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

• Troy as Helen
• Mr. Nobody as Adult Anna
• Joyeux Noel as Anna Sörensen
• Anything for Her as Lisa Auclert
• Inglourious Basterds as Bridget von Hammersmark
• Fathers and Daughters as Elizabeth
• National Treasure as Abigail Chase
• Copying Beethoven as Anna Holtz
• The American as Tatiyana Volkova
• Michel Vaillant as Julie Wood

TV

• Fringe as Miranda Greene (uncredited)
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self - Guest
• The Bridge as Sonya Cross
• Wetten, dass..? as Self
• Swimming with Sharks as Joyce Holt
• The Graham Norton Show as Self
• Lascars as Clémence Santiepi
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
• Leute heute as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self