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Cameron and Esta's Bios

Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery) Esta TerBlanche (Gillian Andrassy Lavery)

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Cameron Mathison joined the cast of "All My Children" in January 1998 as Ryan Lavery. While he struggles with his undying love for ex-wife Gillian, Ryan has to make the ultimate decision of moving on with his life, or waiting for his true love. Will Ryan and Gillian ever find lasting happiness together?
Born and raised in Canada, Mathison made his feature film debut in the 1998 Miramax release, 54. His television credits include F/X -- The Series and the television movie, Any Mother's Son, with Bonnie Bedelia.


"I appreciate the support that I get from my fans."


Mathison attended McGill University in Montreal and graduated with a Bachelor of civil engineering degree and a 3.65 grade point average. 1999 started off with a bang for Cameron when he received the Outstanding Male Newcomer award at the Soap Opera Awards in Los Angeles. The summer was an equally exciting time for Mathison. He not only hosted ABC's live world premiere of Walt Disney's animated feature, Tarzan, he also lensed a Canadian independent feature, Washed Up.
In his time away from the set, Mathison is quite a sports enthusiast. He is a twelve-handicap golfer, an avid skier and is currently training for triathlons. Mathison, who has a passion for photography, can sometimes be found around Manhattan snapping the sights.

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Esta TerBlanche joined the cast of "All My Children" in August of 1997 as Gillian Andrassy. Sexy, spoiled and sophisticated, with European flair, Gillian struggles with the emotional turmoil of wanting Ryan Lavery, the only man she has ever loved, while being married to another -- Jake Martin -- a man for whom Gillian cares deeply. Whom will she choose?
Born and raised in South Africa, TerBlanche starred in her country's number-one soap opera, Egoli -- Place of Gold. Her theater credits include The Glass Menagerie, Pygmalion, Hear Ye, Hear Ye and Ten Times Worse on a Friday Afternoon. She also starred in the South African film, Thieves and a Wedding, and was crowned the 1991 Miss Teen South Africa.


"I dream in Afrikaans."


1999 was an exciting year for Ms. TerBlanche. She, along with castmate Kelly Ripa, and three other ABC daytime beauties were featured in Jockey's latest national ad campaign featuring the new line of Jockey bras. The highlight of the campaign was the unveiling of a 90-foot billboard featuring the ladies in the middle of Manhattan's Times Square.
TerBlanche trained at the School for Art, Music Ballet and Drama and the Academy for Drama and Arts. She speaks numerous languages, including German and Afrikaans. During her spare time, TerBlanche enjoys show jumping and going to the movies. She lives in Manhattan with her husband.