Irina Potapenko
Actor
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.
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Filmography
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
as Paulina Koogan 2016
The Coming Days
as Alice 2010
Brother and Sister
as Sonja 2016
The Lies of the Victors
as Frau Kodolski 2014
Daughters
as Julja 2014
Murder on Amrum
as Mathilda Hervas 2009
Driven
2018
Mär - A German Tale
as Betty 2019
Princess
as Katharina - the Russian emigrée 2006
Visitors
as Katharina 2013
Nord bei Nordost - Westend
as Uljana Rudenko 2024
Aus dem Leben
as Iryna Melnik 2024
Der Masuren-Krimi - Mord in Galindien
as Oksana Pavlenko 2025
Running on Empty
as Larissa 2006
Et ekteskap
as Tina 2011
Der Idiot
as Adelaida Iwanowna 2006