Franka Potente
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-07-22 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Also known As
Франка Потенте
Franke Potente
フランカ・ポテンテ
فرانکا پوتنته
فرانکا پوتهنته
Franka Potente
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 Bour...
Acting
2006
as Annabelle
1998
as Lola
2000
as Paula
2003
as Paula Henning
2004
as Trixie Boudain
2002
as Marie Helena Kreutz
2004
as Marie Helene Kreutz
2001
as Barbara Buckley
1995
as Anna
2003
as Iris Sellin
2001
as Toby's Editor
2004
as Kate
1998
as Linda
1999
as Mona Wendt
2008
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2003
as Mia Lang
2008
as Elfie Bauer
2000
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
1997
2007
as Christina
2007
as Vera Less
2002
as Jane
2010
as Leni Müller
2002
1997
as Lisa Manocci
2011
as Beate Uhse
1999
as Peggy
2008
as Beate Klarsfeld
2010
as Valerie
1998
as Gabrielle Becker
1999
as Kassiererin
2003
as Trixie Boudain
2016
as Anita Gregory
2007
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
as Susan Gilard
2016
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
2018
as Ute
2018
as Julie
2019
as Queen Karla (voice)
1997
as Nina
2019
as The Onibaba Witch
2005
as Trixie Boudain
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