Coroner Confirms Charlbi Dean’s Cause of Death After Sudden Death at 32

Charlbi Dean attends Netflix's "Spiderhead" New York Screening at Paris Theater in New York City on June 15, 2022. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

A medical examiner in New York City confirmed on Wednesday that South African actress Charlbi Dean died of bacterial sepsis in August. She was 32.

Dean, who had a breakout role in the comedy/drama “Triangle of Sadness,” which won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022, suddenly died on Aug. 29 from an “unexpected illness,” her representatives told news outlets a day after she passed away.