
Franka Potente
Known for ActingBorn 1974-07-22 (age 51)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.Read more
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House
2004 · Series
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Through the Night with...
2002 · Series
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Bambi
1948 · Series
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The Shield
2002 · Series
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American Horror Story
2011 · Series
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Taboo
2017 · Series
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Titans
2018 · Series
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Castlevania: Nocturne
2023 · Series
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Psych
2006 · Series
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Dark Winds
2022 · Series
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
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The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998 · Series
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The Haunted Swordsman
2019 · Movie
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Mayfair Witches
2023 · Series
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The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · Movie
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The Bourne Identity
2002 · Movie
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The Conjuring 2
2016 · Movie
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Princess Emmy
2019 · Movie
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Opera ball
1998 · Movie
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The Bourne Supremacy
2004 · Movie
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Blow
2001 · Movie
Menschen bei Maischberger
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Menschen bei Maischberger
2003 · Series
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Run Lola Run
1998 · Movie
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995 · Series
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25 km/h
2018 · Movie
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Echo 3
2022 · Series
ZIBB
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ZIBB
2003 · Series
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Manhunt
2008 · Movie
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Home
2021 · Movie
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The Princess and the Warrior
2000 · Movie
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Che: Part Two
2008 · Movie
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The Bridge
2013 · Series
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Zimmer frei!
1996 · Series
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Am I Beautiful?
1998 · Movie
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It's a Jungle Out There
1995 · Movie
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Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011 · Series
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Storytelling
2001 · Movie
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The Sinking of the Laconia
2011 · Series
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
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Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016 · Movie
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Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011 · Movie
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Copper
2012 · Series
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Try Seventeen
2002 · Movie
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La mer
2002 · Movie
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Shanghai
2010 · Movie
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The Elementary Particles
2006 · Movie
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Paradise Mall
1999 · Movie
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Anatomy
2000 · Movie
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Eichmann
2007 · Movie
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Creep
2004 · Movie