Diane Kruger

Biography

German-born ballerina, fashion magic size and actress who played out Gina in the 2011 thriller Unfamiliar. She received a Screen Stars Guild Honor for Best Assisting Actress on her behalf overall performance in Inglourious Basterds. She effectively auditioned for the Royal Ballet College in London, but a personal injury pressured her to carefully turn to modeling. Filmmaker Luc Besson confident her to go from modeling to performing. She was wedded to Guillaume Canet from 2001 to 2006. She after that dated Joshua Jackson from 2006 to 2016. Nicolas Cage was her co-star in the 2004 film Country wide Treasure and its own 2007 sequel.

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#	Fact
1	Stated that she dreamed about having a career like Romy Schneider's - an Austrian-German actress who had a successful career in France, had a relationship with a French actor and made Hollywood films.
2	Has ADHD, including the hyperactive elements. She has been medicated for it since childhood.
3	Her fragrance of choice is Beauty by Calvin Klein.
4	Lives in Paris. She had her own house built there in 2015.
5	As a teenager, she lived in Harsum (near Hildesheim, Germany) for a while. The street was called Milchberg. Next door lived André Schneider who would later become an actor, too. But even though the two lived next door, they never really met.
6	Filming Inglourious Basterds (2009) with Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino in Germany and currently living in New York City. [September 2008]
7	Filming the sequel to National Treasure (2004) with Nicolas Cage. [July 2007]
8	On three occasions she replaced Eva Green. 'The Seeker' in The Host (2013) and 'Anna' in Mr. Nobody (2009) were both turned down by Green, while she backed out of playing 'Marie Antoinette' in Farewell, My Queen (2012). Kruger played all three roles.
9	Named as the "Sexiest international import" by Victoria's Secret What Is Sexy list (2012).
10	Ranked #88 in the 2009 Maxim list of Hot 100 Women.
11	Ranked #83 "most desirable woman" in the 2010 Ask Men list of Most Desirable Women.
12	Attended a Catholic school in a small German town.
13	Is very good friends with ex-husband Guillaume Canet.
14	Member of the jury at the 58th Berlin Film Festival in 2008.
15	Was in a long-term relationship with Joshua Jackson (since 2006). The couple split up in 2016.
16	Daughter of Maria-Theresia, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich, a printer. They're divorced.
17	First German to become host (maitresse de cérèmonie) at the Cannes Film Festival (2007).
18	She always dubs herself in three languages
19	Lived three weeks in a mental hospital to shoot Frankie (2005). She is the only actress in that film, all patients are real.
20	Learned Russian for Les brigades du Tigre (2006).
21	She is fluent in English, French and German.
22	Learned Latin in school for eight years.
23	Is an active supporter of UNICEF.
24	Started her dancing career in the Royal Ballet in London.
25	Named #50 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
26	Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Troy (2004), however, she failed to receive a nomination.
27	People magazine included Diane in its annual "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" issue in 2004.
28	Trained at the Cours Florent and won the Classe Libre award for best actor in her year.
29	Became an American citizen in 2013.
30	Originally a ballet dancer, but quit dancing due to an injury at the age of 18.
31	Modeled under her birth name, Diane Heidkrüger, in the mid to late-1990s.
32	She has a younger brother, Stefan.
33	Had to gain 15 lbs for Troy (2004) because director Wolfgang Petersen wanted her to appear rounder. She has since lost the weight.
34	Was a finalist in Elite's 1992 Look Of The Year competition at age 15.



Actress

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Aus dem Nichts	2017	filming
Butterfly in the Typewriter	2017	announced	Patricia Rickels
Tout nous sépare	2017	post-production
The Infiltrator	2016		Kathy Ertz
Fathers & Daughters	2015		Elizabeth
Sky	2015		Romy
Maryland	2015		Jessie
The Bridge	2013-2014	TV Series	Sonya Cross
The Better Angels	2014		Sarah Lincoln
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden	2013	Documentary	Margret Wittmer (voice)
Les garçons et Guillaume, à table!	2013		Ingeborg
The Host	2013		The Seeker / Lacey
Un plan parfait	2012		Isabelle
Farewell, My Queen	2012		Marie Antoinette
Forces spéciales	2011		Elsa
Unknown	2011/I		Gina
Inhale	2010		Diane Stanton
Pieds nus sur les limaces	2010		Clara
Fringe	2010	TV Series	Miranda Greene
Mr. Nobody	2009		Anna Adult
L'affaire Farewell	2009		Femme jogging (as Diane Krüger)
Inglourious Basterds	2009		Bridget von Hammersmark
Lascars	2009		Clémence Santiepi (voice)
Pour elle	2008		Lisa Auclert
National Treasure: Book of Secrets	2007		Abigail Chase
The Hunting Party	2007		Mirjana
L'âge des ténèbres	2007		Star
The Color of Freedom	2007		Gloria Gregory
Copying Beethoven	2006		Anna Holtz
Les brigades du Tigre	2006		La princesse Constance Radetsky - la femme anarchiste d'un prince russe
Frankie	2005		Frankie
Joyeux Noel	2005		Anna Sörensen (as Diane Krüger)
National Treasure	2004		Abigail Chase
Narco	2004		La fille du night-club
Wicker Park	2004		Lisa
Troy	2004		Helen
Michel Vaillant	2003		Julie Wood
Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)	2003		La call-girl du Directeur
Mon idole	2002		Clara Broustal
The Piano Player	2002		Erika Nile
Duelles	2002	TV Series	Sabine
Point de lendemain	2001	Short	Agnes

Producer

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Sky	2015	associate producer
Frankie	2005	co-producer

Thanks

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mes stars et moi	2008	very special thanks
Tell No One	2006	special thanks
Mon idole	2002	special thanks

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
21 Years: Quentin Tarantino	2016	Documentary post-production	Herself
An Interview	2017	TV Series documentary	Herself
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf	2016	TV Series	Herself
C à vous	2016	TV Series	Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	2016	TV Series	Herself
Made in Hollywood	2011-2016	TV Series	Herself
Today	2009-2016	TV Series	Herself / Herself - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers	2016	TV Series	Herself
Celebrity Style Story	2016	TV Series	Herself
On n'est pas couché	2006-2016	TV Series	Herself
French cinema mon amour	2015	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Global Citizen Festival	2015	TV Movie	Herself
Le grand journal de Canal+	2006-2015	TV Series documentary	Herself
Rencontres de cinéma	2010-2015	TV Series	Herself
72nd Venice Film Festival Awards Ceremony	2015	TV Movie	Herself - Jury Member
20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2015	TV Special	Herself
72nd Golden Globe Awards	2015	TV Special	Herself - Audience Member
E! Live from the Red Carpet	2015	TV Series	Herself
Sidewalks Entertainment	2014	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	2009-2014	TV Series	Herself - Guest / Herself - On The Phone
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2014	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The View	2014	TV Series	Herself - Guest
World Premiere	2014	TV Series	Herself
The 2013 European Film Awards	2013	TV Movie	Herself - Presenter
Conan	2013	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Chelsea Lately	2013	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2013	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Seduced and Abandoned	2013	Documentary	Herself
Les enfants de la télé	2012	TV Series	Herself
17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2012	TV Special	Herself
Unknown: Interviews with Cast and Crew	2011	Video documentary short	Herself
Unknown: The Story	2011	Video short	Herself
Liam Neeson: Known Action Hero	2011	Video short	Herself
Unknown: What Is Known?	2011	Video short	Herself
Cinema 3	2011	TV Series	Herself
Entertainers with Byron Allen	2011	TV Series documentary	Herself - Guest
La nuit des Césars	2007-2011	TV Series documentary	Herself
The Graham Norton Show	2011	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2009-2011	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Lopez Tonight	2011	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Lescure: Tôt ou tard	2010	TV Series	Herself
Vivement dimanche prochain	2010	TV Series	Herself
National Movie Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself
La noche de los Oscar	2010	TV Movie	Herself
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself
15th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself
The 36th Annual People's Choice Awards	2010	TV Special	Herself
Entertainment Tonight	2007-2009	TV Series	Herself
The Fabulous Picture Show	2009	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman	2009	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Xposé	2009	TV Series	Herself
The 7PM Project	2009	TV Series	Herself
TV Festival Du Cannes 2009	2009	TV Movie	Herself
L'hebdo cinéma	2007-2008	TV Series documentary	Herself
Romy Schneider - Eine Frau in drei Noten	2008	TV Movie documentary	Herself
NT2: Set in History	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
NT2: Crafting the Presidents' Book	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
NT2: Creating the London Chase	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
NT2: Inside the Library of Congress	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
NT2: On Location	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
NT2: Secrets of a Sequel	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
NT2: Underground Action	2008	Video documentary short	Herself
Attacking Troy	2007	Video documentary short
Prominent!	2007	TV Series	Herself
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton	2007	TV Movie documentary	Herself - audience member
Corazón de...	2007	TV Series	Herself
San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero	2006	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Fashion Rocks	2006	TV Movie	Herself
Tout le monde en parle	2004-2006	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Richard & Judy	2005	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Joyeux Noël: La musique du film	2005	Video documentary short	Herself
Joyeux Noël: Making of Promo	2005	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Wetten, dass..?	2005	TV Series	Herself
National Treasure: On the Set of American History	2005	Video short	Herself
To Steal a 'National Treasure'	2005	Video short	Herself
'National Treasure' on Location	2005	Video documentary short	Herself
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards	2005	TV Special documentary	Herself - Presenter: Best Screenplay
Troy: From Ruins to Reality	2005	Video documentary short	Herself
National Treasure Uncovered	2004	TV Movie	Herself
Comme au cinéma	2004	TV Series documentary	Herself
Bambi Verleihung 2004	2004	TV Movie	Herself
Punkt 12	2004	TV Series	Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	2004	TV Series	Herself - Guest
2004 Women's World Awards	2004	TV Special	Herself
The Making of 'Troy'	2004	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Troy: The Passion of Helen	2004	TV Movie documentary	Herself
Die Harald Schmidt Show	1996	TV Series	Herself
Schmidteinander	1992	TV Series	Herself

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Wetten, dass..?	2012	TV Series	Herself - Godmother Puzzle-Wette
The Curse of Superman	2006	TV Movie documentary	Herself (uncredited)
The Postal Service: Against All Odds	2004	Short	Lisa

Won awards

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2013	Jupiter Award	Jupiter Award	Best International Actress	Les adieux à la reine (2012)
2013	Jury Award	Newport Beach Film Festival	Best Actress	Un plan parfait (2012)
2010	COFCA Award	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Best Ensemble	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	· Daniel Brühl · August Diehl · Julie Dreyfus · Michael Fassbender · Sylvester Groth · Jacky Ido · Mélanie Laurent · Denis Ménochet · Mike Myers · Brad Pitt · Eli Roth · Til Schweiger · Rod Taylor · Christoph Waltz · Martin Wuttke
2010	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Ensemble Cast	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	· Daniel Brühl · August Diehl · Julie Dreyfus · Michael Fassbender · Sylvester Groth · Jacky Ido · Mélanie Laurent · Denis Ménochet · Mike Myers · B.J. Novak · Brad Pitt · Eli Roth · Til Schweiger · Rod Taylor · Christoph Waltz · Martin Wuttke
2010	Golden Camera	Golden Camera, Germany	Best International Actress	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	· Daniel Brühl · August Diehl · Julie Dreyfus · Michael Fassbender · Sylvester Groth · Jacky Ido · Mélanie Laurent · Denis Ménochet · Mike Myers · Brad Pitt · Eli Roth · Til Schweiger · Rod Taylor · Christoph Waltz · Martin Wuttke
2009	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Cast Ensemble	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	· Brad Pitt · Christoph Waltz · Mélanie Laurent · Eli Roth · B.J. Novak · Mike Myers · Michael Fassbender · Daniel Brühl · Til Schweiger · Gedeon Burkhard · Denis Ménochet
2009	PFCS Award	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	· Daniel Brühl · August Diehl · Julie Dreyfus · Michael Fassbender · Sylvester Groth · Jacky Ido · Mélanie Laurent · Denis Ménochet · Mike Myers · Brad Pitt · Eli Roth · Til Schweiger · Rod Taylor · Christoph Waltz · Martin Wuttke
2009	SDFCS Award	San Diego Film Critics Society Awards	Best Ensemble Performance	Inglourious Basterds (2009)	· Daniel Brühl · August Diehl · Julie Dreyfus · Michael Fassbender · Sylvester Groth · Jacky Ido · Mélanie Laurent · Denis Ménochet · Mike Myers · Brad Pitt · Eli Roth · Til Schweiger · Rod Taylor · Christoph Waltz · Martin Wuttke
2004	Bambi	Bambi Awards	Career
2003	Chopard Trophy	Cannes Film Festival	Female Revelation

Nominated awards

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2014	Jupiter Award	Jupiter Award	Best German Actress	Un plan parfait (2012)
2014	WIN Award	Women's Image Network Awards	Actress Drama Series	The Bridge (2013)
2012	Jupiter Award	Jupiter Award	Best International Actress	Unknown (2011)
2010	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actress	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	Gold Derby Award	Gold Derby Awards	Supporting Actress	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	ICS Award	International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	IOMA	Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA)	Best Supporting Actress (Miglior attrice non protagonista)	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	OFTA Film Award	Online Film & Television Association	Best Supporting Actress	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	OFCS Award	Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2010	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2009	ACCA	Awards Circuit Community Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Inglourious Basterds (2009)
2008	Teen Choice Award	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure	National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
2005	Saturn Award	Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA	Best Supporting Actress	National Treasure (2004)
2005	Undine Award	Undine Awards, Austria	Best Young Actress - Film (Beste jugendliche Hauptdarstellerin in einem Kinospielfilm)	National Treasure (2004)

2nd place awards

2nd place awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2009	Golden Schmoes	Golden Schmoes Awards	Best Supporting Actress of the Year	Inglourious Basterds (2009)



Title	Salary
Un plan parfait (2012)	€900,000
Forces spéciales (2011)	€150,000
Forces spéciales (2011)	€300,000
Pieds nus sur les limaces (2010)	500,000 euros
Inglourious Basterds (2009)	€300,000



#	Quote
1	[on being inspired by Romy Schneider] I dreamed about coming to France and finding a French boyfriend and making French movies. I thought there was a romance to her life, at least when I was younger, that I just so admired and I do love French films and there was a light inside of her that I remember, since I was very young, that just made me dream and it inspired me so much and I fell in love with French cinema because of her and I will say that the French have welcomed me like one of their own. I started out in France. I went to drama school in France and to this day I'm their adopted step-kid and when I'm in a great film I'm French, not so great I'm Franco-Allemande (French/German).
2	[on her role as Asperger's-afflicted "Sonya Cross" in The Bridge (2013)] I am fiercely protective of her. I think she has integrity. She is strong and yet really, really vulnerable and lonely in her personal life. It's the most colorful character I've ever been allowed to play.
3	[on her quitting modeling] I thought "fuck everyone" and moved back to Paris, called my agent and said I didn't want to model any more, which they couldn't believe because I was 22 and doing very well. But I left it and went to drama school, and I'm so happy I did.
4	Sometimes it takes courage and experience to allow yourself to actually go there, and it's the most liberating thing to let go. I do think that's why I love acting - you're right, it's being someone that you're not. And sometimes you're really scared of it, and then once you let yourself go there, it's the best thing ever.
5	"Her beauty didn't do her any good and she couldn't use it in any positive way or manipulative way." - on Helen of Troy.
6	I'm a little bit worried about this sudden success. I am quite independent and I'm afraid that this privilege could escape from me.
7	It was something strange for me, to kiss Orlando. I was so embarassed! It is not as fun as people think to shoot love scenes. You feel vulnerable, and there are about 100 people looking at you.
8	With Wolfgang Petersen, we were always the only two ready at time and the first on the set during the filming of Troy (2004). The German rigour without a doubt.



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