Charlbi Dean

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.

Most Known For

Elementary

as Beautiful Woman

Black Lightning

as Syonide

Triangle of Sadness

as Yaya

Death Race: Inferno

as Calimity J

Spud

as Amanda

Wedding Swingers

as Jennifer - Kassidy Kubrick

Illusive Fields

as Nadia

An Interview with God

as Grace

Don't Sleep

as Shawn Edmond

Spud 2: The Madness Continues

as Amanda

Blood in the Water

as Pheebee