Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger
Kruger in 2019
Born
Diane Heidkrüger

(1976-07-15) 15 July 1976 (age 48)
Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1992–present
Spouse
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(m. 2001; div. 2006)​
Partners
Children1

Diane Kruger (/daɪˈæn ˈkruːɡər/;[1] née Heidkrüger; German: [diˈaːnə ˈkʁuːɡɐ]; born 15 July 1976) is a German[2] actress. Early in her career, she gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival.

Kruger became known for her roles in film as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the heist film National Treasure (2004) and its 2007 sequel, Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series The Bridge (2013–14). In 2017, she made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's In the Fade, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2019, Kruger starred in the spy-thriller The Operative with Martin Freeman.[3]

  1. ^ Diane Kruger: Inside my beauty bag | Bazaar UK. YouTube. Harper's Bazaar UK. 7 March 2024. Hi, everyone, I'm Diane Kruger.
  2. ^ "Hollywood-Superstar Diane Kruger wütet gegen deutsche Behörde" (in German). Focus. 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (10 February 2019). "The Operative review – deep-cover spy thriller that forgets the thrills". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2023.