All My Children soap star Esta TerBlanche's cause of death revealed
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The cause of death for All My Children star Esta TerBlanche has been revealed.
TerBlanche's cause of death was ruled to be an intracranial hemorrhage, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner announced in a press release.
The department added the bleed occurred as a result of 'blunt force traumatic head injury likely due to a ground level fall.'
Her death has been determined to be an accident.
The release also stated TerBlanche, who passed at age 51, was found unresponsive at her residence on July 19, 2024. She was pronounced dead by paramedics at 11:10AM.
An examination was completed by the deputy medical examiner on July 22 and the cause and manner of her death were certified on January 29.
Esta TerBlanche's cause of death has been determined to be an intracranial hemorrhage, the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner announced in a press release
TMZ reports that TerBlanche has since been interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
In a statement confirming her death, her manager Anne Spoliansky told People in July: 'We are deeply saddened by this news.
'As for a personal statement, I’d like to say that Esta was such a kind, loving, giving, and caring person.'
'She cared so deeply for all people and animals,' Spoliansky continued. 'She had squirrels she fed and looked after daily, her two cats and recent kittens that she cared for as her own children.'
'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.'
The South African actress passed away unexpectedly in July in her California home, her goddaughter Barbie Ashley previously told TMZ.
At the time of her death, TMZ reported that medical responders believed she had been dead in the North Hollywood property for around one day before she was discovered.
The star was found dead in her bathroom by her assistant, insiders previously told the outlet.
The South African actress passed away unexpectedly in July in her California home, her goddaughter Barbie Ashley previously told TMZ (Pictured with All My Children co-star Cameron Mathison)
TerBlanche's career took off after she won Miss Teen South Africa in 1991.
She was best known for her role as Gillian Andrassy in American sitcom All My Children.
She got her start playing Bienkie Naudé Hartman on the South African drama Egolim, a role she starred in from 1992 to 1995.
TerBlanche's character in All My Children - the trouble-making princess - was killed off in 2001 so that she could move back to South Africa.
Matheson and TerBlanche pictured in a 1999 scene from All My Children
She was married to André Kock from 1997 to 2008, when they divorced. TerBlanche announced the split during an interview with Soap Opera Digest.
The TV star reportedly took a break from acting, returned to Los Angeles and opened a healing spa.
She is survived by her ex-husband André Kock, and her goddaughter.
