'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle 

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

of Sadness,” which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32. Dean

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday.

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

Dean also had a recurring role as the assassin Syonide on the DC Comics television series “Black 

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

Lightning,” which aired on the CW from 2018 to 2021.She was born Charlbi Dean Kriek in Cape Town, 

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

where she was also raised. Dean began modeling as a child, making frequent appearances on fashion 

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

runways and magazine covers in the decades that followed.She survived a near-fatal car accident in 2009.

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

She made her acting debut in the 2010 film “Spud,” an adaptation of a popular South African novel about 

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

a boys' boarding school starring Troye Sivan and John Cleese. She reprised her role in a 2013 sequel.

'Triangle of Sadness' actor, model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

In “Triangle of Sadness,” the first English-language film from Swedish “Force Majeure” director