Hanli Rolfes

Hanli Rolfes

Born: April 5, 1971
Hanli Rolfes (credited as Hanli Rolfes-Opperman from 2002-2010) is a South African actress best known for her role as Sarah-Lee Odendaal on the SABC1 soapie Generations, from 1996-2001.

She received an Honours degree in Drama (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria in 1994. Shortly thereafter she made her television debut as Lieutenant Bernice Fox in Scholtz Films's Die Laksman, after which she started her six-year stint on Generations.

She has had lead roles in a number of major shows on Afrikaans pay channel kykNET, including the roles of Louise Schoeman in the soapie Villa Rosa, Sophia Landman in the drama series Kruispad, Sonja Mostert in Binnelanders and Lanie in Getroud Met Rugby, a drama series she co-created with her husband at the time, Deon Opperman.

Other television series she has appeared in include Justice For All, The Adventures of Sinbad, Vetkoekpaleis, Egoli, Iemand om lief te hê (Someone to Love), Jozi Streets, 4Play: Sex Tips for Girls, Askies, Soul City, Skeem Saam, Hartland and Geraamtes in die Kas.

She also has numerous theatre credits, including the Afrikaans plays Boesman my Seun (2005), Twaalfuurwals (2006), Kaburu (2007) and Knypie Oppie Kant (2008).

She was one of the contestant panelists on the SABC2 game show Where Were You?, from August to November, 2008.

Hanli was married to fellow actor and playwright Deon Opperman from 2002-2010, with the marriage ending in divorce.

Movies for Hanli Rolfes...

Foto's Teen Die Muur
Title: Foto's Teen Die Muur
Character: Rita
Released: September 19, 2021
Type: Movie
Karli suddenly turns up at her mother Rita's house with bad news - her brother Darius has gone mountain climbing and is missing...
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Pa
Title: Pa
Character: Anel van Rensburg
Released: August 8, 2021
Type: Movie
Andries van Rensburg worked his whole life so that he could retire with his wife. But an unplanned baby and COVID-19 upended their plans.
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Title: Siende Blind
Character: Marinette
Released: November 24, 2020
Type: TV
A psychological profiler with the South African Police Service spends the lockdown with her family, and uses the time to revisit some cold cases. Startling new information leads her down a twisted trail through the history of her new in-laws. Soon she finds herself trapped between suspicion and doubt, with only her instincts to save the lives of her loved ones.
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Meisies wat Fluit
Title: Meisies wat Fluit
Character: Vera
Released: September 4, 2020
Type: Movie
Henk and Sofia fell in love too soon, got married too soon, and now - getting divorced too soon. He fell madly in love with her free spirit and then stole it from her. She fell in love with his security and then stole it from him.
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Shooting Star
Title: Shooting Star
Character: Juffrou McDonald
Released: April 22, 2016
Type: Movie
The gripping true story of musical prodigy Phillip Schuman, a 15-year-old boy whose real-world pain threatens to overshadow the light of his incredible talent as a world renown pianist. A father and son story that promises to touch every viewer, Shooting Star is an inspirational film that highlights the beauty of our God-given talents, while also pointing to the power of forgiveness and healing.
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A Paw-Paw For My Darling
Title: A Paw-Paw For My Darling
Character: Talitha Snijgans
Released: January 8, 2016
Type: Movie
This local ensemble comedy is set in 2003, as a group of working-class South Africans try to come to terms with their changed society. Seen through the eyes of a family dog, we watch as friends, neighbours and lovers try to deal with their challenging relationships.
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Title: Hartland
Character: Elna
Released: July 19, 2011
Type: TV
This beautifully filmed series introduces us to four generations of an Afrikaner family. We soon discover that Ouma Cilliers and her descendents are hiding some juicy secrets from one another.
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Title: Getroud Met Rugby
Character: Lanie
Released: April 7, 2009
Type: TV
Getroud met Rugby is a drama revolving around four stars of a Johannesburg rugby team and their wives as they become involved in various interconnected scandals.
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Title: Binnelanders
Character: Sonja Mostert
Released: October 13, 2005
Type: TV
A 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.
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Title: Villa Rosa
Character: Louise Schoeman
Released: October 4, 2004
Type: TV
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.
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Title: Vetkoekpaleis
Character: Lulu
Released: June 5, 1996
Type: TV
Frikkadel Delport starts a take-away business when he is retrenched. In the process of finding his feet in his new venture, he appoints two staff members without really meaning to.