Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Acting July 22, 1974 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 Bourne Identity
7.5
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Marie Helena Kreutz
The Bourne Identity
2002
The Bourne Ultimatum
7.4
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Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
The Bourne Supremacy
7.3
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Marie Helene Kreutz
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
Blow
7.4
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Barbara Buckley
Blow
2001
Blood Sisters
4.3
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Lisa Manocci
Blood Sisters
1997

TV Shows

Titans
7.9
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May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Titans
2018
NeXt
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Self
NeXt
1994

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