Los Angeles, April 20 -- Moroccan-French actress Nadia Fares, best known for her role in 'The Crimson Rivers,' has died at the age of 57.

Her daughters, according to Variety, confirmed the news in a statement after she suffered cardiac arrest.

According to reports, Fares was found unconscious in a swimming pool last week and was later placed in a coma. She passed away on Friday.

"It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Nadia Fares this Friday. France has lost a great artist, but for us, it is above all a mother whom we have just lost," Cylia and Shana Chasman said, originally in French, as per Variety.

Fares began her film career in 1992 with 'My Wife's Girlfriends.' She later rose to fame with the 2000 thriller 'Th...