
Franka Potente
Acting
Born: 1974-07-22 · Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Biography
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 Ge
🎬 Movies (20)
23000 Lives
2026

The Haunted Swordsman
2019
The Onibaba Witch

Princess Emmy
2019
Queen Karla (voice)

Between Worlds
2018
Julie

25 km/h
2018
Ute

Muse
2017
Susan Gilard
Der Island-Krimi: Tod der Elfenfrau
2016

Der Island-Krimi: Der Tote im Westfjord
2016
Solveig Karlsdóttir

The Conjuring 2
2016
Anita Gregory

Beate Uhse - das Recht auf Liebe
2011
Beate Uhse
Small Lights
2010
Valerie

Shanghai
2010
Leni Müller

Che: Part Two
2008
Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)

The Bridge
2008
Elfie Bauer

Manhunt
2008
Beate Klarsfeld

Eichmann
2007
Vera Less

The Bourne Ultimatum
2007
Marie Helena Kreutz (archive footage) (uncredited)

Romulus, My Father
2007
Christina

The Elementary Particles
2006
Annabelle

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
2005
Trixie Boudain
📺 TV Shows (20)

Castlevania: Nocturne
2023
Erzsebet Báthory (voice)

Mayfair Witches
2023
Annamieke

Echo 3
2022
Hildy

Dark Winds
2022
Irene Vaggan

Titans
2018
May Bennett / Mother Mayhem

Taboo
2017
Helga

The Bridge
2013
Eleanor Nacht

The Bridge
2013
Elwood Reid

Copper
2012
Eva Heissen

American Horror Story
2011
Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
2011
Self

The Sinking of the Laconia
2011
Hilda Smith

Psych
2006
Nadia

House
2004
Lydia
ZIBB
2003
Self
Menschen bei Maischberger
2003
Self

Through the Night with...
2002
Self

The Shield
2002
Diro Kesakhian
Aeschbacher
2001
Self

Beckmann
1999
Self