Diane Kruger

Acting · Born 1976-07-15 in Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]

Biography

Diane Kruger (born July 15, 1976) is a German actress. Early in her career, Kruger 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.

Filmography

• National Treasure as Abigail Chase
• Troy as Helen
• Copying Beethoven as Anna Holtz
• The American as Tatiyana Volkova
• Michel Vaillant as Julie Wood
• Goodbye Bafana as Gloria Gregory
• The Hunting Party as Marjana
• Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil as Self
• Wicker Park as Lisa
• Mr. Nobody as Adult Anna