Franka Potente
Acting
Born: July 22, 1974 (age 52) · Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Highest Rated
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
The Bourne Identity
2002
The Conjuring 2
2016
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
House
2004
American Horror Story
2011
Blow
2001
Titans
2018
Run Lola Run
1998
Taboo
2017
Psych
2006
The Shield
2002
Photos (6)
Movies (43)
The Conjuring 2
Anita Gregory
The Bourne Identity
Marie Helena Kreutz
23 000 Lives
Anne
The Bourne Ultimatum
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Supremacy
Marie Helene Kreutz
Run Lola Run
Lola
Blow
Barbara Buckley
Che: Part Two
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
Creep
Kate
Shanghai
Leni Müller
Between Worlds
Julie
Anatomy
Paula
Romulus, My Father
Christina
Storytelling
Toby's Editor
The Elementary Particles
Annabelle
Muse
Susan Gilard
Anatomy 2
Paula Henning
Try Seventeen
Jane
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Trixie Boudain
Eichmann
Vera Less
Am I Beautiful?
Linda
25 km/h
Ute
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Trixie Boudain
Princess Emmy
Queen Karla (voice)
The Princess and the Warrior
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
The Bridge
Elfie Bauer
I Love Your Work
Mia Lang
La mer
2002
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Trixie Boudain
Blueprint
Iris Sellin
Opera ball
Gabrielle Becker
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
Beate Uhse
The Haunted Swordsman
The Onibaba Witch
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Lena
Manhunt
Beate Klarsfeld
It's a Jungle Out There
Anna
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
Solveig Karlsdóttir
Paradise Mall
Mona Wendt
Coming In
Nina
Blood Sisters
Lisa Manocci
Südsee, eigene Insel
Kassiererin
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
TV Shows (16)
House
Lydia · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown · 2 eps
Psych
Nadia · 1 eps
The Shield
Diro Kesakhian · 3 eps
Titans
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem · 12 eps
Dark Winds
Irene Vaggan · 8 eps
Mayfair Witches
Annamieke · 2 eps
Taboo
Helga · 2 eps
The Bridge
Eleanor Nacht · 11 eps
The Bridge
Elwood Reid · 1 eps
Castlevania: Nocturne
Erzsebet Báthory (voice) · 11 eps
Echo 3
Hildy · 1 eps
Copper
Eva Heissen · 23 eps
The Sinking of the Laconia
Hilda Smith · 2 eps
Zwei Brüder
Mara · 1 eps
Opernball
Gabrielle Becker · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (9)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 4 eps
Leute heute
Self · 2 eps
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self · 1 eps
Taff
self · 1 eps
Zimmer frei!
Self · 1 eps
Beckmann
Self · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self · 1 eps
Through the Night with...
Self · 1 eps
