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.
Known for
Acting81
tvCastlevania: Nocturne
2023
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
tvMayfair Witches
2023
Annamieke
tvEcho 3
2022
Hildy
tvDark Winds
2022
Irene Vaggan
movieThe Haunted Swordsman
2019
The Onibaba Witch
moviePrincess Emmy
2019
Queen Karla (voice)
tvTitans
2018
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
movieMuse
2017
Susan Gilard
tvTaboo
2017
Helga
movieDer Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
Solveig Karlsdóttir
movieThe Conjuring 2
2016
Anita Gregory
tvThe Bridge
2013
Eleanor Nacht / Elwood Reid
tvCopper
2012
Eva Heissen
tvAmerican Horror Story
2011
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
tvThe Sinking of the Laconia
2011
Hilda Smith
movieShanghai
2010
Leni Müller
movieChe: Part Two
2008
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
movieThe Bridge
2008
Elfie Bauer
movieManhunt
2008
Beate Klarsfeld
movieEichmann
2007
Vera Less
movieThe Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieRomulus, My Father
2007
Christina
tvPsych
2006
Nadia
movieThe Elementary Particles
2006
Annabelle
movieA Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
Trixie Boudain
tvHouse
2004
Lydia
movieCreep
2004
Kate
movieThe Bourne Supremacy
2004
Marie Helene Kreutz
movieBlueprint
2003
Iris Sellin
movieAnatomy 2
2003
Paula Henning
ZIBB
2003
Self
movieI Love Your Work
2003
Mia Lang
movieThe Bourne Identity
2002
Marie Helena Kreutz
tvThe Shield
2002
Diro Kesakhian
movieStorytelling
2001
Toby's Editor
movieBlow
2001
Barbara Buckley
movieThe Princess and the Warrior
2000
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
movieAnatomy
2000
Paula
movieParadise Mall
1999
Mona Wendt
movieSüdsee, eigene Insel
1999
Kassiererin
tvBeckmann
1999
Self
movieOpera ball
1998
Gabrielle Becker
tvOpernball
1998
Gabrielle Becker
movieBlood Sisters
1997
Lisa Manocci
tvTaff
1997
self
NeXt
1994
Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
Self - Presenter
tvBambi
1948
Self
Directing2
movieHome
2021
Director
Writing1
movieHome
2021
Writer