Franka Potente
Age: 49 | From: Münster, Germany
Person Details
Birthday: 1974-07-22 18:16:03
Aliases: Франка Потенте
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Münster, Germany
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 35
TV Involvements: 20
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Bambi Awards
(1948) Self
Titans
(2018) May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Blauer Panther – TV & Streaming Award
(1989) Self
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
(1966) Self - Presenter
Deutscher Filmpreis
(1951) Self
The Harald Schmidt Show
(1995) Self
Bayerischer Filmpreis
(1979) Self
House
(2004) LydiaActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Erzsebet Báthory (voice) | |
| 2022 | Hildy | |
| 2019 | The Onibaba Witch | |
| Queen Karla (voice) | ||
| 2018 | Julie | |
| Ute | ||
| May Bennett / Mother Mayhem | ||
| 2017 | Susan Gilard | |
| Helga | ||
| 2016 | N/A | |
| Solveig Karlsdóttir | ||
| Anita Gregory | ||
| 2013 | Elwood Reid | |
| Eleanor Nacht | ||
| 2012 | Eva Heissen | |
| 2011 | Beate Uhse | |
| Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown | ||
| Hilda Smith | ||
| 2010 | Valerie | |
| Leni Müller | ||
| 2008 | Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider) | |
| Elfie Bauer | ||
| Beate Klarsfeld | ||
| 2007 | Vera Less | |
| Christina | ||
| 2006 | Nadia | |
| Annabelle | ||
| 2005 | Trixie Boudain | |
| 2004 | Lydia | |
| Kate | ||
| Marie Helene Kreutz | ||
| Trixie Boudain | ||
| 2003 | Iris Sellin | |
| Paula Henning | ||
| Mia Lang | ||
| Self | ||
| Trixie Boudain | ||
| 2002 | Jane | |
| Marie Helena Kreutz | ||
| Self | ||
| Diro Kesakhian | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2001 | Toby's Editor | |
| Barbara Buckley | ||
| herself | ||
| 2000 | Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt | |
| Paula | ||
| 1999 | Mona Wendt | |
| Kassiererin | ||
| Peggy | ||
| Self | ||
| 1998 | Linda | |
| Gabrielle Becker | ||
| Gabrielle Becker | ||
| Lola | ||
| Self | ||
| 1997 | Lisa Manocci | |
| Self | ||
| Self | ||
| Lena | ||
| self | ||
| Nina | ||
| 1996 | Self | |
| 1995 | Self | |
| Anna | ||
| 1994 | Mara | |
| self | ||
| 1989 | Self | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1966 | Self - Presenter | |
| 1951 | Self | |
| 1948 | Self | |
| Claire McPhee | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Director | |
| 2006 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
