Directed credits
1
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Franka Potente
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.7
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 679
IMDb ID: nm0004376
Known for: Acting
Born: July 22, 1974
Age: 51
Place of birth: Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2023
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.66
Wikidata: Q65105
Also known as
Franke Potente
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Franka Potente.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Franka Potente.
7.5
The Bourne Identity
as Marie Helena Kreutz
2002 Movie
7.4
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007 Movie
7.4
Blow
as Barbara Buckley
2001 Movie
7.3
The Bourne Supremacy
as Marie Helene Kreutz
2004 Movie
7.3
Run Lola Run
as Lola
1998 Movie
7.3
The Conjuring 2
as Anita Gregory
2016 Movie
6.9
The Princess and the Warrior
as Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
2000 Movie
6.9
25 km/h
as Ute
2018 Movie
6.6
Che: Part Two
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008 Movie
6.5
Storytelling
as Toby's Editor
2001 Movie
6.2
Try Seventeen
as Jane
2002 Movie
6.1
The Elementary Particles
as Annabelle
2006 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Franka Potente.
8.6
House
as Lydia • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.1
The Shield
as Diro Kesakhian • 3 eps
2002 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Psych
as Nadia • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Taboo
as Helga • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.9
Titans
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem • 12 eps
2018 Series
7.8
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice) • 11 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Mayfair Witches
as Annamieke • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Echo 3
as Hildy • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.6
The Bridge
as Eleanor Nacht • 11 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Franka Potente.
7.5
The Bourne Identity
as Marie Helena Kreutz
2002 Movie
7.3
The Conjuring 2
as Anita Gregory
2016 Movie
7.3
The Bourne Supremacy
as Marie Helene Kreutz
2004 Movie
7.4
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007 Movie
7.4
Blow
as Barbara Buckley
2001 Movie
6.0
Eichmann
as Vera Less
2007 Movie
7.3
Run Lola Run
as Lola
1998 Movie
6.5
Storytelling
as Toby's Editor
2001 Movie
5.6
La mer
2002 Movie
6.1
Shanghai
as Leni Müller
2010 Movie
6.6
Che: Part Two
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008 Movie
6.0
Creep
as Kate
2004 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Franka Potente.
8.6
House
as Lydia • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Psych
as Nadia • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.9
Titans
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem • 12 eps
2018 Series
8.1
The Shield
as Diro Kesakhian • 3 eps
2002 Series
9.0
Bambi
as Self • 1 eps
1948 Series
7.1
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self • 4 eps
1995 Series
7.9
Taboo
as Helga • 2 eps
2017 Series
7.3
Mayfair Witches
as Annamieke • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.8
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice) • 11 eps
2023 Series
6.6
The Bridge
as Eleanor Nacht • 11 eps
2013 Series
2.0
Beckmann
as Self • 1 eps
1999 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Franka Potente.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Franka Potente.
7.5
The Haunted Swordsman
as The Onibaba Witch
2019 Movie
7.2
Princess Emmy
as Queen Karla (voice)
2019 Movie
5.0
Between Worlds
as Julie
2018 Movie
6.9
25 km/h
as Ute
2018 Movie
5.8
Muse
as Susan Gilard
2017 Movie
5.8
Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
as Solveig Karlsdóttir
2016 Movie
7.3
The Conjuring 2
as Anita Gregory
2016 Movie
6.1
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
as Beate Uhse
2011 Movie
6.1
Shanghai
as Leni Müller
2010 Movie
6.6
Che: Part Two
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008 Movie
4.3
The Bridge
as Elfie Bauer
2008 Movie
7.0
Manhunt
as Beate Klarsfeld
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Franka Potente.
7.8
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice) • 11 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Mayfair Witches
as Annamieke • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Echo 3
as Hildy • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.9
Titans
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem • 12 eps
2018 Series
7.9
Taboo
as Helga • 2 eps
2017 Series
6.6
The Bridge
as Eleanor Nacht • 11 eps
2013 Series
6.1
Copper
as Eva Heissen • 23 eps
2012 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown • 2 eps
2011 Series
6.5
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.4
The Sinking of the Laconia
as Hilda Smith • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Psych
as Nadia • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.6
House
as Lydia • 1 eps
2004 Series