Annette Potempa is a German actress, voice actress, and singer, recognized for her extensive work in dubbing numerous anime and international productions. Born on September 18, 1976, in Chorzow, Poland, she began her career not in the performing arts but as an elite athlete, competing as a member of the German national gymnastics team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. After retiring from gymnastics in 1994, she pursued a path in healthcare, training as a physiotherapist at the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, before ultimately shifting her focus to performance, studying acting and singing at the Stage & Musical School in Frankfurt am Main.

Potempa has become a prominent voice in the German dubbing industry, lending her voice to a wide array of characters in anime series and films. Among her most recognized roles are several of those noted by the user. She voices the energetic and powerful Tiona Hiryute in the series Sword Oratoria: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side, as well as in the second season of the main DanMachi series. She is also the German voice of the diligent Azusa Sawa from the Girls und Panzer franchise, a role she has performed in the main series, the film, and multiple OVAs including This is the Real Anzio Battle! and Das Finale. Her repertoire further includes the character Roboko in the series World Conquest Zvezda Plot and the artificial intelligence Ritsu in both Assassination Classroom and its spin-off, Koro Sensei Quest!.

Beyond the roles highlighted by the user, Potempa's voice work in anime is extensive. She is well-known for her portrayal of the energetic and loyal Mako Mankanshoku in Kill la Kill. Her other notable anime dubbing credits include Kodama Himegami in Maken-ki! Battling Venus, Eru Miru in Plastic Memories, Miou Suguri in The Anonymous Noise, and Kuro in Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga. In addition to her work in Japanese animation, Potempa has voiced characters in numerous live-action films and video games. She is the German voice of the young protagonist Ellie in the critically acclaimed video game The Last of Us and its sequel, The Last of Us Part II. Her voice can also be heard as Hannah in the interactive drama game Until Dawn.

Alongside her dubbing career, Potempa maintains an active presence in theater and musicals. Her stage work is diverse, with performances in major German productions ranging from classic plays like Cyrano de Bergerac to renowned musicals such as Cabaret, West Side Story, Hair, and The Rocky Horror Show. This combination of athletic discipline, theatrical training, and vocal versatility has established Annette Potempa as a respected and prolific figure in German voice acting and performance.