Franka Potente
Acting
- Born:
- 1974-07-22
- Place of birth:
- Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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
Filmography
23 000 Lives
Castlevania: Nocturne
Mayfair Witches
Echo 3
Dark Winds
The Haunted Swordsman
Princess Emmy
Between Worlds
25 km/h
Titans
Muse
Taboo
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
The Conjuring 2
The Bridge
Copper
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
American Horror Story
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
The Sinking of the Laconia
Small Lights
Shanghai
Che: Part Two
The Bridge
Manhunt
Eichmann
The Bourne Ultimatum
Romulus, My Father
Psych
The Elementary Particles
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
House
Creep
The Bourne Supremacy
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Blueprint
Anatomy 2
ZIBB
I Love Your Work
Menschen bei Maischberger
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Try Seventeen
The Bourne Identity
Through the Night with...
The Shield
La mer
Storytelling
Blow
Aeschbacher
The Princess and the Warrior
Anatomy
Paradise Mall
Südsee, eigene Insel
Downhill City
Beckmann
Am I Beautiful?
Run Lola Run
Opera ball
Opernball
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Blood Sisters
Nachtstudio
Leute heute
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Taff
Coming In
Zimmer frei!
It's a Jungle Out There
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Zwei Brüder
NeXt
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
Blauer Panther
Goldene Kamera
Bavarian Film Awards
German Film Award
Bambi
Liminal