Charlbi Dean, an actress and model who recently appeared in Black Lightning and the Cannes Film Festival hit Triangle of Sadness, has died at the age of 32.
Charlbi Dean Cause Of Death
She reportedly died from a viral infection in New York, though her brother Alex Jacobs said the family is still awaiting autopsy results.
She fell ill suddenly and went with her fiancé Luke Volker in the emergency room and died hours later.
Jacobs said, “This literally happened within the span of a day,” emphasizing how awfully sudden this tragedy was.
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He also added that Dean was “extremely loving, more than anyone I could have ever known. She reminded us every day how much she loves us.” Jacobs referred to her as “the glue that kept us together.”
Charlbi Dean Kriek was born on February 5, 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Charlbi Dean Cause Of Death
She reportedly died from a viral infection in New York, though her brother Alex Jacobs said the family is still awaiting autopsy results.
She fell ill suddenly and went with her fiancé Luke Volker in the emergency room and died hours later.
Jacobs said, “This literally happened within the span of a day,” emphasizing how awfully sudden this tragedy was.
In Memoriam 2022: 100 Great Celebrities Who Died This Year!
He also added that Dean was “extremely loving, more than anyone I could have ever known. She reminded us every day how much she loves us.” Jacobs referred to her as “the glue that kept us together.”
Charlbi Dean Kriek was born on February 5, 1990 in Cape Town, South Africa.
- 9/11/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Charlbi Dean’s fiancé Luke Volker thanked people for their kind messages in a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday (31 August).
Black Lightning actor Dean died on Monday (29 August) in New York City of an “unexpected sudden illness”.
In the video, fashion model Volker said: “Hi, everyone. I wanted to just post a picture of Charlbi, but it’s a bit hard.”
The 26-year-old added: “And just wanted to let you know I see all your messages, all the love, and I appreciate it. I really do. It’s just I can’t really reply to them right now. But thank you, guys. I appreciate it. I love you.”
Dean shared news of the couple’s engagement on 8 April on Instagram, sharing a series of photos from the proposal, which, she said, occurred at the same spot in New York where she and Volker shared their first kiss.
While best...
Black Lightning actor Dean died on Monday (29 August) in New York City of an “unexpected sudden illness”.
In the video, fashion model Volker said: “Hi, everyone. I wanted to just post a picture of Charlbi, but it’s a bit hard.”
The 26-year-old added: “And just wanted to let you know I see all your messages, all the love, and I appreciate it. I really do. It’s just I can’t really reply to them right now. But thank you, guys. I appreciate it. I love you.”
Dean shared news of the couple’s engagement on 8 April on Instagram, sharing a series of photos from the proposal, which, she said, occurred at the same spot in New York where she and Volker shared their first kiss.
While best...
- 9/1/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
Ruben Ostlund, the Swedish director of the Palme d’Or-winning film Triangle of Sadness that should have marked a breakthrough in the career of co-star Charlbi Dean, has posted a touching tribute to the actor-model who died Monday of an undisclosed sudden illness.
“Charlbi’s sudden passing is a shock and a tragedy,” Ostlund writes in an Instagram post today. “It is an honor to have gotten to know and work with her. Charlbi had a care and sensitivity that lifted her colleagues and the entire film crew. The thought that she will not be by our side in the future makes me very sad. At this difficult time, my thoughts go out to her loved ones, her family and her fiance Luke.”
Dean was engaged to be married to her fiancé of three years, actor-model Luke Volker.
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Triangle of Sadness, which features...
“Charlbi’s sudden passing is a shock and a tragedy,” Ostlund writes in an Instagram post today. “It is an honor to have gotten to know and work with her. Charlbi had a care and sensitivity that lifted her colleagues and the entire film crew. The thought that she will not be by our side in the future makes me very sad. At this difficult time, my thoughts go out to her loved ones, her family and her fiance Luke.”
Dean was engaged to be married to her fiancé of three years, actor-model Luke Volker.
Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
Triangle of Sadness, which features...
- 8/31/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund has paid tribute to Charlbi Dean, the South African actress and star of his film who died suddenly at age 32.
“Charlbi’s sudden passing is a shock and a tragedy,” the Swedish helmer wrote in an Instagram post (below), along with a behind the scenes shot of Dean from his Palme d’Or-winning film at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. “It is an honor to have gotten to know and work with her.”
Östlund continued, “Charlbi had a care and sensitivity that lifted her colleagues and the entire film crew. The thought that she will not be by our side in the future makes me very sad. At this difficult time, my thoughts go out to her loved ones, her family and her fiance Luke.”
Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York City after what was...
Triangle of Sadness director Ruben Östlund has paid tribute to Charlbi Dean, the South African actress and star of his film who died suddenly at age 32.
“Charlbi’s sudden passing is a shock and a tragedy,” the Swedish helmer wrote in an Instagram post (below), along with a behind the scenes shot of Dean from his Palme d’Or-winning film at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. “It is an honor to have gotten to know and work with her.”
Östlund continued, “Charlbi had a care and sensitivity that lifted her colleagues and the entire film crew. The thought that she will not be by our side in the future makes me very sad. At this difficult time, my thoughts go out to her loved ones, her family and her fiance Luke.”
Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York City after what was...
- 8/31/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Ruben Östlund shared a tribute to late star Charlbi Dean, who led Palme d’Or winner “Triangle of Sadness.”
Dean was confirmed dead on August 30 at age 32 after an unexpected illness took her life at a New York City hospital. Östlund took to Instagram to remember the late model-actress, who is survived by her fiancé, male model Luke Volker.
“Charlbi’s sudden passing is a shock and a tragedy,” Östlund wrote. “It is an honor to have gotten to know and work with her. Charlbi had a care and sensitivity that lifted her colleagues and the entire film crew. The thought that she will not be by our side in the future makes me very sad.”
He added, “At this difficult time, my thoughts go out to her loved ones, her family, and her fiancé Luke.”
In addition to starring in Östlund’s satire opposite Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson,...
Dean was confirmed dead on August 30 at age 32 after an unexpected illness took her life at a New York City hospital. Östlund took to Instagram to remember the late model-actress, who is survived by her fiancé, male model Luke Volker.
“Charlbi’s sudden passing is a shock and a tragedy,” Östlund wrote. “It is an honor to have gotten to know and work with her. Charlbi had a care and sensitivity that lifted her colleagues and the entire film crew. The thought that she will not be by our side in the future makes me very sad.”
He added, “At this difficult time, my thoughts go out to her loved ones, her family, and her fiancé Luke.”
In addition to starring in Östlund’s satire opposite Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson,...
- 8/31/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Black Lightning actress Charlbi Dean has died. The South African model and performer was 32 years old. Dean died on Monday, August 29 following a sudden and unexpected illness while in New York City, according to Deadline. A Palme d’Or-winning performer for her breakout role in Triangle of Sadness, which was Dean’s most recent onscreen credit. (Credit: Richard Ducree / ©The CW / Courtesy: Everett Collection) She memorably played Syonide in The CW‘s Black Lightning appearing across nine episodes of the superhero series. Her other TV roles included a part on CBS’s former hit Elementary in which she appeared alongside stars Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu. The actress’s final role in Triangle of Sadness saw her acting alongside stars such as Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson. The comedy follows the events that unfold when a cruise for the super-rich sinks and leaves the survivors stranded on an island.
- 8/30/2022
- TV Insider
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Charlbi Dean, the South African actress who turned heads this year with her turn as a fashion model influencer in the Palme d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness, has died. She was 32.
Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York City after what was described as unexpected sudden illness, her rep told The Hollywood Reporter.
Dean also recurred for two seasons as the assassin Syonide, the surrogate daughter of antagonist Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III), on the CW superhero series Black Lightning.
Dean starred as Yaya opposite Harris Dickinson as Carl in Triangle of Sadness, directed by Sweden’s Ruben Östlund.
In his THR review, David Rooney wrote that “Dickinson and modeling industry recruit Dean provide an agreeably absurd center to all this, coaxing sly humor out of Carl and Yaya’s entitlement and their gradual awakening to the realities of a world outside their bubble.
Charlbi Dean, the South African actress who turned heads this year with her turn as a fashion model influencer in the Palme d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness, has died. She was 32.
Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York City after what was described as unexpected sudden illness, her rep told The Hollywood Reporter.
Dean also recurred for two seasons as the assassin Syonide, the surrogate daughter of antagonist Tobias Whale (Marvin “Krondon” Jones III), on the CW superhero series Black Lightning.
Dean starred as Yaya opposite Harris Dickinson as Carl in Triangle of Sadness, directed by Sweden’s Ruben Östlund.
In his THR review, David Rooney wrote that “Dickinson and modeling industry recruit Dean provide an agreeably absurd center to all this, coaxing sly humor out of Carl and Yaya’s entitlement and their gradual awakening to the realities of a world outside their bubble.
- 8/30/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
South African model and actor Charlbi Dean has died. She was 32.
Dean died on Monday (29 August) in New York City of an unexpected sudden illness.
Her death was confirmed by Deadline.
Dean is best known for her recurring role as Syonide on the CW’s DC Comics series Black Lightning.
However, most recently, she starred in director Ruben Ostlund’s forthcoming film Triangle of Sadness – alongside Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson – marking her first major movie.
She co-led the satire as model Yaya, one of the survivors of a sunken cruise ship who becomes stranded on an island.
While slated for a theatrical release on 7 October in the US, Triangle of Sadness has already won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
It is also an official selection of the 2022 Toronto Film Festival as well as the 2022 New York Film Festival.
Dean made her acting debut...
Dean died on Monday (29 August) in New York City of an unexpected sudden illness.
Her death was confirmed by Deadline.
Dean is best known for her recurring role as Syonide on the CW’s DC Comics series Black Lightning.
However, most recently, she starred in director Ruben Ostlund’s forthcoming film Triangle of Sadness – alongside Woody Harrelson and Harris Dickinson – marking her first major movie.
She co-led the satire as model Yaya, one of the survivors of a sunken cruise ship who becomes stranded on an island.
While slated for a theatrical release on 7 October in the US, Triangle of Sadness has already won the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
It is also an official selection of the 2022 Toronto Film Festival as well as the 2022 New York Film Festival.
Dean made her acting debut...
- 8/30/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
South African model-actress Charlbi Dean died of an unexpected sudden illness at age 32.
Deadline first reported the “Triangle of Sadness” star’s passing on August 30.
In addition to starring in Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning satire opposite Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson, Dean appeared in The CW series “Black Lightning” and films “Spud,” “Death Race 3: Inferno,” “Blood in the Water,” “Don’t Sleep,” and “Porthole.”
“Triangle of Sadness” is set to screen at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival and the 2022 New York Film Festival. The movie opens in theaters from Neon on October 7. Dean plays model Yaya, one of the guests aboard a yacht that leads to chaos.
She celebrated the Palme d’Or win on Instagram, writing, “Congratulations our family we did it!!! @ruben_ostlund you’re the Goat I’m forever thankful for you for trusting me to be apart of your genius and my dear @sinaostlund Can...
Deadline first reported the “Triangle of Sadness” star’s passing on August 30.
In addition to starring in Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winning satire opposite Harris Dickinson and Woody Harrelson, Dean appeared in The CW series “Black Lightning” and films “Spud,” “Death Race 3: Inferno,” “Blood in the Water,” “Don’t Sleep,” and “Porthole.”
“Triangle of Sadness” is set to screen at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival and the 2022 New York Film Festival. The movie opens in theaters from Neon on October 7. Dean plays model Yaya, one of the guests aboard a yacht that leads to chaos.
She celebrated the Palme d’Or win on Instagram, writing, “Congratulations our family we did it!!! @ruben_ostlund you’re the Goat I’m forever thankful for you for trusting me to be apart of your genius and my dear @sinaostlund Can...
- 8/30/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Charlbi Dean, the star of this year’s Palme d’Or-winning film at Cannes, “Triangle of Sadness,” who also appeared in The CW series “Black Lightning,” has died, TheWrap has confirmed. The actress was 32.
Dean died Monday in New York City after a sudden and unexpected illness. No other details were immediately available.
Dean played the character Yaya in the film “Triangle of Sadness” from director Ruben Östlund, portraying a high-end fashion model who gets the chance to attend a cruise for the uber-wealthy as a social media influencer. On “Black Lightning,” she portrayed the character Syonide, a deadly assassin and the daughter of the show’s main antagonist Tobias Whale.
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Some of her other credits include 2018’s “Porthole,” “An Interview With God,” 2017’s “Don’t Sleep,” an episode of “Elementary” and the films “Spud” and its...
Dean died Monday in New York City after a sudden and unexpected illness. No other details were immediately available.
Dean played the character Yaya in the film “Triangle of Sadness” from director Ruben Östlund, portraying a high-end fashion model who gets the chance to attend a cruise for the uber-wealthy as a social media influencer. On “Black Lightning,” she portrayed the character Syonide, a deadly assassin and the daughter of the show’s main antagonist Tobias Whale.
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‘Triangle of Sadness’ Trailer: Woody Harrelson Goes Overboard in Wild Satire (Video)
Some of her other credits include 2018’s “Porthole,” “An Interview With God,” 2017’s “Don’t Sleep,” an episode of “Elementary” and the films “Spud” and its...
- 8/30/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Charlbi Dean, the South African model and actor who stars in the Palme d’Or-winning Triangle of Sadness and recurred on the CW’s Black Lightning, died Monday in New York City of an unexpected sudden illness. She was 32.
Deadline has confirmed her passing.
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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’s DC Comics-based 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.
‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Trailer: Luxury Cruise...
Deadline has confirmed her passing.
Hollywood & Media Deaths 2022: A Photo Gallery
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’s DC Comics-based 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.
‘Triangle Of Sadness’ Trailer: Luxury Cruise...
- 8/30/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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