
1974-07-22 ( 50 years old ) in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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.
Movies
The Haunted Swordsman
2019-12-13
Princess Emmy
2019-01-24
Between Worlds
2018-12-21
25 km/h
2018-10-31
Muse
2017-11-09
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016-11-03
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016-10-27
The Conjuring 2
2016-06-08
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011-10-09
Small Lights
2010-09-21
Shanghai
2010-06-10
Che: Part Two
2008-12-12
The Bridge
2008-06-20
Manhunt
2008-03-10
Eichmann
2007-09-22
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007-08-03
Romulus, My Father
2007-05-31
The Elementary Particles
2006-02-10
A Life in Suitcases
2005-10-20
Creep
2004-08-10
The Bourne Supremacy
2004-07-23
Blueprint
2003-12-08
Anatomy 2
2003-11-23
I Love Your Work
2003-10-05
Try Seventeen
2002-09-10
The Bourne Identity
2002-06-14
La mer
2002-01-01
Storytelling
2001-11-08
Blow
2001-04-04
The Princess and the Warrior
2000-10-12
Anatomy
2000-02-03
Paradise Mall
1999-11-11
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999-07-08
Downhill City
1999-06-28
Am I Beautiful?
1998-09-17
Run Lola Run
1998-08-20
Opera ball
1998-03-15
Blood Sisters
1997-11-24
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997-06-12
Coming In
1997-01-01
It's a Jungle Out There
1995-09-30
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