Franka Potente
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 22, 1974 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Credits
- 81
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
2002Movie
Marie Helena Kreutz
The Conjuring 2
2016Movie
Anita Gregory
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007Movie
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Supremacy
2004Movie
Marie Helene Kreutz
House
2004TV
Lydia
American Horror Story
2011TV
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Filmography
23 000 Lives
2026Movie
Anne
Castlevania: Nocturne
2023TV
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
Mayfair Witches
2023TV
Annamieke
Echo 3
2022TV
Hildy
Dark Winds
2022TV
Irene Vaggan
The Haunted Swordsman
2019Movie
The Onibaba Witch
Princess Emmy
2019Movie
Queen Karla (voice)
Between Worlds
2018Movie
Julie
25 km/h
2018Movie
Ute
Titans
2018TV
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Muse
2017Movie
Susan Gilard
Taboo
2017TV
Helga
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016Movie
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016Movie
Solveig Karlsdóttir
The Conjuring 2
2016Movie
Anita Gregory
The Bridge
2013TV
Eleanor Nacht, Elwood Reid
Copper
2012TV
Eva Heissen
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011Movie
Beate Uhse
American Horror Story
2011TV
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011TV
Self
The Sinking of the Laconia
2011TV
Hilda Smith
Small Lights
2010Movie
Valerie
Shanghai
2010Movie
Leni Müller
Che: Part Two
2008Movie
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
The Bridge
2008Movie
Elfie Bauer
Manhunt
2008Movie
Beate Klarsfeld
Eichmann
2007Movie
Vera Less
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007Movie
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Romulus, My Father
2007Movie
Christina
Psych
2006TV
Nadia
The Elementary Particles
2006Movie
Annabelle
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005Movie
Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005Movie
Trixie Boudain
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
2004Movie
Self
House
2004TV
Lydia
Creep
2004Movie
Kate
The Bourne Supremacy
2004Movie
Marie Helene Kreutz
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004Movie
Trixie Boudain
Blueprint
2003Movie
Iris Sellin
Anatomy 2
2003Movie
Paula Henning
ZIBB
2003TV
Self
I Love Your Work
2003Movie
Mia Lang
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003TV
Self
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003Movie
Trixie Boudain
Try Seventeen
2002Movie
Jane
The Bourne Identity
2002Movie
Marie Helena Kreutz
Through the Night with...
2002TV
Self
The Shield
2002TV
Diro Kesakhian
La mer
2002Movie
Storytelling
2001Movie
Toby's Editor
Blow
2001Movie
Barbara Buckley
Aeschbacher
2001TV
Self
The Princess and the Warrior
2000Movie
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Anatomy
2000Movie
Paula
Paradise Mall
1999Movie
Mona Wendt
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999Movie
Kassiererin
Downhill City
1999Movie
Peggy
Beckmann
1999TV
Self
Am I Beautiful?
1998Movie
Linda
Run Lola Run
1998Movie
Lola
Opera ball
1998Movie
Gabrielle Becker
Opernball
1998TV
Gabrielle Becker
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998TV
Self
Blood Sisters
1997Movie
Lisa Manocci
Nachtstudio
1997TV
Self
Leute heute
1997TV
Self
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997Movie
Lena
Taff
1997TV
self
Coming In
1997Movie
Nina
Zimmer frei!
1996TV
Self
It's a Jungle Out There
1996Movie
Anna
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995TV
Self
Zwei Brüder
1994TV
Mara
NeXt
1994TV
Self
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994TV
self
Blauer Panther
1989TV
Self
Goldene Kamera
1984TV
Self - Presenter
Bavarian Film Awards
1979TV
Self
German Film Award
1951TV
Self
Bambi
1948TV
Self
Liminal
Movie