‘Black Panther’ Actress Dies at 72 After ‘Medical Procedure’
Connie Chiume, the South African actress who appeared in Black Panther, has died. She was 72.
She passed away Tuesday at the Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, her family said in a statement on Instagram. No cause of death was given.
Her son, Nongelo Chiume, told Newzroom Afrika his mother had been admitted to the “hospital for a medical procedure.” “She was recovering well, but unfortunately we then got the news of her passing,” he said.