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== Biography ==
 
== Biography ==
  
Born in South Africa on 7 January, 1973, she was crowned as Miss Teen South Africa in 1991,  before she began pursuing a career in acting.  
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Born on in Rustenburg, South Africa on 7 January, 1973.  
  
The former soap opera star was and starred as Bienkie Naudé Hartman on Egoli: Place of Gold, a popular drama in the country, before landing her role on All My Children.
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She was crowned as ''Miss Teen South Africa'' in 1991  and started out as a TV actress when she was cast in the leading role of "Bienkie Naudé Hartman" in the TV soap opera ''[[Egoli: Place of Goldo]]'' shortly after leaving high school.  
  
She started out as a TV actress when she was cast in the leading role of "Bienkie Naudé Hartman" in the TV soap opera ''[[Egoli: Place of Goldo]]'' shortly after leaving high school.  
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At the age of 23 she moved to America and in 1997 was cast as "Gillian Andrassy Lavery" in the lomng running American soap ''All My Children''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_My_Children], a role she played from 1997 to 2001.
  
At the age of 23 she moved to America and in 1997 was cast as "Gillian Andrassy Lavery" in the American soap ''All My Children''[], a role she played from 1997 to 2001.
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She married André Kock in 1997 and they divorced in 2008.  
  
 
She passed away unexpectedly on 19 July 2024 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 51.
 
She passed away unexpectedly on 19 July 2024 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 51.
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
She played "Bienkie Naudé" in the TV soap ''[[Egoli]]''.
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Besides playing "Bienkie Naudé" in the TV soap ''[[Egoli]]'' and her American commitments, she would continue doing TV work in South Africa over the years.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esta_TerBlanche
  
 
[[Cara-Lee Dorfling]]. 2024.  "Dood van 'Egoli' se Bienkie 'onverwags' ", ''[[Die Burger]]'', 22 July, 2024: p. 4.
 
[[Cara-Lee Dorfling]]. 2024.  "Dood van 'Egoli' se Bienkie 'onverwags' ", ''[[Die Burger]]'', 22 July, 2024: p. 4.

Latest revision as of 17:06, 22 July 2024

Esta Terblanche (1973 - 2024) was a South African born actress.

Also known as Esta TerBlanche

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Biography

Born on in Rustenburg, South Africa on 7 January, 1973.

She was crowned as Miss Teen South Africa in 1991 and started out as a TV actress when she was cast in the leading role of "Bienkie Naudé Hartman" in the TV soap opera Egoli: Place of Goldo shortly after leaving high school.

At the age of 23 she moved to America and in 1997 was cast as "Gillian Andrassy Lavery" in the lomng running American soap All My Children[1], a role she played from 1997 to 2001.

She married André Kock in 1997 and they divorced in 2008.

She passed away unexpectedly on 19 July 2024 at her home in Los Angeles at the age of 51.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Besides playing "Bienkie Naudé" in the TV soap Egoli and her American commitments, she would continue doing TV work in South Africa over the years.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esta_TerBlanche

Cara-Lee Dorfling. 2024. "Dood van 'Egoli' se Bienkie 'onverwags' ", Die Burger, 22 July, 2024: p. 4.

https://people.com/esta-terblanche-dead-all-my-children-star-8681216

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_My_Children

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