Actress from “All My Children” dies at 51

THe Soap Opera Community mourns This TerBlancheknown for her role in “All my children” in the late 90s and early 2000s.

What happened to Esta TerBlanche?

The actress died on July 18 at the age of 51, according to a statement from her spokesperson. Lisa Rodrigoon Facebook.

“It is with a heavy heart that I announce that my friend and client Esta TerBlanche died on Thursday of natural causes,” Rodrigo shared on July 20.

“I am still processing all of this and am in shock. Esta was a beautiful soul inside and out. I was proud to know and work with her. There will be more in the coming days. Thank you for the messages so far. If I haven’t reached you yet, I will soon. May she rest in peace with the angels that she is.”

TerBlanche’s The death was confirmed by the county Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office Office, but the exact cause is still being investigated.

Your goddaughter, Barbie Ashleyrevealed to TMZ that the actress was found with her North Hollywood home, where medical staff estimated that she had been dead for about a day.

TerBlanche’s career on television

Born in South Africa, TerBlanche’s Career began after winning the Miss Teen South Africa title in 1991.

Her first acting role was in “Egoli: Place of Gold”, South Africa’s first soap opera, in which she played Bienkie Naudé Hartman from 1992 to 1995.

In 1997 she joined the cast of “All my children” as Gillian Andrassya Hungarian princess.

Her character evolved from a spoiled and arrogant young woman to a kind and compassionate person and was eventually written out of the series in 2001.

TerBlanche In 2011, she briefly reprised her role as a ghost who appeared Cameron Mathison Character, Ryan Laverybefore the show ended in 2013.

In a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, TerBlanche recalled her emotional return to the show in 2011 and her close relationship with Mathison.

“When I came back, it was very emotional for me and Cameron. When we saw each other, we both started crying,” she shared.

Although he ended his acting career in 2013 and returned to South Africa, TerBlanche expressed her desire to revive her career in Hollywood.

Beyond her acting career TerBlanche was deeply involved in the South Africa Cancer Foundation Make your breakthrough.

She became passionate about the cause after her mother died of cancer and her father also battled the disease.

“It’s about helping cancer patients get the treatment they need and helping to fight this truly terrible disease,” she said in the interview.

This TerBlanche was married to André Kock from 1997 until their divorce in 2008.