Franka Potente
Known For
Acting
Born
1974-07-22 in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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 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.
Most Known For
House
as Lydia
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Psych
as Nadia
ZIBB
as Self
The Shield
as Diro Kesakhian
Titans
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
Leute heute
as Self
Bambi
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
as Self
Taboo
as Helga
Zimmer frei!
as Self
Mayfair Witches
as Annamieke
Aeschbacher
as Self
Taff
as self
The Bourne Identity
as Marie Helena Kreutz
Menschen bei Maischberger
as Self
Beckmann
as Self
Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin
as self
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)