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.
The Princess and the Warrior
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Age 26 (now 51)
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
Age 49 (now 51)
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
Age 42 (now 51)
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
as Beate Uhse
Age 37 (now 51)
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 51)
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
as Trixie Boudain
Age 30 (now 51)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
as Trixie Boudain
Age 30 (now 51)In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
as Self
Age 30 (now 51)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
as Trixie Boudain
Age 29 (now 51)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
as Trixie Boudain
Age 28 (now 51)
The Princess and the Warrior
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Age 26 (now 51)
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
as Lena
Age 22 (now 51)
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
Age 49 (now 51)
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Age 37 (now 51)
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
as Self
Age 36 (now 51)
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Also Known As
Franke Potente
IMDB
nm0004376