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Dorette Potgieter debuts on Rhythm City

Written by TVSA Team from the blog News on 27 Jul 2007
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Last night (Thursday 26 July) saw the introduction of actress Dorette Potgieter to e.tv's new soapie Rhythm City, in the role of "tough gal" Gina.

Gina is a cynical tough cookie and ex-stripper who will be running David’s (Jamie Bartlett) underground strip club empire.

David and Gina are ex-lovers, but were never officially together. Gina is the only person in whom David confides in. Although he belittles her sometimes, he regularly discusses his legal affairs with her.

It's the first major television role for Potgieter in some while. The blonde actress first made her name as "ice queen" Susan Bosman on Egoli in 1997, playing the role for two years.

After matriculating with Drama and Ballet as one of her subjects, Dorette explored a career in theatre, film and international modelling.

She has made numerous guest appearances on television shows including Charlie Jade, Sorted, Fishy Feshuns, Madam & Eve, Hard Copy and Tshisa; and in the Afrikaans dramas Villa Rosa, Plek van die Vleisvreters and Soutmansland.

Potgieter has also been a guest presenter on shows such as Pasella and Top Billing, and had a role in the 2003 feature film Citizen Verdict, starring Armand Assante and Jerry Springer.

Telly viewers will also recognise her from a number of television commercials, including a 1989 advert for Timotei (think girl in white with long blonde hair), and a more recent one for Auto & General, in which she and her "husband" are served by an ultra-efficient waiter who knows exactly which dishes they want before they have a chance to order them.

She also appears in a cinema advert for Cell C, as a terrified woman in a Psycho-like shower scene who is murdered by a madman for leaving her cellphone on during the movie.

e.tv has not revealed how long her Rhythm City contract is, but her character - Gina - seems set to get right into the thick of things.

Catch Dorette in Rhythm City every Monday to Friday at 18h30.

EXTRA RESOURCES

Dorette Potgieter Actor Profile
Rhythm City Mini-Site
Bee's Rhythm In The City Recap Blog

Actors in this post: Dorette Potgieter, Jamie Bartlett

Shows in this post: Rhythm City

Channels in this post: e.tv



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