Charlbi Dean, the actress who died of a “sudden illness” at the age of 32, leaving behind a promising film career

This Monday the sudden death of the South African actress and singer was learned Charlbi Deanone of the protagonists of the film Triangle of Sadness winner of a palm d’or in the Cannes Film Festival.

The precise cause of his death is unknown, it has only been said that it was a “sudden and sudden illness”; the death was in a hospital in New York (USA) and was confirmed by his brother. “May heaven be everything you imagined,” he said in a message on his social media.

The actress was very active on social networks, just five days ago she had made a post on her Instagram account. Because of her work, she lived in the Hollywood Hills, in New York.

Last April her boyfriend had asked her for her hand, on the same street in Manhattan where they had given their first love kiss. Since then, the actress was engaged.

In 2008, he survived a near-fatal car accident.

Dean was born in Cape Town in 1990, currently 32 years old. Her debut on the big screen was in 2010, at the age of 10, with the South African film Spud. This film is set in the years of the liberation of Nelson Mandela He had his second part in 2013 where he also acted.

In 2016 he acted in Blood in the Water and in 2017 he participated in the television series Elementary, Based on Sherlock Holmes.

He also participated in the superhero series based on DC comics Black Lightningwhere she played the anti-heroine Syonide.

In the satirical feature film Triangle of Sadnessdirected by the Swedish Ruben Östlund, Dean represented the co-star Yaya, a model and “influencer”, partner of the character Carl, who was played by Harris Dickinson. Expected that this film enters the race for the Oscars 2023.

Film industry professionals describe this as a huge loss, as they considered the actress a true talent. “This is absolutely devastating. Charlbi Dean was an exciting actress for me after seeing her in Triangle of Sadness”said the playwright Jeremy O Harris, collects a note from the BBC.

“His work had a vulnerability and intellect that a lesser actor would have denied the character”he added. (YO)