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Irina Potapenko

Irina Potapenko

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irina Potapenko, licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Der Masuren-Krimi - Mord in Galindien
2025 • Oksana Pavlenko
Aus dem Leben
Aus dem Leben
2024 • Iryna Melnik
Mär - A German Tale
Mär - A German Tale
2019 • Betty
Driven
Driven
2018
Brother and Sister
Brother and Sister
2016 • Sonja
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
2016 • Paulina Koogan
The Lies of the Victors
The Lies of the Victors
2014 • Frau Kodolski
Daughters
Daughters
2014 • Julja

Full filmography

Aus dem Leben
Aus dem Leben
2024 • Iryna Melnik
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The Lies of the Victors
The Lies of the Victors
2014 • Frau Kodolski
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Daughters
Daughters
2014 • Julja
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Visitors
Visitors
2013 • Katharina
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Murder on Amrum
Murder on Amrum
2009 • Mathilda Hervas
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Revanche
Revanche
2008 • Tamara
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Princess
Princess
2006 • Katharina - the Russian emigrée
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Der Idiot
Der Idiot
2006 • Adelaida Iwanowna
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