Diane Kruger facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diane Kruger
Kruger in 2019
Born	Diane Heidkrüger (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976 (age 48) Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Guillaume Canet ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2006)​
Partner(s)	Joshua Jackson (2006–2016) Norman Reedus (2016–present)
Children	1

Diane Kruger (born 15 July 1976) is a famous German actress and former model. She became well-known around the world for her roles in many popular movies. Early in her career, she received the Trophée Chopard award from the Cannes Film Festival, which is a big honor for new actors.

Kruger is famous for playing characters like Helen in the movie Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the adventure film National Treasure (2004) and its sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). She also played Bridget von Hammersmark in the war film Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Gina in the thriller Unknown (2011). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the TV show The Bridge (2013–14). In 2017, she acted in her first German-language film, In the Fade, and won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her performance.

About Diane Kruger

Her Early Life

Diane Heidkrüger was born on 15 July 1976 in West Germany. She grew up with her younger brother, Stefan. When she was a teenager, her mother sent her to student exchange programs to help her learn English better.

As a child, Diane dreamed of becoming a ballerina. She even got into the famous Royal Ballet School in London. However, a knee injury stopped her ballet career. After that, Kruger moved to Paris, France, where she started working as a model and learned to speak French.

Her Career Journey

Modeling Career

In 1993, Diane Kruger represented Germany in a big modeling competition called Elite Model Look. After that, she started her modeling career. Even though she was a bit shorter than most models, she worked for many famous fashion brands. These included Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Louis Vuitton. She also appeared on the covers of popular magazines like Vogue Paris and Cosmopolitan. Over time, she decided to stop modeling to focus on acting.

Acting Career

Kruger at the 2009 Venice Film Festival

Diane Kruger became very interested in acting and took acting classes. She made her first movie in 2002. She then played Julie Wood in Michel Vaillant (2003) and Lisa in Wicker Park (2004).

One of her most famous early roles was playing Helen of Sparta in the epic movie Troy (2004). In the same year, she starred with Nicolas Cage in the adventure film National Treasure. She played Dr. Abigail Chase, a smart historian. She returned as Abigail Chase in the sequel, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, which came out in 2007.

Kruger was chosen to be the host for the opening and closing events of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. She was also a jury member at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008, helping to choose the winning films.

In 2009, she starred in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds. She played Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress who secretly works as a spy. For this role, she received nominations for important awards.

Kruger played Anna in the movie Mr. Nobody. Critics praised her acting in this film. In 2011, she starred as Gina in the movie Unknown, playing an undocumented immigrant who helps the main character. She also played Marie Antoinette in the French film Les Adieux à la Reine (2012).

In 2012, she was again a jury member at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. She also starred in the movie The Host (2013), based on a popular novel. From 2013 to 2014, Kruger played police officer Sonya Cross in the TV series The Bridge. In 2015, she was a jury member at the 2015 Venice Film Festival. In 2016, she was in The Infiltrator with Bryan Cranston.

Kruger in 2017

In 2017, Kruger acted in the German thriller In the Fade. Her performance in this movie earned her several awards, including the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2019, she starred in the spy movie The 355, playing a German intelligence agent.

More recently, in 2022, Kruger starred in the thriller Out of the Blue. She is also set to play three different characters in David Cronenberg's upcoming film The Shrouds.

Her Personal Life

Diane Kruger can speak German, English, and French very well. She also studied Latin in school for eight years.

Kruger has a fear of horses. She has said that she will not take on any movie roles that require her to ride or be close to horses. This fear comes from a time when she accidentally fell off a horse.

Diane Kruger was married to French actor and director Guillaume Canet from 2001 to 2006. They decided to divorce because their acting careers often kept them in different parts of the world. After that, she was in a relationship with actor Joshua Jackson from 2006 to 2016.

In 2015, Kruger met actor Norman Reedus while working on the movie Sky. They became a couple in 2016. In November 2018, Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus welcomed their daughter.

Movies and TV Shows

Film

Television

Awards and Honors

Awards

Diane Kruger has won several awards for her acting:

Honors

• Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (22 September 2014). This is a special award from France for people who have contributed a lot to arts and literature.

See also

In Spanish: Diane Kruger para niños