- Esta TerBlanche
Esta TerBlanche (born
January 7 ,1973 inRustenburg ,North West Province ) is aSouth Africa n actress of Huguenot descent, best known for her roles on televisionsoap opera s in both South Africa and theUnited States .She first became popular when she was crowned "Miss Teen South Africa" in
1991 . From there, she was hired to play the role of Bienkie Naudé-Hartman on the series "". She first appeared on the series in1992 , and left the role in1995 to move to theUnited States . She had become a household name in her native country, appearing on the covers of many of the most popular magazines.In
1997 , TerBlanche was cast in the role ofGillian Andrassy on "All My Children ", which gained her even more popularity. The role of Gillian, a princess, was very popular for TerBlanche. After much drama, Gillian marriedRyan Lavery , played byCameron Mathison , and it seemed that they would live happily ever after. After four years on the show, Gillian was killed off in2001 in a surprising and highly controversial move. TerBlanche asked to be written out of the show so she could move back to South Africa. TerBlanche made a guest appearance on "" in2004 . TerBlanche has since moved back to the United States.A native speaker of
Afrikaans , TerBlanche also speaks English and German fluently, and can speak French, Italian and Russian with varying levels of fluency.External links
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