jeanette Episode: "No Honour Among Thieves" 1995 Le Cavalier des nuages Melka Gilles Béhat () 1996 Flairs ennemis Karen Robin Davis () 2001 L'Enfant de la nuit Eva Marian Handwerker () 2002 Apporte-moi ton amour Nan Éric Cantona () 2006 L'Empire du Tigre Gabrielle Gérard Marx () 2009 Revivre Emma Elbaz 6 episodes. Haim Bouzaglo () 2016 Marseille Vanessa d'Abrantes 14 episodes 2020 La Promesse Inès 6 episodes 2023Les SiffleursCapitaine Marianne Kacem2 episodes
Discography +YearTitleFormat1989"Et Moi J'Veux" and "Rien Ne Vaut La Vie"Single/EP1999Les Grandes Bouches Single/EP2002Follow MeSingle/EP2011MomentumAlbum
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