Franka Potente

Franka Potente Movies and TV Shows

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.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 1974-07-22 (50 years old)
  • Place of birth: Münster, Germany
  • nationality: German
  • height: 1.74 m
  • Net worth: $18,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
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Castlevania: Nocturne
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 82%
role:
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
2023

Animation

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
82%
Home
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 69%
role:
Writer & 1 more
2021

Drama

6.4
69%
2018

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.9
53%
25 km/h
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Ute
2018

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

7.2
69%
Titans
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 79%
role:
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
2018

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
79%
Muse
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 59%
role:
Susan Gilard
2017

Horror

Thriller

5.4
59%
The Conjuring 2
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Anita Gregory
2016

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

7.3
73%
Copper
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 63%
role:
Eva Heissen
2012

Action

Adventure

Drama

7.5
63%
2011

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.0
70%
Shanghai
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Leni Müller
2010

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.3
61%
Che: Part Two
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.8
67%
The Bridge
IMDB 4.9
TMDB 50%
role:
Elfie Bauer
Not available
2008

History

TV Movie

War & Politics

4.9
50%
Not available
Manhunt
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 72%
role:
Beate Klarsfeld
Not available
2008

Drama

TV Movie

6.2
72%
Not available
Eichmann
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 62%
role:
Vera Less
2007

Drama

History

5.9
62%
2006

Drama

Romance

6.6
62%
Creep
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 59%
role:
Kate
2004

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.6
59%
The Bourne Supremacy
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 73%
role:
Marie Helene Kreutz
2004

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.7
73%
Anatomy 2
IMDB 5.1
TMDB 57%
role:
Paula Henning
2003

Horror

Thriller

5.1
57%
2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.0
62%
The Bourne Identity
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Marie Helena Kreutz
2002

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.8
75%
Storytelling
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Toby's Editor
2001

Comedy

Drama

6.8
65%
Blow
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 74%
role:
Barbara Buckley
2001

Crime

Drama

7.5
74%
The Princess and the Warrior
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 69%
role:
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
2000

Drama

Romance

7.4
69%
Anatomy
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 60%
role:
Paula
2000

Horror

Thriller

6.0
60%
1998

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.6
73%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in Canada starring or involving Franka Potente are, for example, Castlevania: Nocturne, Between Worlds and The Conjuring 2.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, iTunes and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are Castlevania: Nocturne (7.8), The Bourne Identity (7.7) and Blow (7.5).