Esta TerBlanche, who was mainly famous for her role as Princess Gillan Andrassy on the late '90s and early aughts soap opera All My Children, died July 18 at the age of 51, according to her representative.
“It’s with a heavy heart that my friend and client Esta TerBlanche passed away Thursday of natural causes,” her rep, Lisa Rodrigo, announced on Facebook July 20. “An autopsy report is pending.”
She continued, “I am still processing and in shock. 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.”
As per County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner records obtained by E! News, the actress died in her home in Los Angeles.
The cause of her death was not revealed and the authorities have taken the case under investigation.
Born in South Africa, TerBlanche began her career in acting
TerBlanche was born in South Africa and began her acting career there in the '90s, debuting in the bilingual soap opera Egoli: Place of Gold and hosting the children's program K-T.V.
She made her debut on All My Children in 1997, in the role of Hungarian princess Gillian Andrassy, and played the character till it was killed off in 2001.
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