Birth Name: Irina Potapenko
Birth Date: N/A
Birth Place: Crimea, Tensas Parish, United States
Career
First Appearances: - Running on Empty (2006) as Larissa
Most Important Roles: - Running on Empty (2006) as Larissa
- Revanche (2008) as Tamara
- The Coming Days (2010) as Alice
- Murder on Amrum (2009) as Mathilda Hervas
- Visitors (2013) as Katharina
- Daughters (2014) as Julja
- The Lies of the Victors (2014) as Frau Kodolski
- Et ekteskap (2011) as Tina
- Driven (2018) as
- Brother and Sister (2016) as Sonja
Career Highlights: - Running on Empty (2006)
- Revanche (2008)
- The Coming Days (2010)
- Murder on Amrum (2009)
- Visitors (2013)
- Daughters (2014)
- The Lies of the Victors (2014)
- Et ekteskap (2011)
- Driven (2018)
- Brother and Sister (2016)
Awards
Awards: - Won Best Young Actress (2009)
- Won German Independence Award - Special Mention (2008)
- Nominated for 1 Undine Award - Best Young Supporting Actress - Film (Beste jugendliche Nebendarstellerin in einem Kinospielfilm) (2008)
- Nominated for 1 Jupiter Award - Best German Actress (2012)
Full Biography
Irina Potapenko (*1986 in Crimea) is a German-Ukrainian actress. Potapenko was born on the Crimean peninsula in the then Soviet Union. In 1994 she came to Berlin with her mother. Since she was twelve years old, she has played theater, first in a Russian chamber theater, later at the Volksbühne Berlin, among other things, in productions by Frank Castorf. The FilmRevenge was nominated for the Oscar as the best non-English-language film. In addition, she also participated in radio plays.
In 2009, she was awarded the Actor Award at the Max Ophüls Prize film festival and nominated for Best German Actress in 2012 for the Jupiter Award.
