Lisa Maria Potthoff (born West Berlin, 25 July 1978) is a German actress.

Career

Potthoff grew up in

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, where she also completed her acting training at Schauspiel München. Even before and during her apprenticeship, she had her first roles in various television series from 1995, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. On television, she had leading roles in ''Bitter Innocence'', ''Holstein Lovers'', ''A Christmas Tale'', ''Summer Wind'', ''Blond: Eva Blond!'', ''Death Is No Proof'' and alongside

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in ''The Inspector's Daughter''. In recent years, Potthoff has also played leading roles in films, including as "Braut Sophie" in the black comedy ', as "Nadja" in '' Soloalbum'', as "Susanne", manager of a gay soccer team, in ''

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'' and as Eleonore Schikaneder in

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's '. Since 2013 she has played the role of Susi in the homeland crime film series about the police officer Franz Eberhofer, based on the book series by Rita Falk. In 2014,

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released the Sarah Kohr series, with Potthoff in the leading role as police inspecto

Personal life

Potthoff lives in Munich, Married with Thorsten Berg and has two children.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potthoff, Lisa Maria 1978 births Living people Actresses from Berlin German film actresses German television actresses 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses Actresses from Munich