Franka Potente

'Franka Potente' (qv) was born on 22 July 1974 in the German city of Münster, to Hildegard, a medical assistant, and Dieter Potente, a teacher, and raised in the nearby town of Dülmen. After her graduation in 1994, she went to the Otto-Falckenberg-Schule, a drama school in Munich, but soon broke off to study at the 'Lee Strasberg' (qv) Theatre Institute in New York. After a notable debut in _Nach Fünf im Urwald (1995)_ (qv), the role of the heroine in _Run Lola Run (1998)_ (qv), directed by her then longtime companion 'Tom Tykwer' (qv) was her national breakthrough. After some other successful movies in Germany, she starred in several Hollywood productions, most prominently _The Bourne Identity (2002)_ (qv) and _The Bourne Supremacy (2004)_ (qv) and lived one year in Los Angeles. After her return to Berlin, she continues working with German and international directors.::fippi2000