Diane Kruger

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**Diane Kruger** (née **Heidkrüger**; Template:IPA-de; born 15 July 1976) is a German-born actress and former fashion model. She has played Helen in the epic war film *Troy* (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the heist film *National Treasure* (2004) and its sequel (2007), 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 and Satellite Award for Best Actress.

## Early life

Kruger was born as Diane Heidkrüger on 15 July 1976 in Algermissen, West Germany, near Hildesheim, the daughter of computer specialist Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, and his wife, Maria-Theresa, a bank employee. She was brought up Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school. She has stated that one of her grandmothers was Polish.

She was brought up in Germany with her younger brother, Stefan. Her mother sent her to student exchange programmes when she was a teenager to improve her English. As a child, Kruger wanted to become a ballerina and successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet School in London. Later, Kruger moved to Paris where she worked as a model and learned French.

## Career

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In 1993, Kruger represented Germany in the Elite Model Look and started modelling afterwards. Despite her relatively short stature for a model, she managed to land bookings such as advertisements from Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Salvatore Ferragamo, Giorgio Armani, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, Burberry and Louis Vuitton; runway shows from Marc Jacobs, D&G and Sonia Rykiel as well as appearances on the cover of *Vogue Paris*, *Marie Claire* and *Cosmopolitan* to her modeling repertoire. She gradually stopped modelling after deciding to pursue a career in acting.

Kruger became interested in acting and took lessons at the Cours Florent. She made her film debut in 2002, opposite Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in *The Piano Player*, a TV film by Jean-Pierre Roux. The same year, she also starred in her then husband's directorial début *Mon Idole*.

She played Julie Wood in 2003's *Michel Valliant* and Lisa in *Wicker Park* (2004), alongside Josh Hartnett and Rose Byrne. One of her more high-profile roles to date is her portrayal of Helen of Sparta in Wolfgang Petersen's epic *Troy*. She was ranked 50th on the *Maxim* Hot 100 Women of 2005. In 2004, Kruger starred with Nicolas Cage and Sean Bean (who co-starred with her in *Troy*) in the film *National Treasure*, going on to appear in films *Joyeux Noël* (2005) and *Copying Beethoven* (2006). She reprised her role as Dr. Abigail Chase in *National Treasure: Book of Secrets*, released in December 2007.

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Kruger was the hostess of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Kruger was a jury member of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008. The festival is chaired by Costa Gavras.

In 2009, she co-starred as a German actress turned Allied spy in Quentin Tarantino's film *Inglourious Basterds*. In December 2009, she announced the nominations of the 67th Golden Globe Awards and also picked up nominations from the Screen Actors' Guild for Best Supporting Actress and Outstanding Performance by a Cast of a Motion Picture for her role in *Inglourious Basterds*.

Kruger played Anna in Jaco Van Dormael's *Mr. Nobody*. Critical response has praised the film's artistry and Kruger's acting. Kruger made a cameo appearance in an April 2010 episode of the Fox show *Fringe*, in which her former boyfriend, actor Joshua Jackson, starred. In 2010, Kruger also appeared in Mark Ronson's music video for "Somebody to Love Me", where she plays Boy George.

In the 2011 film *Unknown*, Kruger starred as Gina, a Bosnian illegal immigrant and key character alongside leading actor Liam Neeson. It was also announced in 2011 that Kruger had replaced Eva Green in the role of Marie Antoinette in the French-language film, *Les Adieux à la Reine*. In 2012, she was named as a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. The festival is chaired by Nanni Moretti. She starred in the film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's novel *The Host,* which was released in March 2013. More recently, Kruger portrayed El Paso, Texas, police officer Sonya Cross on FX's *The Bridge*, which aired in 2013.
In 2015, she was named as a member of the Jury for the Main Competition at the 2015 Venice Film Festival. In 2016, she co-starred in *The Infiltrator* with Bryan Cranston and John Leguizamo. In 2019, Kruger replaced Marion Cotillard in the spy movie *355*.

## Endorsements

Kruger is a brand ambassador for Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre. In December 2009, she was announced as the global "spokesmodel" of L'Oréal. It was announced in May 2010 that she would become the latest face for Calvin Klein's newest fragrance line, Beauty.

## Personal life

Kruger is fluent in German, English, and French. In 2013, she became an American citizen. In 1999, she began dating the French actor and director Guillaume Canet. They were married on 1 September 2001. They acted together in *Joyeux Noël* (2005) and divorced in 2006. Kruger said that the marriage was unsuccessful because their careers had kept them in different parts of the world. She dated actor Joshua Jackson from 2006 to 2016.

During the production of the movie *Sky*, in 2015, Kruger met her co-star for that film, Norman Reedus. The two were first seen together as a couple in July 2016. In November 2018, Kruger gave birth to their daughter, her first and his second child.

## Honors

* File:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Officier ribbon.svg Officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (22 September 2014).

## Notes

1. ↑ Tied with Sally Hawkins for *The Shape of Water*

## References

1. ↑ "Diane Kruger profile". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/55/Diane-Kruger.html. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
2. ↑ "Diane Kruger for Marie Claire". *Marie Claire*. 1 April 2010. http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/fashion/ideas/26445/7/diane-kruger-cover-shoot-diane-kruger-photos.html#stop. Retrieved 15 July 2010. "This month, she speaks openly to Marie Claire about a difficult childhood, her Catholic upbringing..."
3. ↑ Hattersley, Giles (2 August 2009). "Diane Kruger on being a 1940s film star-turned-spy", *The Times* (UK). Retrieved on 15 July 2010.
4. ↑ "Diane Kruger "Farewell, My Queen" Stephen Holt Show". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=261MI7hJ-\_g. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
5. ↑ Friedlander, Noam (2 June 2009). "Diane Kruger interview", *The Telegraph* (London). Retrieved on 25 January 2010.
6. ↑ "The 10 best dressed". Matches Fashion. http://www.matchesfashion.com/womens/the-style-report/top-10-dressed.
7. ↑ Elite. Template:Webarchive *pageantopolis*. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
8. ↑ "Diane Heidkruger". *Fashion Model Directory*. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Diane\_Kruger/. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
9. ↑ "2005 Hot 100". *Maxim*. 1 May 2005. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110905233020/http://www.maxim.com/amg/girls/articles/92466/2005-hot-100.html. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
10. ↑ "DIANE KRUGER, MASTER OF CEREMONIES FOR THE 60th FESTIVAL DE CANNES". Festival de Cannes. https://translate.google.com/translate?&sl=fr&u=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&prev=/search%3Fq%3DCannes%2BFilm%2BFestival%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1920%26bih%3D913%26prmd%3Dimvns. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
11. ↑ "Nominations announced for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®". Screen Actors Guild of America. http://www.sagawards.org/media-pr/press-releases/nominations-announced-16th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards%C2%AE. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
12. ↑ Topel, Fred (27 June 2011). "LAFF Review: Mr Nobody". *Screenjunkies.com*. http://www.screenjunkies.com/movies/movie-review/laff-review-mr-nobody. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
13. ↑ "January Jones and Diane Kruger Join Liam Neeson in Unknown White Male". Dreadcentral.com. 26 October 2009. http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34217/january-jones-and-diane-kruger-join-liam-neeson-unknown-white-male. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
14. ↑ "Marie Antoinette drama to open Berlin Film Festival". BBC. 5 January 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16422935. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
15. ↑ "The Jury of the 65th Festival de Cannes". *festival-cannes.com*. Cannes Film Festival. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120524235524/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58948.html. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
16. ↑ "'The Host' Premiere: Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger Celebrate Stephenie Meyer's Adaptation" (20 March 2013). Retrieved on 14 November 2013.
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18. ↑ Welk, Brian (3 June 2019). "Diane Kruger to Star Opposite Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyong’o in Spy Thriller ‘355’", The Wrap.
19. ↑ "Watches for Men: New Boutique: Diane Kruger helps unveil Jaeger-LeCoultre's Cannes boutique". Professionalwatches.com. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100131051701/http://professionalwatches.com/2009/05/new\_boutique\_diane\_kruger\_help.html. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
20. ↑ "Diane Kruger Named Global Spokesmodel for L'Oreal" *US Magazine*. 15 December 2009
21. ↑ "Diane Kruger Is the New Face of Calvin Klein Fragrance". *People*. 3 May 2010. http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/05/03/diane-kruger-is-the-new-face-of-calvin-klein-fragrance/. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
22. ↑ Whitaker, Helen (30 April 2013). "What Would Diane Kruger Do?". *Glamour*. http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-galleries/2013/04/diane-kruger-interview-march-cover#!image-number=1. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
23. ↑ "Diane Kruger Talks American Citizenship on Chelsea Lately: "I Did Get the Flag Wrong"". E!. 16 August 2013. http://www.eonline.com/shows/chelsea\_lately/news/449527/diane-kruger-talks-american-citizenship-on-chelsea-lately-i-did-get-the-flag-wrong. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
24. ↑ Rebecca Murray & Fred Topel. "Guillaume Canet Interview". movies.about.com. http://movies.about.com/cs/currentfilms/a/lovemegc051304.htm. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
25. ↑ "Guillaume Canet – Biography". http://www.us.imdb.com/name/nm0133899/bio. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
26. ↑ "Diane Kruger and Guillaume Canet to Divorce", *Hollywood.com* (18 January 2006). Retrieved on 2 April 2010.
27. ↑ Helen Barlow (9 April 2007). "Vintage Kruger". *The Sydney Morning Herald*. http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/vintage-kruger/2007/04/08/1175970927345.html. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
28. ↑ "Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson Have Split After 10 Years Together", *People* (18 July 2016). Retrieved on 18 July 2016.
29. ↑ Stone, Natalie (June 6, 2018). "Norman Reedus and ex Helena Christensen Reunite at Son's High School Graduation".
30. ↑ Guglielmi, Jodi (March 22, 2017). "Yes, They're Dating! Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus Spotted Kissing in N.Y.C.". https://people.com/celebrity/diane-kruger-norman-reedus-spotted-kissing-nyc/.
31. ↑ "Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus Welcome First Child Together", *People*.
32. ↑ "Diane Kruger Reveals the Gender of her Baby". 13 December 2018. https://celebritybabyscoop.com/2018/12/13/diane-kruger-reveals-the-sex-of-her-baby/.
33. ↑ Buzz McClain. "The Target (2002) - Jean-Pierre Roux". https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-target-v280948/review. Retrieved 17 December 2018. "That done, **The Target** (the original title, **The Piano Player**, had to be changed in the wake of the success of **The Pianist**) goes into old-fashioned Western mode and becomes **High Noon** with voodoo ceremonies."
34. ↑ "The Target (2002) - Rotten Tomatoes". https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the\_target\_2002. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
35. ↑  Diane Kruger on IMDb
36. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 13, 2019). "Director Reclaims Rights to Documentary '21 Years: Quentin Tarantino' (EXCLUSIVE)". https://variety.com/2019/film/news/21-years-quentin-tarantino-director-reclaims-rights-1203137946/. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
37. ↑ Yuan, Jada (21 May 2012). "How Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson Do Cannes". Vulture. http://www.vulture.com/2012/05/how-diane-kruger-and-joshua-jackson-do-cannes.html. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
38. ↑ "Bambi Award Past Winners". Bambi Awards. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130926224003/http://www.bambi-awards.com/history/past-winners. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
39. ↑ "Diane Kruger Awards". https://akas.imdb.com/name/nm1208167/awards?. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
40. ↑ "Discours de Fleur Pellerin, prononcé à l'occasion de la cérémonie de remise des insignes d'Officier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres à D... – Ministère de la Culture". 22 September 2014. http://www.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/Presse/Discours/Discours-de-Fleur-Pellerin-prononce-a-l-occasion-de-la-ceremonie-de-remise-des-insignes-d-Officier-de-l-ordre-des-Arts-et-des-Lettres-a-Diane-Kruger-et-de-Chevalier-de-l-ordre-national-de-la-Legion-d-honneur-a-Michele-Fitoussi.

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