7.5
7.5
The Haunted Swordsman
2019
as The Onibaba Witch
Franka Potente
Acting
Born:July 22, 1974(age 52)
Birthplace:Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Education:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, Otto Falckenberg School of the Performing Arts
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CommunityBiography
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 (44 movies)
7.5
7.5
The Bourne Identity
2002
as Marie Helena Kreutz
7.4
7.4
Blow
2001
as Barbara Buckley
7.3
7.3
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Marie Helene Kreutz
7.3
7.3
Run Lola Run
1998
as Lola
7.3
7.3
The Conjuring 2
2016
as Anita Gregory
7.2
7.2
Princess Emmy
2019
as Queen Karla (voice)
7.0
7.0
Opera ball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
7.0
7.0
Manhunt
2008
as Beate Klarsfeld
6.9
6.9
The Princess and the Warrior
2000
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
6.8
6.8
25 km/h
2018
as Ute
6.7
6.7
Home
2021
Director
6.7
6.7
Che: Part Two
2008
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
6.6
6.6
Am I Beautiful?
1998
as Linda
6.6
6.6
It's a Jungle Out There
1995
as Anna
6.3
6.3
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
6.2
6.2
Try Seventeen
2002
as Jane
6.1
6.1
The Elementary Particles
2006
as Annabelle
6.1
6.1
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011
as Beate Uhse
6.1
6.1
Shanghai
2010
as Leni Müller
6.1
6.1
Anatomy
2000
as Paula
6.0
6.0
Paradise Mall
1999
as Mona Wendt
6.0
6.0
Creep
2004
as Kate
6.0
6.0
Eichmann
2007
as Vera Less
5.9
5.9
Muse
2017
as Susan Gilard
5.8
5.8
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
5.8
5.8
23 000 Lives
2026
as Anne
5.7
5.7
Romulus, My Father
2007
as Christina
5.6
5.6
La mer
2002
5.6
5.6
Anatomy 2
2003
as Paula Henning
5.3
5.3
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as Trixie Boudain
5.0
5.0
Downhill City
1999
as Peggy
5.0
5.0
Between Worlds
2018
as Julie
4.9
4.9
Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt
2006
Director
4.6
4.6
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
as Trixie Boudain
4.5
4.5
I Love Your Work
2003
as Mia Lang
4.3
4.3
The Bridge
2008
as Elfie Bauer
4.1
4.1
Blueprint
2003
as Iris Sellin
4.0
4.0
Coming In
1997
as Nina
3.5
3.5
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999
as Kassiererin
3.5
3.5
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997
as Lena
2.3
2.3
Blood Sisters
1997
as Lisa Manocci
2.3
2.3
Small Lights
2010
as Valerie
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
2004
as Self
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