
Franka Potente
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.
TV Shows(34)

Castlevania: Nocturne
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
2023

Mayfair Witches
Annamieke
2023

Echo 3
Hildy
2022

Dark Winds
Irene Vaggan
2022

Titans
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
2018

Taboo
Helga
2017

The Bridge
Eleanor Nacht
2013

Copper
Eva Heissen
2012

American Horror Story
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
2011

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self
2011

The Sinking of the Laconia
Hilda Smith
2011

Psych
Nadia
2006

House
Lydia
2004
ZIBB
Self
2003
Menschen bei Maischberger
Self
2003

Through the Night with...
Self
2002

The Shield
Diro Kesakhian
2002
Aeschbacher
Self
2001

Beckmann
Self
1999

Opernball
Gabrielle Becker
1998
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
Nachtstudio
Self
1997

Leute heute
Self
1997

Taff
self
1997

Zimmer frei!
Self
1996

Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self
1995

Zwei Brüder
Mara
1994
NeXt
Self
1994

Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
self
1994
Blauer Panther
Self
1989
Goldene Kamera
Self - Presenter
1984
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
German Film Award
Self
1951

Bambi
Self
1948
Movies(47)

The Haunted Swordsman
The Onibaba Witch
2019

Princess Emmy
Queen Karla (voice)
2019

Between Worlds
Julie
2018

25 km/h
Ute
2018

Muse
Susan Gilard
2017
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016

Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
Solveig Karlsdóttir
2016

The Conjuring 2
Anita Gregory
2016

Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
Beate Uhse
2011
Small Lights
Valerie
2010

Shanghai
Leni Müller
2010

Che: Part Two
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008

The Bridge
Elfie Bauer
2008

Manhunt
Beate Klarsfeld
2008

Eichmann
Vera Less
2007

The Bourne Ultimatum
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007

Romulus, My Father
Christina
2007

The Elementary Particles
Annabelle
2006

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Trixie Boudain
2005

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Trixie Boudain
2005
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
Self
2004

Creep
Kate
2004

The Bourne Supremacy
Marie Helene Kreutz
2004

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Trixie Boudain
2004

Blueprint
Iris Sellin
2003

Anatomy 2
Paula Henning
2003

I Love Your Work
Mia Lang
2003

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Trixie Boudain
2003

Try Seventeen
Jane
2002

The Bourne Identity
Marie Helena Kreutz
2002

La mer
2002

Storytelling
Toby's Editor
2001

Blow
Barbara Buckley
2001

The Princess and the Warrior
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
2000

Anatomy
Paula
2000

Paradise Mall
Mona Wendt
1999

Südsee, eigene Insel
Kassiererin
1999
Downhill City
Peggy
1999

Am I Beautiful?
Linda
1998

Run Lola Run
Lola
1998

Opera ball
Gabrielle Becker
1998

Blood Sisters
Lisa Manocci
1997

Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Lena
1997

Coming In
Nina
1997

It's a Jungle Out There
Anna
1995
Untitled Jugend Rettet Film
Liminal