Franka Potente
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
52 years
Origin
Germany
Active
1948 — Present
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...
History of the Legend
Witness the defining moments that shaped a legacy.
Run Lola Run
Starring as Lola
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
Highest Rated Masterpieces
House
as Lydia
The Shield
as Diro Kesakhian
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
Psych
as Nadia
Taboo
as Helga
Titans
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
The Bourne Identity
as Marie Helena Kreutz
Dark Winds
as Irene Vaggan
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
Media Proof
Filmography Engine
67 Credits found
23 000 Lives
Anne
2026
Castlevania: Nocturne
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
2023
Mayfair Witches
Annamieke
2023
Echo 3
Hildy
2022
Dark Winds
Irene Vaggan
2022
Home
Writer
2021
The Haunted Swordsman
The Onibaba Witch
2019
Princess Emmy
Queen Karla (voice)
2019
Between Worlds
Julie
2018
25 km/h
Ute
2018
Titans
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
2018
Muse
Susan Gilard
2017
Taboo
Helga
2017
The Conjuring 2
Anita Gregory
2016
The Bridge
Eleanor Nacht
2013
Copper
Eva Heissen
2012
Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
Beate Uhse
2011
American Horror Story
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
2011
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Self
2011
The Sinking of the Laconia
Hilda Smith
2011
Shanghai
Leni Müller
2010
Che: Part Two
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008
The Bridge
Elfie Bauer
2008
Manhunt
Beate Klarsfeld
2008
Eichmann
Vera Less
2007
The Bourne Ultimatum
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Romulus, My Father
Christina
2007
Psych
Nadia
2006
Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt
Director
2006
The Elementary Particles
Annabelle
2006
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Trixie Boudain
2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Trixie Boudain
2005
House
Lydia
2004
Creep
Kate
2004
The Bourne Supremacy
Marie Helene Kreutz
2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Trixie Boudain
2004
Blueprint
Iris Sellin
2003
Anatomy 2
Paula Henning
2003
I Love Your Work
Mia Lang
2003
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Trixie Boudain
2003
Try Seventeen
Jane
2002
The Bourne Identity
Marie Helena Kreutz
2002
Through the Night with...
Self
2002
The Shield
Diro Kesakhian
2002
La mer
Cast
2002
Storytelling
Toby's Editor
2001
Blow
Barbara Buckley
2001
The Princess and the Warrior
Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
2000
Anatomy
Paula
2000
Paradise Mall
Mona Wendt
1999
Südsee, eigene Insel
Kassiererin
1999
Beckmann
Self
1999
Am I Beautiful?
Linda
1998
Run Lola Run
Lola
1998
Opera ball
Gabrielle Becker
1998
Opernball
Gabrielle Becker
1998
Blood Sisters
Lisa Manocci
1997
Leute heute
Self
1997
Die drei Mädels von der Tankstelle
Lena
1997
Taff
self
1997