Franka Potente
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1974
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
- Liminal
Liminal TBA
Actor
23 000 Lives 2026
as Anne
Home 2021
Writer, Director
The Haunted Swordsman 2019
as The Onibaba Witch
Princess Emmy 2019
as Queen Karla (voice)
Between Worlds 2018
as Julie
25 km/h 2018
as Ute
Muse 2017
as Susan Gilard
The Conjuring 2 2016
as Anita Gregory
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe 2011
as Beate Uhse
- Small Lights
Small Lights 2010
as Valerie
Shanghai 2010
as Leni Müller
Che: Part Two 2008
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
The Bridge 2008
as Elfie Bauer
Manhunt 2008
as Beate Klarsfeld
Eichmann 2007
as Vera Less
The Bourne Ultimatum 2007
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Romulus, My Father 2007
as Christina
Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt 2006
Director
The Elementary Particles 2006
as Annabelle
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper 2005
as Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish 2005
as Trixie Boudain
- In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema 2004
as Self
Creep 2004
as Kate
The Bourne Supremacy 2004
as Marie Helene Kreutz
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea 2004
as Trixie Boudain
Blueprint 2003
as Iris Sellin
Anatomy 2 2003
as Paula Henning
I Love Your Work 2003
as Mia Lang
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 2003
as Trixie Boudain
Try Seventeen 2002
as Jane
The Bourne Identity 2002
as Marie Helena Kreutz
La mer 2002
Actor
Storytelling 2001
as Toby's Editor
Blow 2001
as Barbara Buckley
The Princess and the Warrior 2000
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Anatomy 2000
as Paula
Paradise Mall 1999
as Mona Wendt
Südsee, eigene Insel 1999
as Kassiererin
- Downhill City
Downhill City 1999
as Peggy
Am I Beautiful? 1998
as Linda
Run Lola Run 1998
as Lola
Opera ball 1998
as Gabrielle Becker
Blood Sisters 1997
as Lisa Manocci
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle 1997
as Lena
Coming In 1997
as Nina
It's a Jungle Out There 1996
as Anna
Credits from TMDB.