French actress Angèle Metzger, best known for starring in the television miniseries Chair Tendre, died on Saturday, November 7, after an accidental fall in Les Pavillons-sous-Bois in Seine-Saint-Denis, France, according to the French news channel BFMTV, an affiliate of CNN.
According to the outlet, Metzger, whose age was reported as 27 and 28, was found dead at the foot of the building housing the Centre communal d'action sociale (CCAS) in Les Pavillons-sous-Bois, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris.
She is believed to have fallen from a staircase or platform overlooking an underground garage after crossing a barrier to access an area of the social centre that was closed to the public. According to the reports, emergency services reportedly tried to resuscitate her, without success.
Police investigation in Seine-Saint-Denis
According to the court in Bobigny, the administrative capital of Seine-Saint-Denis, the public prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into her death. The inquiry is being handled by the police station in nearby Gagny to determine the exact circumstances of the accident.
In France, a Centre communal d'action sociale is a municipal public body that administers local social welfare services and community support for residents.
Angèle Metzger acting career and tributes
The daughter of actor Stéphane Metzger and director Marie Caldera, Angèle Metzger became known primarily for her role as Sasha, an intersex character, in Chair Tendre. The series aired in 2022 on the public channel France 5 and was awarded best series at the Séries Mania television festival.
In addition to Chair Tendre, Metzger appeared in three feature productions listed in her filmography: Madame Hyde in 2017, Meu Bebê (Mon Bébé) in 2019, and 100 Quilos de Estrelas (100 Kilos d'Étoiles), which was released in Brazil in 2020.
In October, she also appeared in the music video for Japan by the Irish rock band Fontaines D.C., playing the lead role alongside Charlie Heaton, one of the main actors in the series Stranger Things.
Actress and influencer Paola Locatelli, who also appeared in the cast of Chair Tendre, paid tribute to Metzger on Monday, November 9, writing in an Instagram story that she felt fortunate to have crossed her path.
