Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Acting • Born 1974-07-22

Acting2Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Biography

Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She was born on July 22, 1974 in Münster North Rhine-Westphalia and raised in nearby Dülmen. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995) and gained critical recognition in the action thriller Lola rennt (released in English as Run Lola Run) (1998). Potente received Germany's highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and Opernball. After half a decade of critically acclaimed roles in German films, Potente gained Hollywood's attention by playing the role of Barbara Buckley in Blow (2001) and the female lead with Matt Damon in The Bourne Identity (2002). In 2006, she starred with Eric Bana in the Australian film Romulus, My Father, for which she was nominated for an Australian Film Industry Award for Best Lead Actress. Also in 2006, she wrote and directed Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt, a silent comedy. She has also appeared in several American television series including, The Shield in 2007, House M.D. in 2009 and Psych in 2010. As of 2011, she played Hilda in a BBC drama The Sinking of the Laconia. When not working on location, Potente lives in Berlin.

Filmography

80 credits
The Elementary Particles

The Elementary Particles

Movie • 2006

Annabelle

Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

Movie • 1998

Lola

Anatomy

Anatomy

Movie • 2000

Paula

Anatomy 2

Anatomy 2

Movie • 2003

Paula Henning

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

Movie • 2004

Trixie Boudain

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

Movie • 2002

Marie Helena Kreutz

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

Movie • 2004

Marie Helene Kreutz

Blow

Blow

Movie • 2001

Barbara Buckley

It's a Jungle Out There

It's a Jungle Out There

Movie • 1995

Anna

Blueprint

Blueprint

Movie • 2003

Iris Sellin

Storytelling

Storytelling

Movie • 2001

Toby's Editor

Creep

Creep

Movie • 2004

Kate

Am I Beautiful?

Am I Beautiful?

Movie • 1998

Linda

Paradise Mall

Paradise Mall

Movie • 1999

Mona Wendt

Che: Part Two

Che: Part Two

Movie • 2008

Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)

I Love Your Work

I Love Your Work

Movie • 2003

Mia Lang

The Bridge

The Bridge

Movie • 2008

Elfie Bauer

The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior

Movie • 2000

Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt

Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle

Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle

Movie • 1997

Lena

Romulus, My Father

Romulus, My Father

Movie • 2007

Christina

Eichmann

Eichmann

Movie • 2007

Vera Less

Try Seventeen

Try Seventeen

Movie • 2002

Jane

Shanghai

Shanghai

Movie • 2010

Leni Müller

La mer

La mer

Movie • 2002

Blood Sisters

Blood Sisters

Movie • 1997

Lisa Manocci

Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe

Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe

Movie • 2011

Beate Uhse

Downhill City

Downhill City

Movie • 1999

Peggy

Manhunt

Manhunt

Movie • 2008

Beate Klarsfeld

Small Lights

Small Lights

Movie • 2010

Valerie

Opera ball

Opera ball

Movie • 1998

Gabrielle Becker

Südsee, eigene Insel

Südsee, eigene Insel

Movie • 1999

Kassiererin

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

Movie • 2016

Anita Gregory

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Bourne Ultimatum

Movie • 2007

Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)

Muse

Muse

Movie • 2017

Susan Gilard

Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord

Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord

Movie • 2016

Solveig Karlsdóttir

25 km/h

25 km/h

Movie • 2018

Ute

Between Worlds

Between Worlds

Movie • 2018

Julie

Princess Emmy

Princess Emmy

Movie • 2019

Queen Karla (voice)

Coming In

Coming In

Movie • 1997

Nina

The Haunted Swordsman

The Haunted Swordsman

Movie • 2019

The Onibaba Witch

Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau

Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau

Movie • 2016

In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

Movie • 2004

Self

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

Movie • 2003

Trixie Boudain

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

Movie • 2005

Trixie Boudain

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

Movie • 2005

Trixie Boudain

The Shield

The Shield

TV • 2002

Diro Kesakhian

Copper

Copper

TV • 2012

Eva Heissen

The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia

TV • 2011

Hilda Smith

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

TV • 2011

Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown

The Bridge

The Bridge

TV • 2013

Eleanor Nacht

The Bridge

The Bridge

TV • 2013

Elwood Reid

Zwei Brüder

Zwei Brüder

TV • 1994

Mara

Psych

Psych

TV • 2006

Nadia

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Die Harald Schmidt Show

TV • 1995

Self

Through the Night with...

Through the Night with...

TV • 2002

Self

Taboo

Taboo

TV • 2017

Helga

Castlevania: Nocturne

Castlevania: Nocturne

TV • 2023

Erzsebet Báthory (voice)

Leute heute

Leute heute

TV • 1997

Self

German Film Award

German Film Award

TV • 1951

Self

Blauer Panther

Blauer Panther

TV • 1989

Self

Goldene Kamera

Goldene Kamera

TV • 1984

Self - Presenter

Bambi

Bambi

TV • 1948

Self

Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

TV • 1979

Self

Opernball

Opernball

TV • 1998

Gabrielle Becker

Titans

Titans

TV • 2018

May Bennett / Mother Mayhem

Zimmer frei!

Zimmer frei!

TV • 1996

Self

House

House

TV • 2004

Lydia

Menschen bei Maischberger

Menschen bei Maischberger

TV • 2003

Self

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

TV • 1998

Self

Echo 3

Echo 3

TV • 2022

Hildy

Beckmann

Beckmann

TV • 1999

Self

Aeschbacher

Aeschbacher

TV • 2001

Self

Nachtstudio

Nachtstudio

TV • 1997

Self

NeXt

NeXt

TV • 1994

Self

Taff

Taff

TV • 1997

self

Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

TV • 1994

self

ZIBB

ZIBB

TV • 2003

Self

Mayfair Witches

Mayfair Witches

TV • 2023

Annamieke

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

TV • 2011

Self

Dark Winds

Dark Winds

TV • 2022

Irene Vaggan

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