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