Vicky Krieps facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vicky Krieps
Krieps at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	(1983-10-04) 4 October 1983 (age 41) Hesperange, Luxembourg
Nationality	Luxembourgish German
Alma mater	Zurich University of the Arts
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2008–present
Spouse(s)	Lazaros Gounaridis (2025–present)
Partner(s)	Jonas Laux (2010–unknown)
Children	2

Vicky Krieps (born on 4 October 1983) is an actress from Luxembourg and Germany. She has acted in many films and TV shows from America, Luxembourg, France, and Germany. She became widely known for her role in the film Phantom Thread (2017), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Some of her early films include Hanna (2011) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). Later, she starred in movies like Old (2021) and The Survivor (2021). She received praise for her acting in Bergman Island (2021) and Corsage (2022). For her role as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Corsage, she won the European Film Award for Best Actress.

Early Life and School

Vicky Krieps was born on 4 October 1983 in Hesperange, Luxembourg. Her father, Bob Krieps, managed a film distribution company. He was also a director at the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg. Her paternal grandfather, Robert Krieps, was a politician. He was also a member of the Luxembourg Resistance during wartime.

Vicky Krieps first started acting at the Lycée de Garçons de Luxembourg school. She also trained at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. Instead of going straight to drama school, she worked on a social project. This project was at a primary school in a South African township. This experience made her even more determined to study acting. She wanted to perform on theater stages.

Krieps later studied at Zurich University of the Arts. While studying, she also gained acting experience at Schauspielhaus Zürich.

Acting Career

Krieps at Berlinale 2018

Vicky Krieps had many roles in films and TV shows from Luxembourg. After that, she started acting in movies from other countries. These included Hanna (2011) and Before the Winter Chill (2013). She also appeared in a film about the German aviation pioneer Elly Beinhorn. She had smaller roles in films like Anonymous (2011).

Her big break came when she starred with Daniel Day-Lewis in Phantom Thread (2017). This film is about a fashion designer and a younger woman. Critics praised her acting in the movie. Dan Jolin from Empire said she could "hold her own" against a great actor like Day-Lewis. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards.

Krieps played a magazine publisher in The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018). She was also Minna Holberg in The Last Vermeer (2019). In 2020, she played an interpreter in the TV series Das Boot. In 2021, Krieps starred in M. Night Shyamalan's horror film Old. She also appeared in the drama film Bergman Island (2021).

In the same year, she was in the HBO film The Survivor. She also starred in the Netflix film Beckett. She acted in Mathieu Amalric's drama film Hold Me Tight (2021). This film was shown for the first time at the 74th Cannes Film Festival. Critics praised her performance.

Luna Wedler, Margarethe von Trotta and Krieps at Berlinale 2023

In 2022, she played Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the historical drama Corsage. She was also an executive producer for this film. The movie was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. She won the Un Certain Regard Best Performance Prize. For her role, she received the European Film Award for Best Actress. She continued to act in films like More Than Ever (2022). She also starred in Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert (2023). She played Anne of Austria in the adventure film The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023).

Since 2023, Krieps has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This is the group that gives out the Academy Awards.

Also in 2023, Krieps starred in the western drama The Dead Don't Hurt. This film was directed by Viggo Mortensen. The movie was shown at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Critics praised her acting in this film. Frank Schek of The Hollywood Reporter said she gave "another astonishing turn".

Personal Life

Vicky Krieps moved to Berlin, Germany, when she was in her early twenties. She has both Luxembourgish and German nationality. As of 2023, she lives in Berlin with her two children. Their father is the German actor Jonas Laux [de].

In May 2025, Krieps married Lazaros Gounaridis. He is a film production assistant from Greece. They met in 2023 while working on the film Hot Milk (2025).

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Vicky Krieps para niños