Lisa Maria Potthoff (born West Berlin, 25 July 1978)[2] is a German actress.

Potthoff grew up in Munich, where she also completed her acting training at Schauspiel München.

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 Herbert Knaup in The Inspector's Daughter.

In recent years, Potthoff has also played leading roles in films, including as "Braut Sophie" in the black comedy The Wedding Party [de], as "Nadja" in Soloalbum, as "Susanne", manager of a gay soccer team, in Guys and Balls and as Eleonore Schikaneder in Marcus H. Rosenmüller's Sommer der Gaukler [de].

[3] In 2014, ZDF released the Sarah Kohr series, with Potthoff in the leading role as police inspector.