Franka Potente
Acting
Born: Jul 22, 1974
From: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe | Beate Uhse | 2011 | 6.125 |
| Shanghai | Leni Müller | 2010 | 6.112 |
| Small Lights | Valerie | 2010 | 2.3 |
| Che: Part Two | Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider) | 2008 | 6.65 |
| The Bridge | Elfie Bauer | 2008 | 4.3 |
| Manhunt | Beate Klarsfeld | 2008 | 6.9 |
| Romulus, My Father | Christina | 2007 | 5.779 |
| Eichmann | Vera Less | 2007 | 6.0 |
| The Elementary Particles | Annabelle | 2006 | 6.126 |
| The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea | Trixie Boudain | 2004 | 4.917 |
| The Bourne Supremacy | Marie Helene Kreutz | 2004 | 7.328 |
| Creep | Kate | 2004 | 6.002 |
| Anatomy 2 | Paula Henning | 2003 | 5.648 |
| Blueprint | Iris Sellin | 2003 | 4.342 |
| I Love Your Work | Mia Lang | 2003 | 4.593 |
| The Bourne Identity | Marie Helena Kreutz | 2002 | 7.475 |
| Try Seventeen | Jane | 2002 | 6.203 |
| La mer | 2002 | 6.188 | |
| Blow | Barbara Buckley | 2001 | 7.353 |
| Storytelling | Toby's Editor | 2001 | 6.529 |
| Anatomy | Paula | 2000 | 6.085 |
| The Princess and the Warrior | Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt | 2000 | 6.951 |
| Paradise Mall | Mona Wendt | 1999 | 6.111 |
| Downhill City | Peggy | 1999 | 6.0 |
| Run Lola Run | Lola | 1998 | 7.298 |
| Am I Beautiful? | Linda | 1998 | 6.81 |
| Opera ball | Gabrielle Becker | 1998 | 7.429 |
| Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle | Lena | 1997 | 4.111 |
| Blood Sisters | Lisa Manocci | 1997 | 4.25 |
| It's a Jungle Out There | Anna | 1995 | 6.7 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1974 |
| From | Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, … |