Franka Potente
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.
Known For
Annabelle
Elementarteilchen
Lola
Lola rennt
Paula Henning
Anatomie 2
Paula
Anatomie
Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Marie Helene Kreutz
The Bourne Supremacy
Marie Helena Kreutz
The Bourne Identity
Barbara Buckley
Blow
Anna
Nach Fünf im Urwald
Iris Sellin
Blueprint
Toby's Editor
Storytelling
Kate
Creep
Linda
Bin ich schön?
Mona Wendt
Schlaraffenland
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
Che: Part Two
Mia Lang
I Love Your Work
Elfie Bauer
Die Brücke
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Der Krieger und die Kaiserin
Lena
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Christina
Romulus, My Father
Vera Less
Eichmann
Jane
Try Seventeen
Leni Müller
Shanghai
La mer
Lisa Manocci
Une vie pour une autre
Beate Uhse
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
Peggy
Downhill City
Beate Klarsfeld
La traque
Valerie
Valerie
Gabrielle Becker
Opernball
Kassiererin
Südsee, eigene Insel
Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Anita Gregory
The Conjuring 2
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Ultimatum
Susan Gilard
Muse
Solveig Karlsdóttir
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
Ute
25 km/h
Julie
Between Worlds
Queen Karla (voice)
Prinzessin Emmy
Nina
Coming In
The Onibaba Witch
The Haunted Swordsman
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
Trixie Boudain
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Self
Im freien Fall - Tom Tykwer und das Kino
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
44
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-07-22
Place of Birth
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Also Known As
Франка Потенте