Franka Potente
Franka Potente | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Franka Potente (German:
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) and currently, Claws and Titans and Echo 3 in 2022. She also played recurring roles in the second seasons of American Horror Story (2012) and The Bridge (2014).
Early life
The elder of two children, Potente was born in Münster, West Germany,[1] and raised in nearby Dülmen.[2] Her mother, Hildegard, is a medical assistant, and her father, Dieter Potente, is a teacher. Her Italian surname stems from her great-grandfather, a Sicilian slater who migrated to Germany during the 19th century. When she was 17 years old, Potente spent a few months as an exchange student in Humble, a suburb of Houston, Texas.[3]
Career
1990s
After finishing high school in Germany, Potente enrolled at the
Potente returned to Europe and worked in German and French films; her breakthrough came with 1998's Lola rennt (Run Lola Run) after meeting the director, Tom Tykwer, in a café. Specifically written for her persona, her role was that of a woman who needs to obtain 100,000 Deutsche Mark in twenty minutes to save her boyfriend's life. Budgeted at US$1 million, the arthouse thriller was a critical and commercial success, grossing US$14.5 million worldwide.[6] Variety wrote that her performance was "heroic, fierce, frightened and vulnerable all at once",[7] while eFilmCritic.com called her casting a "smart choice".[8] Following her newfound success, she starred opposite Teemu Aromaa in Downhill City (1999), a small-scale drama directed by Finnish director Hannu Salonen,[9] and in the romantic comedy Bin ich schön?, about people having trouble with love and identity, which was released on 17 September 1999 in Germany.[10]
2000s
In the German-language horror film
Potente's first English-language role was that of a flight attendant who becomes engaged to cocaine smuggler George Jung in the biographical crime film Blow, alongside Johnny Depp. The film received mixed reviews,[16] while it grossed US$83.2 million worldwide.[17] She played a film editor in the controversial independent drama Storytelling (2001), with Leo Fitzpatrick and Selma Blair. It premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival,[18] and received a limited release in most international markets.[19][20] Potente next found a much wider recognition from audiences for her performance in The Bourne Identity (2002), co-starring Matt Damon. In the film, she played a European woman who grows closer to the title character, a man suffering from extreme memory loss and attempting to discover his true identity amidst a clandestine conspiracy within the Central Intelligence Agency. A positive critical reception greeted the film upon its release,[21] and budgeted at US$60 million, it grossed US$214 million globally.[22] After her role in the film, she starred in the American films All I Want (2002) and I Love Your Work (2003), and in the German production Blueprint (2003).
She reprised past roles with the German horror sequel Anatomy 2 (2003) and The Bourne Supremacy (2004), the latter which grossed US$288.5 million worldwide.[23] In 2004, she starred in the British-German horror film Creep, as a woman locked in the London Underground overnight who finds herself being stalked by a hideously deformed killer living in the sewers below. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed US$3.2 million in UK cinemas.[24] ViewLondon wrote: "The performances are good, particularly Potente, who avoids scream queen clichés by making her character surprisingly unlikeable – Kate is rude and arrogant in her early scenes and the fact that she's German is, of course, a coincidence."[25]
In 2006, Potente appeared in the German
In
2010s
Potente filmed the American neo-noir film
Potente starred in
In 2014, Potente landed a role on the second season of the
2020s
In 2020, she made her first feature film Home, for which she was also responsible for the screenplay. The film premiered in October 2020.[45]
In 2022, Potente appeared in
Authored works
Based on Potente's correspondence with colleague Max Urlacher during his time in Los Angeles, a book entitled Los Angeles – Berlin was published in September 2005. In May 2009, Potente published her second book Kick Ass – An Alternative Workout, co-written with her personal trainer Karsten Schellenberg. In August 2010 her first volume of stories "Zehn" was published.[47]
Personal life
After relationships with German film director Tom Tykwer and American actor Elijah Wood, among others, Potente married American actor Derek Richardson in mid 2012, in a private ceremony.[48] The couple live in Los Angeles, and have two daughters, born in 2011 and 2013. [49]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | After Five in the Forest Primeval | Anna | German: Nach Fünf im Urwald |
1998 | Run Lola Run | Lola | German: Lola rennt |
1998 | Am I Beautiful? | Linda | German: Bin ich schön? |
1999 | Paradise Mall | Mona Wendt | German: Schlaraffenland |
1999 | Downhill City | Peggy | |
2000 | Anatomy | Paula Henning | German: Anatomie |
2000 | The Princess and the Warrior | Simone "Sissi" Schmidt | German: Der Krieger und die Kaiserin |
2001 | Blow | Barbara Buckley | |
2001 | Storytelling | Toby's Editor | Segment: "Non-Fiction" |
2002 | The Bourne Identity | Marie Kreutz | |
2002 | All I Want | Jane | |
2003 | I Love Your Work | Mia Lang | |
2003 | Blueprint | Iris Sellin / Siri Sellin | |
2003 | Anatomy 2 | Paula Henning | German: Anatomie 2 |
2004 | The Bourne Supremacy | Marie Kreutz | |
2004 | Creep | Kate | |
2005 | A Life in Suitcases | Trixie Boudain | |
2006 | Atomised | Annabelle | German: Elementarteilchen |
2007 | Romulus, My Father | Christine Gaita | |
2007 | Eichmann | Vera Less | |
2008 | Che | Tamara "Tania" Bunke | |
2010 | Shanghai | Leni Müller | |
2010 | Small Lights | Valerie | German: Valerie |
2016 | The Conjuring 2 | Anita Gregory | |
2017 | Muse | Susan | |
2018 | Between Worlds
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Julie | |
2018 | 25 km/h | Ute | |
2019 | Princess Emmy | Queen Karla | Voice[50] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Coming In | Nina | Television film |
1998 | Opernball | Gabrielle Becker | Television film |
2007 | The Shield
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Diro Kesakhian | 3 episodes |
2008 | Manhunt | Beate Klarsfeld | Television film |
2008 | The Bridge | Elfie Bauer | Television film |
2009 | House | Lydia Bohm | Episode: "Broken" |
2010 | Psych
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Nadia | Episode: " One, Maybe Two, Ways Out "
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2011 | The Sinking of the Laconia | Hilda Smith | 2 episodes |
2011 | Beate Uhse | Beate Uhse
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Television film |
2012–2013 | Copper | Eva Heissen | 20 episodes |
2012 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Anne Frank / Charlotte Brown | 2 episodes |
2014 | The Bridge | Eleanor Nacht | 12 episodes |
2016 | Dark Matter | Chief Inspector Shaddick | 2 episodes |
2016 | Der Island-Krimi | Solveig Karlsdóttir | 2 episodes |
2017 | Taboo | Helga von Hinten | 7 episodes |
2018 | Claws | Zlata Ostrovsky | 2 seasons |
2022 | Titans | Mother Mayhem
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Regular role (season 4)[46] |
2022 | Echo 3 | Hildy | Hildy prison camp member |
2023–present | Castlevania: Nocturne | Erzsebet Báthory / Sekhmet | Voice role |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy | Marie Helena Kreutz | Voice role |
Discography
- Believe (1998)
- Wish (Komm zu mir) (1998)
- Easy Day (1999)
- Fly with Me (2001)
Bibliography
- 2005: Los Angeles – Berlin. Ein Jahr
- 2006: Der die Tollkirsche ausgräbt, Drehbuch zum Film
- 2009: Kick Ass – Das alternative Workout
- 2010: Zehn: Stories
- 2014: Almählich wird es Tag
Awards and nominations
Year | Work | Award | Result |
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1995 | After Five in the Forest Primeval | Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress | Won |
1998 | Run Lola Run | Bambi Award for Best Actress
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Won |
Opernball | Bavarian TV Award for Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television | Nominated | |
— | Berlin International Film Festival EFP Shooting Star Award | Won | |
1999 | — | German Film Award for German Actress of the Year | Won |
2000 | The Princess and the Warrior | European Film Award for Best Actress | Nominated |
German Film Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Nominated | ||
Jupiter Award for Best German Actress | Won | ||
2007 | Romulus, My Father | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
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External links
- Franka Potente at IMDb
- Franka Potente at AllMovie
- Franka Potente at AllMusic