
Irina Potapenko
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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Acting History
2025
Der Masuren-Krimi - Mord in Galindien as Oksana Pavlenko
2024Aus dem Leben as Iryna Melnik
2024Nord bei Nordost - Westend as Uljana Rudenko
2020Unorthodox as Trine
2019Mär - A German Tale as Betty
2018Driven
2018Jenny: Echt gerecht as Natascha
2018Beck is back! as Natascha Fedarenko
2017Borderland as Jelena
2016Brother and Sister as Sonja
2016Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe as Paulina Koogan
2015Unter Gaunern as Irina
2015In aller Freundschaft - Die jungen Ärzte as Ludmilla Rodionova
2014The Lies of the Victors as Frau Kodolski
2014Heiter bis tödlich: Koslowski & Haferkamp as Katjuscha Danielova
2014Daughters as Julja
2013Visitors as Katharina
2012Joachim Vernau as Tatjana Wolgast
2011Et ekteskap as Tina
2011Nord Nord Mord as Maria Inonesco
2011Grandmother
2010The Coming Days as Alice
2010Der letzte Bulle as Katrin Weiss
2009Murder on Amrum as Mathilda Hervas
2008Revanche as Tamara
2006Princess as Katharina - the Russian emigrée
2006Der Idiot as Adelaida Iwanowna
2006Running on Empty as Larissa
2005Der Staatsanwalt as Natalia Krüger
2003Kommissarin Lucas as Alina Popescu
1977Der Alte as Maja Petrescu
1970Scene of the Crime as Christina Chorol









