South African actor and model Charlby Dean has died at the age of 32. Her representatives said Tuesday that Dean died at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness.
Charlby Dean was born at Kriek in Cape Town, where she was also raised. Dean began modeling at a young age, making frequent appearances on fashion runways and magazine covers in the decades that followed.
She made her acting debut in the 2010 film “Spud,” She reprised her role in a 2013 sequel. She played a breakout role in ‘Triangle of Sadness’, which won this year’s top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Dean also had a recurring role as the assassin Syonide on the DC Comics television series “Black Lightning,” which aired on the CW from 2018 to 2021.
