1974-07-22 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.
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The Haunted Swordsman | The Onibaba Witch | 2019-12-13 |
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Prinzessin Emmy | Queen Karla (voice) | 2019-01-24 |
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25 km/h | Ute | 2018-10-31 |
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Between Worlds | Julie | 2018-12-21 |
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Muse | Susan Gilard | 2017-11-09 |
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The Conjuring 2 | Anita Gregory | 2016-06-08 |
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Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord | Solveig Karlsdóttir | 2016-10-27 |
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Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau | 2016-11-03 | |
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Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe | Beate Uhse | 2011-10-09 |
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Shanghai | Leni Müller | 2010-06-10 |
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Valerie | Valerie | 2010-09-21 |
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Che: Part Two | Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider) | 2008-12-12 |
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Die Brücke | Elfie Bauer | 2008-06-20 |
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La traque | Beate Klarsfeld | 2008-03-10 |
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Eichmann | Vera Less | 2007-09-22 |
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The Bourne Ultimatum | Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2007-08-03 |
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Romulus, My Father | Christina | 2007-05-31 |
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Elementarteilchen | Annabelle | 2006-02-10 |
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A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper | Trixie Boudain | 2005-07-07 |
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Creep | Kate | 2004-08-10 |
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | Trixie Boudain | 2004-06-11 |
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The Bourne Supremacy | Marie Helene Kreutz | 2004-07-23 |
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Anatomie 2 | Paula Henning | 2003-11-23 |
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Blueprint | Iris Sellin | 2003-12-08 |
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The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story | Trixie Boudain | 2003-07-18 |
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I Love Your Work | Mia Lang | 2003-10-05 |
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Try Seventeen | Jane | 2002-09-10 |
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La mer | 2002-01-01 | |
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The Bourne Identity | Marie Helena Kreutz | 2002-06-14 |
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Storytelling | Toby's Editor | 2001-11-08 |
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Blow | Barbara Buckley | 2001-04-04 |
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Der Krieger und die Kaiserin | Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt | 2000-10-12 |
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Anatomie | Paula | 2000-02-03 |
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Downhill City | Peggy | 1999-06-28 |
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Schlaraffenland | Mona Wendt | 1999-11-11 |
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Südsee, eigene Insel | Kassiererin | 1999-07-08 |
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Bin ich schön? | Linda | 1998-09-17 |
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Lola rennt | Lola | 1998-08-20 |
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Opernball | Gabrielle Becker | 1998-03-15 |
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Une vie pour une autre | Lisa Manocci | 1997-11-24 |
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Coming In | Nina | 1997-01-01 |
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Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle | Lena | 1997-06-12 |
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Nach Fünf im Urwald | Anna | 1995-09-30 |
