Esta TerBlanche was a South African actress, best known for her roles on television soap operas in both South Africa and the United States.
15 Facts About Esta TerBlanche
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Esta TerBlanche grew up on a game farm, replete with monkeys, cows, horses, sheep, warthogs, and elands.
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Esta TerBlanche was crowned Miss Teen South Africa in 1991, and subsequently played Bienkie Naude Hartman on the South African drama Egoli: Place of Gold from 1992 to 1995.
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In 1995, Esta TerBlanche decided not to renew her contract with Egoli and, instead, opted to further her acting career in the US Within three weeks of arriving in Los Angeles, she found her first job, acting in a hair products commercial.
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In 1997, Esta TerBlanche was cast in the role of Gillian Andrassy on the American daytime drama All My Children.
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Gillian, a troublemaking princess, was killed off in 2001 as Esta TerBlanche asked to be written out of the show to move back to South Africa.
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Esta TerBlanche made a guest appearance on Egoli: Place of Gold in 2004.
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Esta TerBlanche made additional appearances on South African TV and in movies, but later returned to the United States.
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Esta TerBlanche reported then that she had divorced and taken a break from acting.
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Esta TerBlanche stated that she had opened a spa, exploring her interest in the medical field and in healing.
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Esta TerBlanche expressed interest in returning to All My Children or acting in another soap, citing her time on All My Children as the best of her life.
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Esta TerBlanche made a guest appearance on the show on 24 August 2011.
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Esta TerBlanche starred in the film, Three Thieves and a Wedding.
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Esta TerBlanche was well known in South Africa and appeared on the covers of many magazines.
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Esta TerBlanche died in Los Angeles on 19 July 2024, at the age of 51.