Franka Potente

Actor | Producer

Franka Potente is a German film actress and singer. She was born on July 22, 1974 in Münster North Rhine-Westphalia a...

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Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run

... 1998

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy

... 2004

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

... 2002

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

... 2016

Fullname:

Franka Potente

Date of Birth:

1974-07-22

Country:

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Biography of

Franka Potente

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.

Biography of

Franka Potente

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Biography of

Franka Potente

Found movies in total

My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

... 2017

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

... 2011

My Best Friend's Girl

My Best Friend's Girl

... 1983

The Graves

The Graves

... 2010

The Hours

The Hours

... 2002

Dragonheart: Vengeance

Dragonheart: Vengeance

... 2020

Knocked Up

Knocked Up

... 2007

Close

Close

... 2022

Monsters in the Closet

Monsters in the Closet

... 2022