About
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...
Known for
American Horror StorySeries • 2011
HouseSeries • 2004
PsychSeries • 2006
The ShieldSeries • 2002
TitansSeries • 2018
Dark WindsSeries • 2022
The Conjuring 2Movie • 2016
Mayfair WitchesSeries • 2023
The Bourne UltimatumMovie • 2007
The Bourne IdentityMovie • 2002
TabooSeries • 2017
Castlevania: NocturneSeries • 2023
The BridgeSeries • 2013
The Bourne SupremacyMovie • 2004
23 000 LivesMovie • 2026
Echo 3Series • 2022
BlowMovie • 2001
CopperSeries • 2012
Run Lola RunMovie • 1998
The Sinking of the LaconiaSeries • 2011
Che: Part TwoMovie • 2008
Between WorldsMovie • 2018
CreepMovie • 2004
MuseMovie • 2017