Esta TerBlanche, the South African actor best known for playing Gillian Andrassy Lavery on All My Children , has died at 51. TerBlanche died at her Los Angeles home on Thursday, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office records. The cause of death has not been announced yet.
Her publicist, Lisa Rodrigo, confirmed the news in a post on Facebook. “I can not believe I am posting this. It’s with a heavy heart that my friend and client Esta TerBlanche passed away Thursday of natural causes.
An autopsy report is pending. I am still processing and in shock,” she said. “Esta was a beautiful soul in and out.
I was proud to know her and work with her. More to come in the days ahead. Thank you for the messages so far.
If I haven’t gotten to you, I will soon. “May she RIP with the angels that she is.” TerBlanche played Hungarian princess Gillian on All My Children from 1997 to 2001.
Her enemies-to-lovers plot with Cameron Mathison’s Ryan Lavery was extremely popular with viewers. TerBlanche’s storyline ended after her husband removed her from life support following a bullet wound suffered during an assassination attempt. She returned in 2011 as Gillian’s ghost.
“When I came back, it was really emotional for me and Cameron. When we saw each other, we both started bawling,” TerBlanche told Soap Opera Digest . “Back then, we hadn’t seen each other for years, so it was such a touching moment for us.
” Mathison paid tribute to his co-star and pos.