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Franka Potente

Franka Potente (; 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). Provided by Wikipedia