Esta TerBlanche
Born and raised in South Africa, Terblanche starred in her country's number-one soap opera,
Egoli -- Place of Gold. Her theater credits include
The Glass Menagerie,
Pygmalion,
Hear Ye, Hear Ye, and
Ten Times Worse on Friday. She also starred in the South African film,
Three Thieves and a Wedding, and was crowned the 1991 Miss Teen South Africa.
Terblanche trained at the School for Art, Ballet and Drama and the Academy for Drama and Arts. She speaks numerous languages, including French, Italian, and Russian.
During her spare time, Terblanche likes to swim, dance and horseback ride.
Spin City, Episode 2.8 "My Life is a Soap Opera"
Gillian Lavery
November 12, 1997
All My Children
Princess Gillian Andrassy
August 21, 1997 to
October 2, 2001;
August 24, 2011
Egoli: Place of Gold [South African series]
Bienke Naude
1992 - 1995
Three Thieves and a Wedding
1991
Miss Teen South Africa (1991)
Appeared in 1999 Jockey underwear ad campaign along with other ABC Daytime stars.
PLACE OF BIRTH: Rusterburg, South Africa
DATE OF BIRTH: January 7, 1977
Hair: Chestnut
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'7"
News Archive: Beloved character shot and killed. [Jun 18, 2001]
News Archive: TerBlanche staying... for a while. [Jul 16, 2001]
News Archive: TerBlanche's Gillian to make AMC exit. [Sep 10, 2001]
News Archive: ABC confirms Esta TerBlanche will return. [Aug 1, 2011]