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Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Birthday: 1974-07-22 | Place of Birth: Münster, Germany

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Run Lola Run

as    Lola

2019
Princess Emmy

as    Queen Karla (voice)

2018
Between Worlds

as    Julie

2017
Muse

as    Susan Gilard

2012
Copper

as    Eva Heissen

2011
The Sinking of the Laconia

as    Hilda

2011
The Sinking of the Laconia

as    Hilda Smith

2010
Shanghai

as    Leni Müller

2008
Manhunt

as    Beate Klarsfeld

2008
The Bridge

as    Elfie Bauer

2007
Romulus, My Father

as    Christina

2007
Eichmann

as    Vera Less

2006
The Elementary Particles

as    Annabelle

2004
Creep

as    Kate

2004
The Bourne Supremacy

as    Marie Helene Kreutz

2004
Anatomy 2

as    Paula Henning

2003
Blueprint

as    Iris Sellin

2002
Try Seventeen

as    Jane

2002
The Bourne Identity

as    Marie Helena Kreutz

2001
Blow

as    Barbara Buckley

2000
Anatomy

as    Paula

2000
The Princess and the Warrior

as    Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt

1999
Paradise Mall

as    Mona Wendt