Franka Potente
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1974-07-22 (age 51)
- Place of birth
- Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Also known as
- Franke 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
TV Shows (34)
House
2004
as Lydia
ZIBB
2003
as Self
American Horror Story
2011
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Psych
2006
as Nadia
Dark Winds
2022
as Irene Vaggan
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
The Shield
2002
as Diro Kesakhian
Taff
1997
as self
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
Titans
2018
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
Taboo
2017
as Helga
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994
as self
Bambi
1948
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Annamieke
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self - Presenter
Nachtstudio
1997
as Self
The Bridge
2013
as Eleanor Nacht / Elwood Reid
Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
The Sinking of the Laconia
2011
as Hilda Smith
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
as Self
NeXt
1994
as Self
Copper
2012
as Eva Heissen
Echo 3
2022
as Hildy
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Zwei Brüder
1994
as Mara
Opernball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
Movies (47)
23 000 Lives
2026
as Anne
The Conjuring 2
2016
as Anita Gregory
The Bourne Identity
2002
as Marie Helena Kreutz
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Marie Helene Kreutz
Blow
2001
as Barbara Buckley
Run Lola Run
1998
as Lola
Between Worlds
2018
as Julie
Che: Part Two
2008
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
Muse
2017
as Susan Gilard
Creep
2004
as Kate
Liminal
Shanghai
2010
as Leni Müller
25 km/h
2018
as Ute
La mer
2002
Storytelling
2001
as Toby's Editor
Try Seventeen
2002
as Jane
Anatomy
2000
as Paula
Am I Beautiful?
1998
as Linda
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999
as Kassiererin
I Love Your Work
2003
as Mia Lang
Romulus, My Father
2007
as Christina
Manhunt
2008
as Beate Klarsfeld
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Trixie Boudain
Small Lights
2010
as Valerie
The Haunted Swordsman
2019
as The Onibaba Witch
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011
as Beate Uhse
The Elementary Particles
2006
as Annabelle
Eichmann
2007
as Vera Less
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as Trixie Boudain
The Princess and the Warrior
2000
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
It's a Jungle Out There
1996
as Anna
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
Downhill City
1999
as Peggy
Anatomy 2
2003
as Paula Henning
Blueprint
2003
as Iris Sellin
Princess Emmy
2019
as Queen Karla (voice)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
as Trixie Boudain
Paradise Mall
1999
as Mona Wendt
The Bridge
2008
as Elfie Bauer
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997
as Lena
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
as Trixie Boudain
Coming In
1997
as Nina
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
2004
as Self
Opera ball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
Blood Sisters
1997
as Lisa Manocci
About 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… With 81 credits spanning from 1948 to 2026, Franka Potente has appeared in 47 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Franka Potente Movies
- 23 000 Lives (2026) — as Anne
- The Conjuring 2 (2016) — as Anita Gregory
- The Bourne Identity (2002) — as Marie Helena Kreutz
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) — as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Bourne Supremacy (2004) — as Marie Helene Kreutz
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