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Franka Potente

22 July 1974
Dülmen bei Münster, Germany

Trivia
Her last name "Potente" (pronounced Poe-ten-teh) means "powerful" in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Education: Otto Falckenberg School, Munich; Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York.
Says she was discovered as an actress in a public restroom. She was in a bar when she noticed she was constantly stared at by some woman. She decided to leave but went to the restroom before. The woman followed her and again stared at her through the mirror. Suddenly she asked "How would you describe yourself in one sentence?". Turns out she was a casting agent.
Has a brother who is three years younger and was very sick when he was born. She says she always was very jealous on the way he was cosseted and that was why she often behaved like a clown and arranged performances to get more attention, and that this was why she decided to become an actress.
Tom Tykwer wrote Lola rennt (1998) specifically for her, with the intention of casting her as Lola.
In spring 2002, she broke up with longtime boyfriend Tom Tykwer.
Number 8 in 'Neon' Magazine's list of 100 most important young Germans. (Issue 1, September 2003)

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Actress - filmography
Guerrilla (2006) (pre-production) .... Tamara Bunke
Romulus, My Father (2006) (filming) .... Christine
Elementarteilchen (2006) .... Annabelle
Creep (2004/I) .... Kate
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) .... Marie
... aka Bourne Verschwörung, Die (Germany)
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea (2004) .... Trixie Boudain
Blueprint (2003) .... Iris Sellin/Siri Sellin
I Love Your Work (2003) .... Mia
Anatomie 2 (2003) .... Paula Henning
... aka Anatomy 2 (International: English title)
Try Seventeen (2002) .... Jane
... aka All I Want (USA: DVD title)
The Bourne Identity (2002) .... Marie Helena Kreutz
... aka Bourne Identität, Die (Germany)
Mer, La (2002)
Storytelling (2001) .... Toby's Editor ('Non-fiction')
Blow (2001) .... Barbara Buckley
Krieger und die Kaiserin, Der (2000) .... Simone 'Sissi' Schmidt
... aka Krieger + die Kaiserin, Der (Germany: poster title)
... aka The Princess and the Warrior (USA)
... aka The Warrior and the Empress (International: English title: literal title)
Anatomie (2000) .... Paula Henning
... aka Anatomy (International: English title)
Schlaraffenland (1999) .... Mona Wendt
... aka $chlaraffenland (Germany)
... aka Paradise Mall

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