Franka Potente

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

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

  • ZIBB

    ZIBB

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Psych

    Psych

  • The Shield

    The Shield

  • Aeschbacher

    Aeschbacher

  • Taff

    Taff

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Titans

    Titans

  • The Conjuring 2

    The Conjuring 2

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Nachtstudio

    Nachtstudio

  • Zimmer frei!

    Zimmer frei!

  • Beckmann

    Beckmann

  • Menschen bei Maischberger

    Menschen bei Maischberger

  • Taboo

    Taboo

  • German Film Award

    German Film Award

  • Mayfair Witches

    Mayfair Witches

  • The Bourne Identity

    The Bourne Identity

  • The Bourne Supremacy

    The Bourne Supremacy

  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum

  • Through the Night with...

    Through the Night with...

  • Castlevania: Nocturne

    Castlevania: Nocturne

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Run Lola Run

    Run Lola Run

  • The Bridge

    The Bridge

  • The Bridge

    The Bridge

  • Bavarian Film Awards

    Bavarian Film Awards

  • Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

    Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin

  • Echo 3

    Echo 3

  • A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

    A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

  • Blow

    Blow

  • Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

  • Between Worlds

    Between Worlds

  • NeXt

    NeXt

  • Anatomy

    Anatomy

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

    The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

  • Copper

    Copper

  • The Elementary Particles

    The Elementary Particles

  • Blood Sisters

    Blood Sisters

  • Creep

    Creep

  • Muse

    Muse

  • Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle

    Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle

  • Anatomy 2

    Anatomy 2

  • Try Seventeen

    Try Seventeen

  • Shanghai

    Shanghai

  • Princess Emmy

    Princess Emmy

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • Romulus, My Father

    Romulus, My Father

  • Manhunt

    Manhunt

  • Che: Part Two

    Che: Part Two

  • Blueprint

    Blueprint

  • Opera ball

    Opera ball

  • The Sinking of the Laconia

    The Sinking of the Laconia

  • The Haunted Swordsman

    The Haunted Swordsman

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

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

  • Zwei Brüder

    Zwei Brüder

  • Paradise Mall

    Paradise Mall

  • The Princess and the Warrior

    The Princess and the Warrior

  • 25 km/h

    25 km/h

  • The Bridge

    The Bridge

  • Coming In

    Coming In

  • La mer

    La mer

  • Small Lights

    Small Lights

  • Am I Beautiful?

    Am I Beautiful?

  • Opernball

    Opernball

  • Eichmann

    Eichmann

  • I Love Your Work

    I Love Your Work

  • Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord

    Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord

  • Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe

    Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe

  • It's a Jungle Out There

    It's a Jungle Out There

  • In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

    In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

  • Südsee, eigene Insel

    Südsee, eigene Insel

  • Downhill City

    Downhill City

  • Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau

    Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau