Charlbi Dean is best known for her roles in ‘Spud’, ‘Black Lightning’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’. Image via Twitter @IndieWire
Charlbi Dean: 5 things to know about the SA-born rising actress
SA-born actress Charlbi Dean, best known for her roles in ‘Spud’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’, passed away at 32 following a sudden illness.
Charlbi Dean is best known for her roles in ‘Spud’, ‘Black Lightning’ and ‘Triangle of Sadness’. Image via Twitter @IndieWire
Rising South African actress Charlbi Dean passed away at 32 years old on Monday 29 August. According to TMZ, Dean passed away at a New York City hospital following a sudden illness.
Dean recently wowed film lovers in Triangle of Sadness, a comedy film starring Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson. She is also best known for her role as Amanda in Spud.
Here are five things to know about Charlbi Dean.
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1. CHARLBI DEAN IS FROM CAPE TOWN
As per Interview Magazine, Charlbi Dean was born and raised in Cape Town, Western Cape and kicked off her career as an actress and model at 14 years old. She told the publication that she was discovered through her mother who was also an actress and started off by featuring in television adverts.
2. SHE PLAYED ‘AMANDA’ IN THE SA FILM ‘SPUD’
Charlbi Dean made her film debut in the 2010 coming-of-age film, Spud, inspired by John van de Ruit’s novel of the same name. The Cape Town-born actress played Amanda alongside Troye Sivan, John Cleese, Sven Ruygrock and more.
The star actress reprised her role in Spud 2:The Madness Continues but did not return for the third Spud film.
WATCH THE ‘SPUD’ TRAILER HERE
3. SHE WAS A HARD WORKER
Justin Polkey, a South African-born London-based photographer, met Dean when she was 14 years old and described Dean as an already “busy working woman”.
“I had photographed her as a model before but now was vastly more inquisitive about her blossoming acting career,” Polkey wrote in the blurb of a photo article.
4. CHARLBI DEAN IS BEST KNOWN FOR HER ROLE IN ‘BLACK LIGHTNING’
After appearing in Spud 2: The Madness Continues in 2013, Dean landed her first Hollywood role in 2016 in the thriller film, Blood in the Water, directed by Ben and Orson Cummings.
She is best known for her role in the superhero series, Black Lightning, which premiered in January 2018. The series was based on a DC Comics character of the same name.
WATCH THE ‘BLACK LIGHTNING’ TRAILER HERE
5. ‘TRIANGLE OF SADNESS’, HER MOST RECENT ROLE
Triangle of Sadness starring Charlbi Dean and Woody Harrelson premiered in May 2022 at the Canne Film Festival. The film won the Palme d’Or, the highest honour at the Canne Film Festival and received an eight-minute standing ovation.
