It is tragic news that has just reached us. Nadia Farès was declared dead on Friday night at the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, where she had been fighting for her life since April 11. The 57-year-old actress was found unconscious at the bottom of the water while swimming in the pool of a sports club on Rue Blanche, near Montmartre. Despite the quick intervention of a swimmer and emergency services, she could only be resuscitated late.
Investigators are focusing on the medical track, as Le Parisien mentioned serious health problems, including an aneurysm rupture in 2017 and several heart surgeries. In a message to AFP, her daughters Cylia and Shana Chasman expressed their immense pain: “France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother that we have just lost.”
Cylia Chasman reveals her last conversation with her mother Nadia Farès before her death shortly after the official announcement of Nadia Farès’ death, her daughter Cylia took to social media to post a heartbreaking message. In this message, she notably reveals their last conversation: “On Saturday, we were on the phone and you told me you were not afraid of death. I replied that I was afraid of your death, and the next day, the universe decided that your time had come. Even though the pain is immense, I find some comfort in the idea that you were not afraid. I know you did everything to stay. I was sitting at the edge of your bed, pleading for you to stay, and the universe called you back to it,” she wrote.
“You were not only an extraordinary mother, but also my best friend. I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. Watch over me. You showed me how life can change from one day to the next. I will keep that in mind every day and make sure that every day counts for you,” Cylia concluded, who received a lot of support in the comments, notably from Laeticia Hallyday.
Nadia Farès: who are Cylia and Shana, the two daughters of the actress? Raised in the United States, the two daughters of Nadia Farès inherited the family’s artistic flair. Shana Leelee, the eldest born on October 16, 2002, recently made her debut in the movie industry in the thriller “Tin Soldier” (2025), alongside legends like Robert De Niro. Passionate about fashion – she was seen with her mother at the Dior fashion show in March 2025 – she is however destined for a career as a singer-songwriter in Los Angeles.
Her younger sister, Cylia Marti, born on October 14, 2005, chose the path of academic excellence by joining the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University (NYU). Already noted as a director, Cylia won the award for best student film in 2022 for her short film “The Gloomy Veracity of Separation.” She is also very active on social media, where she has over 250,000 followers.
Nadia Farès and Steven Chasman had been separated for four years. If Cylia and Shana carry the name Chasman, it is because Nadia Farès had “left everything out of love” to follow their father, Steven Chasman, a prominent Hollywood producer behind successes like “Fast and Furious” or “The Transporter.” The couple met in Normandy, at Luc Besson’s, before marrying in 2002 and settling in Pacific Palisades, near Los Angeles.
Although the actress revealed in early 2026 to Gala that they had been separated for four years, she emphasized the strength of their bond: “We remained on good terms. We are very attached to our family core.” Despite the challenges, such as the destruction of their Californian home in the January 2025 wildfires, the family remained united around this protective mother whom the two young women are mourning today.
