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