Franka 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.
The Elementary Particles
(Annabelle)
Run Lola Run
(Lola)
Anatomy
(Paula)
Anatomy 2
(Paula Henning)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
(Trixie Boudain)
The Bourne Identity
(Marie Helena Kreutz)
The Bourne Supremacy
(Marie Helene Kreutz)
Blow
(Barbara Buckley)
It's a Jungle Out There
(Anna)
Blueprint
(Iris Sellin)
Storytelling
(Toby's Editor)
Creep
(Kate)
Am I Beautiful?
(Linda)
Paradise Mall
(Mona Wendt)
Che: Part Two
(Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider))
I Love Your Work
(Mia Lang)
The Bridge
(Elfie Bauer)
The Princess and the Warrior
(Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt)
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
(Lena)
Romulus, My Father
(Christina)
Eichmann
(Vera Less)
Try Seventeen
(Jane)
Shanghai
(Leni Müller)
La mer
Blood Sisters
(Lisa Manocci)
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
(Beate Uhse)
Downhill City
(Peggy)
Manhunt
(Beate Klarsfeld)
Small Lights
(Valerie)
Opera ball
(Gabrielle Becker)
Südsee, eigene Insel
(Kassiererin)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
(Trixie Boudain)
The Conjuring 2
(Anita Gregory)
The Bourne Ultimatum
(Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited))
Muse
(Susan Gilard)
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
(Solveig Karlsdóttir)
25 km/h
(Ute)
Between Worlds
(Julie)
Princess Emmy
(Queen Karla (voice))
Coming In
(Nina)
The Haunted Swordsman
(The Onibaba Witch)
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
A Life in Suitcases
(Trixie Boudain)
The Shield
(Diro Kesakhian)
Copper
(Eva Heissen)
The Sinking of the Laconia
(Hilda Smith)
American Horror Story
(Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown)
The Bridge
(Eleanor Nacht)
The Bridge
(Elwood Reid)
Zwei Brüder
(Mara)
Psych
(Nadia)
Die Harald Schmidt Show
(Self)
Through the Night with...
(Self)
Taboo
(Helga)
Castlevania: Nocturne
(Erzsebet Báthory (voice))
Leute heute
(Self)
Deutscher Filmpreis
(Self)
Blauer Panther
(Self)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(Self - Presenter)
Bambi Awards
(Self)
Bayerischer Filmpreis
(Self)
Opernball
(Gabrielle Becker)
Titans
(May Bennett / Mother Mayhem)
Zimmer frei!
(Self)
House
(Lydia)
Menschen bei Maischberger
(Self)
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show
(Self)
Echo 3
(Hildy)
Beckmann
(Self)
Aeschbacher
(Self)
Nachtstudio
(Self)
NeXt
(Self)
Taff
(self)
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
(self)
ZIBB
(Self)
