‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Actor Was 32 – Deadline

Charlbi Dean, the South African model and actor currently starring in the Palme d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness, died Monday in New York City of an unexpected sudden illness. She was 32.

Deadline has confirmed her passing.

Until her co-starring role opposite Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson in the celebrated Ruben Östlund film, Dean was best known for playing Syonide, a recurring character she played for two seasons on The CW series Black Lightning.

Other credits include the films Spud (2010), Death Race 3: Inferno (2013), Blood in the Water (2016), Don’t Sleep (2017) and Porthole (2018).

Triangle of Sadness is an official selection of the 2022 Toronto Film Festival and has been selected for the 2022 New York Film Festival. It’s set for an Oct. 7 theatrical release in the U.S.

In the film, Dean plays model Yaya, one of the guests invited aboard a superyacht that becomes the setting for chaotic developments.

Dean signed with UTA last January and was also repped by Silver Lining Entertainment.

Additional information of her death and survivors was not immediately available.