Acting
Irina Potapenko
Born 1986
Known for Revanche, Brother and Sister, Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe.
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Born01/01/1986
Age40 years old
BirthplaceRepubblica autonoma di Crimea
DepartmentActing
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.
