Model Charlbi Dean dies at 32

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Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in “Triangle of Sadness,”

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which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32.

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Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday.

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Dean also had a recurring role as the assassin Syonide on the DC Comics television series “Black Lightning,”

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She was born Charlbi Dean Kriek in Cape Town, where she was also raised.

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Dean began modeling as a child, making frequent appearances on fashion runways

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