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Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Actor · Born 1974-07-22 · Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Bourne Identity (2002) — Marie Helena Kreutz
  2. The Conjuring 2 (2016) — Anita Gregory
  3. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) — Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
  4. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — Marie Helene Kreutz
  5. House (2004) — Lydia
  6. American Horror Story (2011) — Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
  7. Blow (2001) — Barbara Buckley
  8. Titans (2018) — May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
  9. Run Lola Run (1998) — Lola
  10. Taboo (2017) — Helga
  11. Psych (2006) — Nadia
  12. The Shield (2002) — Diro Kesakhian
  13. Creep (2004) — Kate
  14. Che: Part Two (2008) — Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
  15. Muse (2017) — Susan Gilard
  16. Mayfair Witches (2023) — Annamieke
  17. Anatomy (2000) — Paula
  18. Between Worlds (2018) — Julie
  19. Castlevania: Nocturne (2023) — Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
  20. 25 km/h (2018) — Ute
  21. Storytelling (2001) — Toby's Editor
  22. Dark Winds (2022) — Irene Vaggan
  23. Shanghai (2010) — Leni Müller
  24. The Bridge (2013) — Eleanor Nacht
  25. Echo 3 (2022) — Hildy
  26. The Elementary Particles (2006) — Annabelle
  27. The Princess and the Warrior (2000) — Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
  28. Try Seventeen (2002) — Jane
  29. Anatomy 2 (2003) — Paula Henning
  30. Eichmann (2007) — Vera Less
  31. Copper (2012) — Eva Heissen
  32. 23 000 Lives (2026) — Anne
  33. Romulus, My Father (2007) — Christina
  34. The Sinking of the Laconia (2011) — Hilda Smith
  35. It's a Jungle Out There (1996) — Anna
  36. I Love Your Work (2003) — Mia Lang
  37. The Bridge (2008) — Elfie Bauer
  38. The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003) — Trixie Boudain
  39. Am I Beautiful? (1998) — Linda
  40. Blueprint (2003) — Iris Sellin

Directed

  1. Home (2021) — Director
  2. Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt (2006) — Director