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Franka Potente Biography

Birth Name:Franka Potente

Birth Place:Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Profession Actress, Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Producer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Received the 1995 Bavarian Film Prize for young talent
  • Studied acting at Munich's Otto Falckenberg Schule, then New York's Lee Strasberg Institute
  • Married actor Derek Richardson in 2012
  • Trained in acting at the Otto Falkenberg School of Performing Arts
  • Quote: "To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give․"
  • Quote: "Everybody is great when things are great․ It's the 'not great' stuff that matters․"
  • Was an exchange student in high school, spending her last year of school in Houston, Texas

Awards

  • 1996Bavarian Film Award-Best Young Actress (Darstellernachwuchspreis): winner
  • 1998Bambi-Best Actress - National: winner
  • 1999Special Prize of the German Phono Academy-: winner
  • 2000Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2001Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle): nominated
  • 2001Jupiter Award-Best German Actress: winner
  • 2002Chlotrudis Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2007AFI Award-Best Lead Actress: nominated
  • 2021Febiofest Grand Prix-Best Film: nominated
  • 2021Golden Gate Award-New Director: nominated