Franka Potente
CountryGermany 
GenderFemale
BirthdayJuli 22, 1974
BiographyFranka Potente (German: [fʁaŋka po.ˈtɛn.tə] ; born 22 July 1974) is a German actress. She first appeared in the comedy film After Five in the Forest Primeval (1995), for which she won a Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress. Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she starred in the acclaimed action thriller Run Lola Run, for which she won a BAMBI Award for Best Actress. She received further critical acclaim and a Bavarian Television Award nomination for her performance in the television film Opernball (also 1998).
After half a decade of well-received roles in German productions, Potente made the transition into Hollywood with her role in the biographical crime film Blow (2001), and achieved wider recognition for her appearances in The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004). She portrayed communist revolutionary Tamara Bunke in Che (2008), and psychologist Anita Gregory in The Conjuring 2 (2016). Her other notable films include Anatomy (2000), The Princess and the Warrior (2000), Creep (2004), Romulus, My Father (2007), Eichmann (2007), and Muse (2017).
Potente has starred in the television series Copper (2012–2013), Taboo (2017), Claws, Titans and Echo 3. She played recurring roles in the second seasons of American Horror Story (2012) and The Bridge (2014).
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After half a decade of well-received roles in German productions, Potente made the transition into Hollywood with her role in the biographical crime film Blow (2001), and achieved wider recognition for her appearances in The Bourne Identity (2002) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004). She portrayed communist revolutionary Tamara Bunke in Che (2008), and psychologist Anita Gregory in The Conjuring 2 (2016). Her other notable films include Anatomy (2000), The Princess and the Warrior (2000), Creep (2004), Romulus, My Father (2007), Eichmann (2007), and Muse (2017).
Potente has starred in the television series Copper (2012–2013), Taboo (2017), Claws, Titans and Echo 3. She played recurring roles in the second seasons of American Horror Story (2012) and The Bridge (2014).
Biography from the Wikipedia article Franka Potente. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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