Franka Potente
Acting
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Biography
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 Ge...
Known For
Filmography
23 000 Lives
2026
as Anne
Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
Mayfair Witches
2023
as Annamieke
Echo 3
2022
as Hildy
Dark Winds
2022
as Irene Vaggan
Princess Emmy
2019
as Queen Karla (voice)
The Haunted Swordsman
2019
as The Onibaba Witch
25 km/h
2018
as Ute
Between Worlds
2018
as Julie
Titans
2018
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Muse
2017
as Susan Gilard
Taboo
2017
as Helga
The Conjuring 2
2016
as Anita Gregory
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016
The Bridge
2013
as Eleanor Nacht
The Bridge
2013
as Elwood Reid
Copper
2012
as Eva Heissen
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011
as Beate Uhse
The Sinking of the Laconia
2011
as Hilda Smith
American Horror Story
2011
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
as Self
Shanghai
2010
as Leni Müller
Small Lights
2010
as Valerie
Che: Part Two
2008
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
The Bridge
2008
as Elfie Bauer
Manhunt
2008
as Beate Klarsfeld
Romulus, My Father
2007
as Christina
Eichmann
2007
as Vera Less
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Elementary Particles
2006
as Annabelle
Psych
2006
as Nadia
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
2005
as Trixie Boudain
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
as Trixie Boudain
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004
as Trixie Boudain
The Bourne Supremacy
2004
as Marie Helene Kreutz
Creep
2004
as Kate
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
2004
as Self
House
2004
as Lydia
Anatomy 2
2003
as Paula Henning
Blueprint
2003
as Iris Sellin
I Love Your Work
2003
as Mia Lang
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
2003
as Trixie Boudain
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
as Self
ZIBB
2003
as Self
The Bourne Identity
2002
as Marie Helena Kreutz
Try Seventeen
2002
as Jane
La mer
2002
The Shield
2002
as Diro Kesakhian
Through the Night with...
2002
as Self
Blow
2001
as Barbara Buckley
Storytelling
2001
as Toby's Editor
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
Anatomy
2000
as Paula
The Princess and the Warrior
2000
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
Paradise Mall
1999
as Mona Wendt
Downhill City
1999
as Peggy
Südsee, eigene Insel
1999
as Kassiererin
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Run Lola Run
1998
as Lola
Am I Beautiful?
1998
as Linda
Opera ball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
Opernball
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
1997
as Lena
Blood Sisters
1997
as Lisa Manocci
Coming In
1997
as Nina
Leute heute
1997
as Self
Nachtstudio
1997
as Self
Taff
1997
as self
It's a Jungle Out There
1996
as Anna
Zimmer frei!
1996
as Self
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
Zwei Brüder
1994
as Mara
NeXt
1994
as Self
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
1994
as self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self - Presenter
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self