Diane Kruger
Date of birth: 1976-07-15
Place of birth: Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Diane Heidkrüger, Diane Krüger, Дайан Крюгер, Діане Крюґер, Даєн Крюґер, دایان کروگر
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.
Movie Credits
National Treasure
2004-11-19
Modern treasure hunters, led by archaeologist Ben Gates, search for a chest of riches rumored to hav
Troy
2004-05-13
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan
Copying Beethoven
2006-09-10
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It
The American
2023-11-02
American ballet dancer Joy Womack is accepted into Moscow's infamously tough Bolshoi Ballet Academy,
Michel Vaillant
2003-11-08
Michel Vaillant is # 1 of pilots, undisputed champion in rallying in all circuits in the world. His
Goodbye Bafana
2007-02-11
The true story of a white South African racist whose life was profoundly altered by the black prison
The Hunting Party
2007-09-03
A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capt
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021-10-02
Christoph Waltz, the villain with the friendly face, has become an integral part of the internationa
Wicker Park
2004-09-03
Matthew, a young advertising executive in Chicago, puts his life and a business trip to China on hol
Mr. Nobody
2009-11-06
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mort
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007-12-19
Benjamin Franklin Gates and Abigail Chase re-team with Riley Poole and, now armed with a stack of lo
Days of Darkness
2007-09-26
Jean-Marc is a man without qualities living in times that are out of joint. His wife and children ig
Joyeux Noel
2005-11-09
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003-03-05
"Ni Pour, Ni Contre" tracks the fall of a young TV camerawoman, Caty, after she becomes involved wit
Whatever You Say
2002-12-17
Bastien, an ambitious young production assistant, catches the attention of Jean-Louis, a producer of
Inhale
2010-08-27
A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.
The Shrouds
2025-04-03
Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman, invents a revolutionary an
Marlowe
2023-02-15
Private detective Philip Marlowe becomes embroiled in an investigation involving a wealthy Californi
Saint-Exupéry
2024-12-11
The story takes us back to 1930 and centres around Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an Airmail pilot in Arg
Anything for Her
2008-12-03
Lisa and Julien are married and lead a happy uneventful life with their son Oscar. But their life ra
The Tiger Brigades
2006-04-14
The film, set in 1912, is about the exploits of France's first motorized police brigade.
Inglourious Basterds
2009-08-02
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Baste
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014-10-03
A documentary that investigates the phenomenon of Scandinavian crime drama and its worldwide success
Unknown
2011-02-16
A man awakens from a coma, only to discover that someone has taken on his identity and that no one,
Lily Sometimes
2010-12-01
After the death of her mother, a woman returns home to care for her sister.
Round Da Way
2009-06-17
It’s summer in the hood. As every year, there are those who stay, those who leave, and... those who
The Host
2013-03-22
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her rac
Special Forces
2011-11-02
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminen
Frankie
2006-03-01
The story of a model who reaches the end of her short career as a catwalk queen.
Farewell, My Queen
2012-03-21
A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the final days of
Me, Myself and Mum
2013-11-20
How to become a man when your mother and your closed circle have decided otherwise? This is the chal
The Better Angels
2014-01-18
At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy
Longing
2024-06-07
A business mogul runs into his old small town girlfriend while she is visiting the big city only to
Seduced and Abandoned
2013-05-20
SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us
Why Are We Creative?
2018-09-07
A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art,
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
2014-04-03
Darwin meets Hitchcock in this documentary. Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine have created a p
Fathers and Daughters
2015-10-01
A Pulitzer-winning writer grapples with being a widower and father after a mental breakdown, while,
A Circus Tale & A Love Song
2024-04-23
Refugio, a romantic dreamer whose years long quest to find true love takes him from the circus life
Out of the Blue
2022-08-26
After spending time in prison following an assault charge, Connor Bates now works in a library and s
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
2008-09-21
Documentary portrait of the actress Romy Schneider, in which director Frederick Baker tries to form
The Piano Player
2002-10-06
A tale about the relationship between a businessman who launders money for a Mafia figure and his ga
This Man, This Woman
An estranged man, Matt Heller, and a woman, Martha Parks, encounter each other by chance on a plane
Disorder
2015-09-30
An ex-soldier with PTSD is hired to protect the wife and child of a wealthy Lebanese businessman whi
The Infiltrator
2016-07-13
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
Sky
2015-09-16
A woman embarks on a journey alone across the United States after fleeing from her violent husband.
Narco
2004-12-01
Gustave Klopp suffers from narcolepsy, he can fall asleep everwhere at anytime whithout warning. Liv
Somebody To Love Me
2010-10-15
Diane Kruger plays Boy George in this bittersweet tribute to the prince of pop.
Amrum
2025-10-09
Amrum Island, Spring 1945. In the final days of the war, 12-year-old Nanning braves the treacherous
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015-07-06
French Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice, their
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016-06-29
The life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.
In the Fade
2017-11-23
Katja's life collapses after the deaths of her husband and son in a bomb attack. After a time of mou
All That Divides Us
2017-11-08
A middle-class house in the middle of nowhere. A council estate in Sète. A mother and daughter. Two
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018-06-06
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La
J.T. LeRoy
2019-04-26
A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT L
Welcome to Marwen
2018-12-21
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recov
The Operative
2019-07-24
A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entang
The 355
2022-01-05
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agenc
Farewell
2009-09-23
An intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of t
Visions
2023-09-06
An experienced airline pilot, Estelle leads a perfect life between long-haul flights with her loving
First Love
2022-06-17
A young man’s difficult entry into adulthood, who experiences the highs and lows of his first love,
QT8: The First Eight
2019-10-21
A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from hi
A Perfect Plan
2012-10-29
Successful woman in love tries to break her family curse of every first marriage ending in divorce,
Each of Us
Inside the Ravensbrück concentration camp, one hundred thousand women from forty-two different natio
All About Corinne
Corinne Maclou is a background actor who dreams of one day being more than an extra. Confident her b
Ami
The sci-fi survival thriller follows an astronaut played by Mads Mikkelsen, who crash-lands on an un