Dorette Potgieter
Acting
Biography
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Born: March 25, 1973
Place of Birth: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Known For
Die Nuusmakers
Adri Joubert has been the cool, calm, reassuring face and voice of the evening news for two decades. But then her husband is murdered, and her life becomes news as a national crisis shakes the country. She is forced to put aside her personal trauma to guide viewers through the state of emergency from behind a red-hot news desk.
Wyfie
An edgy, youthful and urban Afrikaans drama that follows four females as they navigate the complicated world of university life and how they walk the thin line between mischief and wrongdoing to survive.
Die Byl
The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.
Plan B
Miniseries based on the novel by Deon Meyer which tells the story of the hunt for a stolen painting by three people with different interests in it. Plan B is the story of a man with a military background, Ivan Malan, and his partner, Paul Schmidt, who rob a gangster and steal The Fire Maiden – a painting by the Dutch master Vermeer worth €30-million.
Dankie, Lottoland
The aim of Dankie, Lottoland is to identify individuals and charities in need, so that Lottoland South Africa can intervene, roll up its sleeves and support and assist them. Through this popular television series, 13 charities (or vulnerable individuals) also gain the opportunity for national exposure on television, with a view to gaining further support from the public in the future.
Ballade vir 'n Enkeling
Based upon the book written by South African author Leon van Nierop, and the 1980s TV series it spawned, this drama focuses on the mysterious disappearance of celebrated writer Jacques Rynhard (Armand Aucamp), and the investigative hunt for him launched by journalist Carina Human (DonnaLee Roberts). Christia Visser, Rolanda Marais and Jacques Bessenger co-star.
The Pro
The Pro tells the story of a young surfer, Tiaan Nothnagel that has to come to terms with the accidental death of his best friend, Dirkie Lawrence just before their last year at school.After Dirkie’s death, Tiaan swears off surfing for good, as he can’t stand to be reminded of everything that he and Dirkie shared. But then, Dirkie’s twin sister (who went to live with their dad after their parents split up the previous year) arrives in town on a mission: to be selected to go on Wave-Seekers, a fictional World Surf Tour and something that Tiaan and Dirkie dreamt of doing.
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
Set in Cold War in 1961, follows the story of diplomat and economist Dag Hammarskjöld, who boards a plane in a desperate attempt to negotiate a ceasefire from his enemies after he leads UN troops into their first wartime operation.
Villa Rosa
In Bloemfontein there is a guest house where the walls have ears and where there is daily drama, intrigue and also a lot of comedy.
Circles in a Forest
Saul Barnard grew up in a family of woodcutters. The woodcutters are scared of the elephants in the forest, but there's one elephant that never seems to threaten Saul. Tired of being exploited by wood buyers, Saul takes a stand and his father chases him away. He goes to work on the wood buyer MacDonald's wood yard, where he gets to know MacDonald's daughter, Kate, and falls in love with her. After a few years he leaves MacDonald and joins the first prospectors in the forest, searching for gold. Millwood becomes a small town with hotels and bars and houses. Kate appears again.
Filmography
as Sonia Botha
as Hildegard
as Genevieve
as Helleman's Wife
as Guest Host
as Chandré Janse van Rensburg
as Tina-Marie
as Cecilia de Waal
as Jolene
as Lorraine Lawrence
as Alicia Francke
as Receptionist
as June Spies
as Wanda Retief
as Sonja Bester
as Alex's Mother
as Vicky Young
as Younger Jane