Franka Potente

Franka Potente is a German actress and singer. She first appeared in the comedy After Five in the Forest Primeval , for which she won a Bavarian Film Award for Best Young Actress. Her breakthrough came in 1998, when she had the leading role in the acclaimed action thriller Lola rennt . Potente received Germanys highest film and television awards for her performances in Run Lola Run and the television film Opernball. After half a decade of critically acclaimed roles in German films, Potente went on to land the role of Barbara Buckley in Blow , and Jason Bournes love interest in the Bourne film series.

The elder of two children, Potente was born in Mnster, West Germany, and raised in nearby Dlmen. Her mother, Hildegard, is a medical assistant, and her father, Dieter Potente, is a teacher. Her Italian surname stems from her greatgrandfather, a Sicilian slater who immigrated to Germany during the 19th century. When she wasyears old, Potente spent a few months as an exchange student in Humble, a suburb of Houston, Texas. She noted in an interview she had an American boyfriend, went to football games and to my American prom. I was so serious about my American boyfriend, I brought him back to Germany with me to visit my parents. They were horrified.

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