All My Children actress Esta TerBlanche has died. She was 51. TerBlanche passed away last week in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office online records show, CNN reported. In a statement, TerBlanche's manager Annie Spoliansky that "Esta was such a kind, loving, giving, and caring person." "She cared so deeply for all people and animals," Spoliansky's statement read. "Esta was never anything but generous and lovely to me, and I'm grateful to have known her for the time that I did, and devastated to learn of her passing." Susan Backlinie, Jaws Opening Scene Actress and Stuntwoman Dies at 77.

TerBlanche played the role of Gillian Andrassy Lavery on the famed ABC soap opera "All My Children" between 1997 and 2001. She later reprised her role in one episode in 2011 and appeared in over 100 episodes. Evan Ellingson Dies at 35; Actor Was Best Known For His Roles in CSI-Miami, My Sister’s Keeper, 24, and More.

Beloved All My Children Actress Esta TerBlanche Dies at 51

TerBlanche started working as an actress in South Africa, where she was born and raised, before moving to the US in 1995. She was crowned Miss Teen South Africa in 1991 and appeared in South Africa's first daytime soap opera Egoli: Place of Gold as the character Bienke Naude Hartman between 1992 and 1995.