Franka Potente
Born
July 22, 1974 (50 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, 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.
Known For
Castlevania: Nocturne
Erzsebet Báthory (voice) · (11 episodes)
2023
Mayfair Witches
Anamika · (2 episodes)
2023
Echo 3
Hildy · (1 episode)
2022
The Haunted Swordsman
The Onibaba Witch
2019
Princess Emmy
Queen Karla (voice)
2019
Between Worlds
Julie
2018
25 km/h
Ute
2018
Titans
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem · (12 episodes)
2018
Muse
Susan Gilard
2017
Taboo
Helga · (2 episodes)
2017
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
Solveig Karlsdóttir
2016
The Conjuring 2
Anita Gregory
2016
The Bridge
Eleanor Nacht · (11 episodes)
2013
The Bridge
Elwood Reid · (1 episode)
2013
Copper
Eva Heissen · (23 episodes)
2012
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
Beate Uhse
2011
American Horror Story
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown · (2 episodes)
2011
The Sinking of the Laconia
Hilda Smith · (2 episodes)
2011
Small Lights
Valerie
2010
Shanghai
Leni Müller
2010
Che: Part Two
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008
The Bridge
Elfie Bauer
2008
Manhunt
Beate Klarsfeld
2008
Eichmann
Vera Less
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Romulus, My Father
Christina
2007
Psych
Nadia · (1 episode)
2006
The Elementary Particles
Annabelle
2006
A Life in Suitcases
Trixie Boudain
2005
House
Lydia · (1 episode)
2004
Creep
Kate
2004
The Bourne Supremacy
Marie Helene Kreutz
2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Trixie Boudain
2004
Blueprint
Iris Sellin
2003
Anatomy 2
Paula Henning
2003
ZIBB
Self · (1 episode)
2003
I Love Your Work
Mia Lang
2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self · (1 episode)
2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Trixie Boudain
2003
Try Seventeen
Jane
2002
The Bourne Identity
Marie Helena Kreutz
2002
Through the Night with...
Self · (1 episode)
2002
The Shield
Diro Kesakhian · (3 episodes)
2002
La mer
2002
Storytelling
Toby's Editor
2001
Blow
Barbara Buckley
2001
Aeschbacher
Self · (1 episode)
2001
The Princess and the Warrior
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
2000
Anatomy
Paula
2000
Paradise Mall
Mona Wendt
1999
Südsee, eigene Insel
Kassiererin
1999
Downhill City
Peggy
1999
Beckmann
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Am I Beautiful?
Linda
1998
Run Lola Run
Lola
1998
Opera ball
Gabrielle Becker
1998
Opernball
Gabrielle Becker · (2 episodes)
1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1998
Blood Sisters
Lisa Manocci
1997
Nachtstudio
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Leute heute
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Lena
1997
Taff
self · (1 episode)
1997
Coming In
Nina
1997
Zimmer frei!
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1995
It's a Jungle Out There
Anna
1995
Zwei Brüder
Mara · (1 episode)
1994
NeXt
Self · (1 episode)
1994
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self · (1 episode)
1994
Blauer Panther
Self · (1 episode)
1989
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1984
Bayerischer Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1951
Bambi-Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
1948