French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novel "Persopolis" and its 2007 film adaptation, has died in Paris at the age of 56.
Satrapi's family and friends revealed the shocking news.
"Marjane Satrapi died of grief just over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life," stated the press release from her loved ones.
Producer, actor and screenwriter Mattias Ripa died on 8 April 2025.
Born in Rasht, southwestern Iran, on 22 November 1969, Satrapi was an outspoken critic of Iran's theocratic regime.