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: 7/22/1974 (50 years old)
Place of birth: Münster, Germany
nationality: German
height: 1.74 m
Net worth: $18,000,000

Year

Genre

Available on the following streaming services in the United States

Castlevania: Nocturne

Castlevania: Nocturne (2023)

7.4

78%

role:
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)

2023

Animation

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4

78%

Home

6.4

69%

role:
Writer & 1 more

2021

Drama

6.4

69%

Between Worlds

Between Worlds (2018)

3.9

53%

role:
Julie

2018

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

3.9

53%

25 km/h

7.2

69%

role:
Ute

2018

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

7.2

69%

Titans

7.5

79%

role:
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem

2018

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5

79%

Muse

5.4

59%

role:
Susan Gilard

2017

Horror

Thriller

5.4

59%

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

7.3

73%

role:
Anita Gregory

2016

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

7.3

73%

Copper

7.5

63%

role:
Eva Heissen

2012

Action

Adventure

Drama

7.5

63%

The Sinking of the Laconia

The Sinking of the Laconia (2011)

7.0

70%

role:
Hilda Smith

2011

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.0

70%

Shanghai

Shanghai (2010)

6.3

61%

role:
Leni Müller

2010

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.3

61%

Che: Part Two

Che: Part Two (2008)

6.8

67%

role:
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)

2008

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.8

67%

The Bridge

The Bridge (2008)

4.9

50%

role:
Elfie Bauer

Not available

2008

History

TV Movie

War & Politics

4.9

50%

Not available

Manhunt

Manhunt (2008)

6.2

72%

role:
Beate Klarsfeld

Not available

2008

Drama

TV Movie

6.2

72%

Not available

Eichmann

Eichmann (2007)

5.9

62%

role:
Vera Less

2007

Drama

History

5.9

62%

The Elementary Particles

The Elementary Particles (2006)

6.6

62%

role:
Annabelle

2006

Drama

Romance

6.6

62%

Creep

5.6

59%

role:
Kate

2004

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.6

59%

The Bourne Supremacy

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

7.7

73%

role:
Marie Helene Kreutz

2004

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.7

73%

Anatomy 2

Anatomy 2 (2003)

5.1

57%

role:
Paula Henning

2003

Horror

Thriller

5.1

57%

Try Seventeen

Try Seventeen (2002)

6.0

62%

role:
Jane

2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.0

62%

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity (2002)

7.8

75%

role:
Marie Helena Kreutz

2002

Action

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

7.8

75%

Storytelling

Storytelling (2001)

6.8

65%

role:
Toby's Editor

2001

Comedy

Drama

6.8

65%

Blow

7.5

74%

role:
Barbara Buckley

2001

Crime

Drama

7.5

74%

The Princess and the Warrior

The Princess and the Warrior (2000)

7.4

69%

role:
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt

2000

Drama

Romance

7.4

69%

Anatomy

6.0

62%

role:
Paula

2000

Horror

Thriller

6.0

62%

Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run (1998)

7.6

73%

role:
Lola

1998

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.6

73%

: Some movies or TV shows available in the United States 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, Amazon and iTunes.
: The best StreamFat ratings are The Bourne Identity (7.7), Castlevania: Nocturne (7.6) and Blow (7.5).