Franka Potente

Biography

Franka Potente is a German actress who trained at the Otto Falckenberg School of Performing Arts in Munich before making her screen debut in After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995), which won her a Bavarian Film Award. Her breakthrough came with Run Lola Run (1998), earning her a BAMBI Award for Best Actress. After well-regarded German productions including Anatomy (2000) and The Princess and the Warrior (2000), she moved into Hollywood with Blow (2001) and gained wider recognition in The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004). She played communist revolutionary Tamara Bunke in Che (2008) and parapsychologist Anita Gregory in The Conjuring 2 (2016). Her other notable films include Creep (2004), Romulus, My Father (2007), Eichmann (2007), and Muse (2017). On television she starred in Copper and had roles in American Horror Story, The Bridge, and Taboo. She has also written and directed films, including the silent Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt and her first feature Home.

52years old

Turns 53 on July 22in 284 days

Born July 22, 1974Münster
Star sign: CancerLast day of the sign, on the Leo cusp

Movie Career

Films: 17
Career span: 20 years1998 to 2018

Genres

Drama53%, 9 films
Thriller47%, 8 films
Mystery35%, 6 films
Biography24%, 4 films
Horror24%, 4 films

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Behind the camera
Potente was the writer and director of Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt, a silent film that also came out in 2006.
Early training
Potente finished high school in Germany, then joined Munich's Otto Falckenberg School of Performing Arts. While still a student there, she acted in outside jobs, and her first movie was the 1995 student film Aufbruch.
Behind the camera
In 2020, Potente made her debut as the writer and director of a feature film, Home. That film had its premiere in October 2020.

Franka Potente movies on Netflix

25 km/h2018IMDb rating 7.2as Ute
Between Worlds2018IMDb rating 3.9as Julie
Muse2017IMDb rating 5.4as Susan Gilard
The Conjuring 22016IMDb rating 7.3as Anita Gregory
Shanghai2010IMDb rating 6.3as Leni Müller
Che: Part Two2008IMDb rating 6.8as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
Eichmann2007IMDb rating 5.9as Vera Less
Romulus, My Father2007IMDb rating 6.6as Christina Gaita
Creep2004IMDb rating 5.6as Kate
The Bourne Supremacy2004IMDb rating 7.7as Marie
I Love Your Work2003IMDb rating 5.1as Mia Lang
The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8as Marie
Try Seventeen2002IMDb rating 5.9as Jane
Blow2001IMDb rating 7.5as Barbara Buckley
Anatomy2000IMDb rating 6.0as Paula
The Princess and the Warrior2000IMDb rating 7.4as Sissi
Run Lola Run1998IMDb rating 7.6as Lola

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Bourne Identity2002 Action, Mystery, Thrilleras Marie
IMDb rating 7.8621K votes
The Bourne Supremacy2004 Action, Thrilleras Marie
IMDb rating 7.7518K votes
Run Lola Run1998as Lola
IMDb rating 7.6218K votes
Blow2001as Barbara Buckley
IMDb rating 7.5289K votes
Creep2004as Kate
IMDb rating 5.634K votes
The Princess and the Warrior2000as Sissi
IMDb rating 7.415K votes
Anatomy2000as Paula
IMDb rating 6.015K votes
The Conjuring 22016as Anita Gregory
IMDb rating 7.3349K votes

Most often with

Tom Tykwer directed two of these films. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Brian Cox

Matt Damon

Marton Csokas

Julia Stiles

Gabriel Mann

Benno FürmannTom TykwerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Brian Cox2 films together, 2002 to 2004
Brian Cox's page
- The Bourne Supremacy2004IMDb rating 7.7Potente as MarieCox as Ward Abbott
- The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8Potente as MarieCox as Ward Abbott
Matt Damon2 films together, 2002 to 2004
Matt Damon's page
- The Bourne Supremacy2004IMDb rating 7.7Potente as MarieDamon as Jason Bourne
- The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8Potente as MarieDamon as Bourne
Marton Csokas2 films together, 2004 to 2007
Marton Csokas's page
- Romulus, My Father2007IMDb rating 6.6Potente as Christina GaitaCsokas as Hora
- The Bourne Supremacy2004IMDb rating 7.7Potente as MarieCsokas as Jarda
Julia Stiles2 films together, 2002 to 2004
Julia Stiles's page
- The Bourne Supremacy2004IMDb rating 7.7Potente as MarieStiles as Nicky
- The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8Potente as MarieStiles as Nicolette
Gabriel Mann2 films together, 2002 to 2004
Gabriel Mann's page
- The Bourne Supremacy2004IMDb rating 7.7Potente as MarieMann as Danny Zorn
- The Bourne Identity2002IMDb rating 7.8Potente as MarieMann as Zorn
Benno Fürmann2 films together, 2000
Benno Fürmann's page
- Anatomy2000IMDb rating 6.0Potente as PaulaFürmann as Hein
- The Princess and the Warrior2000IMDb rating 7.4Potente as SissiFürmann as Bodo
Tom TykwerDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2000
All films by Tom Tykwer
- The Princess and the Warrior2000IMDb rating 7.4Potente as Sissi
- Run Lola Run1998IMDb rating 7.6Potente as Lola
Also two films together3 more actors
- Lars RudolphThe Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Run Lola Run (1998)
- Joachim KrólThe Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Run Lola Run (1998)
- Ludger PistorThe Princess and the Warrior (2000) and Run Lola Run (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Franka Potente's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$948 million

9 of the 17 films have a worldwide figure.

9Worldwide figure
4US gross only
4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Conjuring 22016Anita Gregory$323 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Conjuring 22016as Anita Gregory
$323M34.1% of the total
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The Bourne Supremacy2004as Marie
$289M30.4% of the total
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The Bourne Identity2002as Marie
$214M22.6% of the total
4
Blow2001as Barbara Buckley
$83M8.8% of the total
5
Shanghai2010as Leni Müller
$15M1.6% of the total
6
Che: Part Two2008as Tania (Haydee Tamara Bunke Bider)
$8.6M0.9% of the total
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Run Lola Run1998as Lola
$7.7M0.8% of the total
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Creep2004as Kate
$7.5M0.8% of the total