Franka Potente

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-07-22 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Franka Potente

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

  • House

    House

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Titans

    Titans

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • ZIBB

    ZIBB

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Taboo

    Taboo

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Taff

    Taff

  • Mayfair Witches

    Mayfair Witches

  • The Conjuring 2

    The Conjuring 2

  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum

  • Through the Night with...

    Through the Night with...

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • The Bourne Identity

    The Bourne Identity

  • Creep

    Creep

  • Zimmer frei!

    Zimmer frei!

  • Beckmann

    Beckmann

  • The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy

  • The Elementary Particles

    The Elementary Particles

  • The Bridge

    The Bridge

  • The Bridge

    The Bridge

  • Eichmann

    Eichmann

  • Castlevania: Nocturne

    Castlevania: Nocturne

  • Anatomy

    Anatomy

  • Blow

    Blow

  • Che: Part Two

    Che: Part Two

  • Menschen bei Maischberger

    Menschen bei Maischberger

  • Aeschbacher

    Aeschbacher

  • Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

  • Bavarian Film Awards

    Bavarian Film Awards

  • German Film Award

    German Film Award

  • Echo 3

    Echo 3

  • Small Lights

    Small Lights

  • Am I Beautiful?

    Am I Beautiful?

  • La mer

    La mer

  • Opera ball

    Opera ball

  • Muse

    Muse

  • Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

    Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

  • Nachtstudio

    Nachtstudio

  • The Sinking of the Laconia

    The Sinking of the Laconia

  • Princess Emmy

    Princess Emmy

  • Paradise Mall

    Paradise Mall

  • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

    Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

  • Run Lola Run

    Run Lola Run

  • Copper

    Copper

  • Anatomy 2

    Anatomy 2

  • Zwei Brüder

    Zwei Brüder

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Between Worlds

    Between Worlds

  • NeXt

    NeXt

  • 25 km/h

    25 km/h

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • The Princess and the Warrior

    The Princess and the Warrior

  • Romulus, My Father

    Romulus, My Father

  • Try Seventeen

    Try Seventeen

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

  • I Love Your Work

    I Love Your Work

  • Blueprint

    Blueprint

  • Opernball

    Opernball

  • A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

    A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

  • Manhunt

    Manhunt

  • In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

    In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

  • The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

  • Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe

    Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe

  • The Bridge

    The Bridge

  • It's a Jungle Out There

    It's a Jungle Out There

  • Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord

    Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord

  • The Haunted Swordsman

    The Haunted Swordsman

  • Coming In

    Coming In

  • Südsee, eigene Insel

    Südsee, eigene Insel

  • Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau

    Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau

  • Downhill City

    Downhill City

  • Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle

    Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle

  • Blood Sisters

    Blood Sisters