Franka Potente

Franka Potente

Acting

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…

Filmography

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23000 Lives 23000 Lives 2026 Castlevania: Nocturne ★ 7.8 Castlevania: Nocturne 2023 Mayfair Witches ★ 7.3 Mayfair Witches 2023 Echo 3 ★ 6.8 Echo 3 2022 Dark Winds ★ 7.5 Dark Winds 2022 The Haunted Swordsman ★ 7.4 The Haunted Swordsman 2019 Princess Emmy ★ 7.2 Princess Emmy 2019 Between Worlds ★ 5.0 Between Worlds 2018 25 km/h ★ 6.9 25 km/h 2018 Titans ★ 7.9 Titans 2018 Muse ★ 5.8 Muse 2017 Taboo ★ 7.9 Taboo 2017 Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau ★ 6.3 Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau 2016 Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord ★ 5.7 Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord 2016 The Conjuring 2 ★ 7.3 The Conjuring 2 2016 The Bridge ★ 6.6 The Bridge 2013 Copper ★ 6.1 Copper 2012 Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe ★ 6.1 Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe 2011 American Horror Story ★ 8.1 American Horror Story 2011 Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell ★ 6.5 Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell 2011 The Sinking of the Laconia ★ 6.4 The Sinking of the Laconia 2011 Small Lights ★ 2.3 Small Lights 2010 Shanghai ★ 6.1 Shanghai 2010 Che: Part Two ★ 6.7 Che: Part Two 2008 The Bridge ★ 4.3 The Bridge 2008 Manhunt ★ 6.9 Manhunt 2008 Eichmann ★ 6.0 Eichmann 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum ★ 7.4 The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 Romulus, My Father ★ 5.8 Romulus, My Father 2007 Psych ★ 7.9 Psych 2006 The Elementary Particles ★ 6.1 The Elementary Particles 2006 A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper ★ 5.8 A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper 2005 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish ★ 5.0 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish 2005 In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema 2004 House ★ 8.6 House 2004 Creep ★ 6.0 Creep 2004 The Bourne Supremacy ★ 7.3 The Bourne Supremacy 2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea ★ 4.9 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea 2004 Blueprint ★ 4.3 Blueprint 2003 Anatomy 2 ★ 5.6 Anatomy 2 2003 ZIBB ★ 7.0 ZIBB 2003 I Love Your Work ★ 4.6 I Love Your Work 2003 Menschen bei Maischberger ★ 7.3 Menschen bei Maischberger 2003 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story ★ 5.2 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 2003 Try Seventeen ★ 6.2 Try Seventeen 2002 The Bourne Identity ★ 7.5 The Bourne Identity 2002 Through the Night with... ★ 8.5 Through the Night with... 2002 The Shield ★ 8.2 The Shield 2002 La mer ★ 6.2 La mer 2002 Storytelling ★ 6.5 Storytelling 2001 Blow ★ 7.4 Blow 2001 Aeschbacher Aeschbacher 2001 The Princess and the Warrior ★ 6.9 The Princess and the Warrior 2000 Anatomy ★ 6.1 Anatomy 2000 Paradise Mall ★ 6.1 Paradise Mall 1999 Südsee, eigene Insel ★ 4.3 Südsee, eigene Insel 1999 Downhill City ★ 6.0 Downhill City 1999 Beckmann ★ 4.3 Beckmann 1999 Am I Beautiful? ★ 6.7 Am I Beautiful? 1998 Run Lola Run ★ 7.3 Run Lola Run 1998 Opera ball ★ 7.4 Opera ball 1998 Opernball Opernball 1998 The Johannes B. Kerner Show ★ 7.7 The Johannes B. Kerner Show 1998 Blood Sisters ★ 4.3 Blood Sisters 1997 Nachtstudio Nachtstudio 1997 Leute heute ★ 5.2 Leute heute 1997 Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle ★ 4.1 Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle 1997 Taff ★ 4.2 Taff 1997 Coming In ★ 4.7 Coming In 1997 Zimmer frei! ★ 6.8 Zimmer frei! 1996 Die Harald Schmidt Show ★ 7.2 Die Harald Schmidt Show 1995 It's a Jungle Out There ★ 6.7 It's a Jungle Out There 1995 Zwei Brüder ★ 5.5 Zwei Brüder 1994 NeXt NeXt 1994 Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin ★ 4.0 Exclusiv - Das Star-Magazin 1994 Blauer Panther Blauer Panther 1989 Goldene Kamera ★ 5.7 Goldene Kamera 1984 Bavarian Film Awards Bavarian Film Awards 1979 German Film Award ★ 6.0 German Film Award 1951 Bambi ★ 9.0 Bambi 1948