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Charlbi Dean

Acting Born Feb 5, 1990 Cape Town, South Africa 11 credits

Biography

Charlbi Dean Kriek (February 5, 1990 – August 29, 2022) was a South African actress and model. She was raised in Cape Town, and at age six she began her modelling career. In 2010, Charlbi made her acting debut in the film Spud as Amanda. She reprised her role as Amanda in the film’s sequel, Spud 2: The Madness Continues. She then went to star in films such as Don’t Sleep (2018) and An Interview with God (2019). In 2022, she starred in the Palme d’Or winning film Triangle of Sadness.

A few months after Triangle of Sadness premiered, Dean died of an unexpected illness on August 29, 2022. She was 32.

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Known for

Elementary

as Beautiful Woman

Black Lightning

as Syonide
Film

Triangle of Sadness

as Yaya
Film

Death Race: Inferno

as Calimity J

Full filmography

  • Elementary (2012) as Beautiful Woman
  • Black Lightning (2018) as Syonide
  • Triangle of Sadness (2022) as Yaya
  • Death Race: Inferno (2013) as Calimity J
  • Wedding Swingers (2018) as Jennifer - Kassidy Kubrick
  • Spud (2010) as Amanda Lawrence
  • An Interview with God (2018) as Grace
  • Don't Sleep (2017) as Shawn Edmond
  • Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013) as Amanda Lawrence
  • Blood in the Water (2016) as Pheebee
  • Illusive Fields (2012) as Nadia