
Acting
Dorette Potgieter
Born
1973-03-25 (53)
Place of birth
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Known for
Acting
Credits
21 titles
Known for
5.5A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.
Binnelanders
2005
6.0In Bloemfontein there is a guest house where the walls have ears and where there is daily drama, intrigue and also a lot of comedy.
Villa Rosa
2004
8.0The 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.
Die Byl
2016
9.0An 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.
Wyfie
2024
NRAfter experiencing an unspeakable tragedy, a young suburban couples move to the small coastal town of Swartwater. They soon become embroiled with the local population and their intrigues and realize that all is not as it seems.
Swartwater
2014
6.3Set 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.
Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace
2023
Film credits
2010s · 4 titles
6.2The 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.
The Pro
2015
6.4Based 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.
Ballade vir 'n Enkeling
2015
4.5A brother and sister whose relationship isn't the best, go undercover to bust a big drug dealing operation. Their bad relationship makes it very awkward because they have to act like they're husband and wife.
Thys & Trix
2018
NRA Horror comedy with unexpected twists in an equally strange cable ... and an outright lie only be returned by the end neck.
Hoener Met Die Rooi Skoene
2017
2000s · 3 titles
4.3A tale about the relationship between a businessman who launders money for a Mafia figure and his gangster bodyguard.
The Piano Player
2002
3.9A sensationalist TV producer has a novel new idea to shake up American reality TV: Citizen Verdict, a live show where accused criminals are tried and potentially convicted by the viewing public.
Citizen Verdict
2003
Coronation Street: Out of Africa is a 2008 spin-off film featuring locals from the British soap opera Coronation Street, who visit the luxury resort of Sun City, South Africa. Cilla Battersby-Brown, the mother from hell, brought her son and other "son" over to Africa to win a competition for $500,000
Coronation Street: Out of Africa
2008
1990s · 1 titles
Series credits
5.5A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.
Binnelanders
2005
6.0In Bloemfontein there is a guest house where the walls have ears and where there is daily drama, intrigue and also a lot of comedy.
Villa Rosa
2004
8.0The 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.
Die Byl
2016
9.0An 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.
Wyfie
2024
NRAfter experiencing an unspeakable tragedy, a young suburban couples move to the small coastal town of Swartwater. They soon become embroiled with the local population and their intrigues and realize that all is not as it seems.
Swartwater
2014
8.0The 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.
Dankie, Lottoland
2021
8.0Miniseries 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.
Plan B
2024
10.0Adri 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.
Die Nuusmakers
2025
5.0A South African Afrikaans-language television drama series produced by Spectro Productions in association with M-Net Original Productions in which a murder mystery unravels on a game farm against the backdrop of sibling rivalries and revenge.
Plek van die Vleisvreters
2004
NRThe story begins when Leendra van Hellberg (Deirdre Wolhuter) is released from prison after spending seven years incarcerated having being found guilty of murdering her lover. She returns home to her family in the small West Coast village of Soutmanspan, where her parents once owned a quarry before being killed in an explosion. Leendra believes the explosion was not an accident and is determined to find out who killed her parents. She believes that Gilbert Redelinghuys (André Odendaal), whose filthy rich father owns many properties in the town, had something to do with the murders. The Redelinghuys's also own a piece of land called Vlaktevlei which they used to lease to the municipality. That lease has now expired and the family wants the Coloured community living there to move out to make way for the development of a holiday resort.
Soutmansland
2000
5.0Die Kasteel (The Castle) is a South African, Afrikaans-language television sitcom which follows the misfortunes of the hapless staff of a boutique hotel in Pretoria who have no idea how to run such an establishment.
Die Kasteel
2018


