Overview
- Her sister Catherine and brother Jacques announced on Dominique Frot’s Instagram account that she died on Friday, August 7, and confirmed she was 68 years old.
- Jean‑François Gabard, Catherine Frot’s agent, told AFP that she died at Hôpital Tenon in Paris ‘des suites d’une maladie’ and no further medical details have been released.
- Frot built a steady 40‑plus year career across theatre, television and film with about fifty credits, often as a supporting or character actor in works such as Mortelle Randonnée, La Cérémonie and Titane.
- Colleagues and filmmakers paid tribute to her performance in recent days, and Guillaume Canet praised her work after Karma’s Cannes screening; Karma will be released in cinemas on 21 October 2026, making her appearance posthumous.
- Her family said the date and place of funeral services will be communicated later, and outlets report that public tributes and reactions from peers—including former co‑stars—are already emerging.