Franka Potente
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.
Acting
Movie
The Bourne Identity
as Marie Helena Kreutz
2002
Movie
The Conjuring 2
as Anita Gregory
2016
Movie
The Bourne Ultimatum
as Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Movie
The Bourne Supremacy
as Marie Helene Kreutz
2004
TV
House
as Lydia
2004
TV
American Horror Story
as Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown
2011
Movie
Blow
as Barbara Buckley
2001
TV
Titans
as May Bennett / Mother Mayhem
2018
Movie
Run Lola Run
as Lola
1998
TV
Taboo
as Helga
2017
TV
Psych
as Nadia
2006
TV
The Shield
as Diro Kesakhian
2002
Movie
Creep
as Kate
2004
Movie
Che: Part Two
as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
2008
Movie
Muse
as Susan Gilard
2017
TV
Mayfair Witches
as Annamieke
2023
Movie
Anatomy
as Paula
2000
Movie
Between Worlds
as Julie
2018
TV
Castlevania: Nocturne
as Erzsebet Báthory (voice)
2023
Movie
25 km/h
as Ute
2018
Movie
Storytelling
as Toby's Editor
2001
Movie
Shanghai
as Leni Müller
2010
TV
Dark Winds
as Irene Vaggan
2022
TV
The Bridge
as Eleanor Nacht
2013
