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Charlbi Dean has died aged 32.<\/p>\n
The \u2018Triangle of Sadness\u2019 star passed away after suffering a sudden illness in New York City.<\/p>\n
Dean was born and raised in Cape Town, became a model at 12-years-old and made her film debut in the 2010 flick \u201cSpud\u201d with the singer and former YouTuber, Troye Sivan. <\/p>\n
Following this, she was a recurring star in the CW series \u201cBlack Lightning\u201d from 2018.<\/p>\n
The news of the model\u2019s death, which was confirmed by Variety, comes amid the Palme D\u2019Or winning film making its way around the film festival circuit, including Cannes, Toronto and New York.<\/p>\n
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In the Ruben Ostlund-helmed satire, Dean starred as Yaya who was invited on a yacht vacation that goes wrong alongside Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson.<\/p>\n
Her other projects include \u201cDeath Race 3: Inferno\u201d, \u201cBlood in the Water\u201d, \u201cDon\u2019t Sleep\u201d and \u201cPorthole\u201d. Through her modelling work, she graced the covers of the South African editions of GQ and Elle.<\/p>\n
Her fianc\u00e9 Luke Volker, a model, reacted to the tragic news of her passing on Instagram, saying he \u201ccouldn\u2019t be more proud\u201d of her and performance in \u201cTriangle of Sadness\u201d.<\/p>\n
Playwright Jeremy O\u2019Harris tweeted: \u201cThis is absolutely devastating. Charlbi Dean was such an exciting performer to me after seeing her in Triangle of Sadness.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer work had a vulnerability and intellect a lesser actor would have denied the character. A true talent and sending love to her family.\u201d<\/p>\n
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