Acting
Franka Potente
EN, DE, FR, FI cinema · 49 credits
Born
22 July 1974 (age 52)
Birthplace
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Also known as Franke Potente
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
Filmography
23 000 Lives
as Anne
Home
Writer, Director
Princess Emmy
as Queen Karla (voice)
The Haunted Swordsman
as The Onibaba Witch
25 km/h
as Ute
Between Worlds
as Julie
Muse
as Susan Gilard
The Conjuring 2
as Anita Gregory
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
as Beate Uhse
Shanghai
as Leni Müller
Valerie
2010
Small Lights
as Valerie
Che: Part Two
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
The Bridge
as Elfie Bauer
Manhunt
as Beate Klarsfeld
Romulus, My Father
as Christina
Eichmann
as Vera Less
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Elementary Particles
as Annabelle
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
as Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
as Trixie Boudain
The Bourne Supremacy
as Marie Helene Kreutz
Creep
as Kate
Anatomy 2
as Paula Henning
Blueprint
as Iris Sellin
I Love Your Work
as Mia Lang
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Trixie Boudain
The Bourne Identity
as Marie Helena Kreutz
Try Seventeen
as Jane
La mer
Actor
Blow
as Barbara Buckley
Storytelling
as Toby's Editor
Anatomy
as Paula
The Princess and the Warrior
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Paradise Mall
as Mona Wendt
Südsee, eigene Insel
as Kassiererin
Run Lola Run
as Lola
Am I Beautiful?
as Linda
Opera ball
as Gabrielle Becker
Blood Sisters
as Lisa Manocci
Coming In
as Nina
