Actress Charlbi Dean, who appeared on the CW series Black Lightning died aged 32

Actress and model Charlbi Dean, best known for her roles in the DC superhero series Black Lightning and the Palme d'Or-winning film Triangle of Sadness, died Monday from a sudden illness aged 32.

Details of Dean's illness remain unknown at this time, but news outlets confirmed that the South African actress died at a hospital in New York, which was first reported by TMZ.

The up-and-coming actress made her film debut in the 2010 film Spud, a comedy starring musician Troye Sivan as a first-year student attending an elite private boarding school set against the backdrop of apartheid's impending collapse in South Africa.

Dean reprised her role in 2013'sSpud 2before appearing in Blood in the Water( 2016), Don't Sleep( 2017), An Interview With God (2018), and Porthole (2018). She also appeared in TV, starring inCBS'Elementaryfor one episode and portraying Syonide in the CW'sBlack Lightning series, which concluded last May after four seasons.