Acting · Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · Born July 22, 1974
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.
Movie23 000 Lives
2026
as Anne
TVCastlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
TVMayfair Witches
2023
as Annamieke
TVEcho 3
2022
as Hildy
TVDark Winds
2022
as Irene Vaggan
MovieThe Haunted Swordsman
2019
as The Onibaba Witch
MoviePrincess Emmy
2019
as Queen Karla (voice)
MovieBetween Worlds
2018
as Julie
Movie25 km/h
2018
as Ute
TVTitans
2018
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
MovieMuse
2017
as Susan Gilard
TVTaboo
2017
as Helga
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
MovieDer Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
MovieThe Conjuring 2
2016
as Anita Gregory
TVThe Bridge
2013
as Eleanor Nacht
TVCopper
2012
as Eva Heissen
MovieBeate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011
as Beate Uhse
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
TVKlein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
as Self
TVThe Sinking of the Laconia
2011
as Hilda Smith
Small Lights
2010
as Valerie
MovieShanghai
2010
as Leni Müller
MovieChe: Part Two
2008
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
MovieThe Bridge
2008
as Elfie Bauer
MovieManhunt
2008
as Beate Klarsfeld
MovieEichmann
2007
as Vera Less
MovieThe Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieRomulus, My Father
2007
as Christina
TVPsych
2006
as Nadia
MovieThe Elementary Particles
2006
as Annabelle
MovieA Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as Trixie Boudain
MovieThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
as Trixie Boudain
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
2004
as Self
TVHouse
2004
as Lydia
MovieCreep
2004
as Kate
MovieThe Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Marie Helene Kreutz
MovieThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
as Trixie Boudain
MovieBlueprint
2003
as Iris Sellin
MovieAnatomy 2
2003
as Paula Henning
ZIBB
2003
as Self
MovieI Love Your Work
2003
as Mia Lang
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
MovieThe Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Trixie Boudain
MovieTry Seventeen
2002
as Jane
MovieThe Bourne Identity
2002
as Marie Helena Kreutz
TVThrough the Night with...
2002
as Self
TVThe Shield
2002
as Diro Kesakhian
MovieLa mer
2002
MovieStorytelling
2001
as Toby's Editor
MovieBlow
2001
as Barbara Buckley
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
MovieThe Princess and the Warrior
2000
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
MovieAnatomy
2000
as Paula
MovieParadise Mall
1999
as Mona Wendt
MovieSüdsee, eigene Insel
1999
as Kassiererin
Downhill City
1999
as Peggy
TVBeckmann
1999
as Self
MovieAm I Beautiful?
1998
as Linda
MovieRun Lola Run
1998
as Lola
MovieOpera ball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
TVOpernball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
MovieBlood Sisters
1997
as Lisa Manocci
Nachtstudio
1997
as Self
TVLeute heute
1997
as Self
MovieDie drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997
as Lena
TVTaff
1997
as self
MovieComing In
1997
as Nina
TVZimmer frei!
1996
as Self
MovieIt's a Jungle Out There
1996
as Anna
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
TVZwei Brüder
1994
as Mara
NeXt
1994
as Self
TVExclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994
as self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self - Presenter
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
TVBambi
1948
as Self
Liminal
