TerBlanche was crowned Miss Teen South Africa in 1991, and subsequently played Bienkie Naudé Hartman on the South African drama
Egoli: Place of Gold from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, TerBlanche decided not to renew her contract with
Egoli and, instead, opted to further her acting career in the U.S. Within three weeks of arriving in
Los Angeles, she found her first job, acting in a hair products commercial. on the American daytime drama
All My Children. Gillian, a troublemaking princess, was killed off in 2001 as TerBlanche asked to be written out of the show to move back to South Africa. TerBlanche made a guest appearance on
Egoli: Place of Gold in 2004. She also made additional appearances on South African TV and in movies, but later returned to the United States. In 2010, she was interviewed by the American magazine
Soap Opera Digest. She reported then that she had divorced and taken a break from acting. She stated that she had opened a spa, exploring her interest in the medical field and in healing. In August 2011, it was announced that TerBlanche would reprise the role of Gillian during the final weeks of
All My Children's broadcast on American network television. TerBlanche made a guest appearance on the show on 24 August 2011. Plays she appeared in include:
The Glass Menagerie,
Pygmalion,
Hear Ye, and
Ten Times Worse on Friday. She also starred in the film,
Three Thieves and a Wedding. and the children's show,
K-T.V. TerBlanche was well known in South Africa and appeared on the covers of many magazines. ==Death==