Diane Kruger

Born: 1976-07-15, 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

• Inglourious Basterds (2009)
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
• National Treasure (2004)
• Unknown (2011)
• Mr. Nobody (2009)
• The 355 (2022)
• The Host (2013)
• The Shrouds (2025)
• Fathers and Daughters (2015)
• The Infiltrator (2016)
• Wicker Park (2004)
• Marlowe (2023)
• The Operative (2019)
• Out of the Blue (2022)
• Forces spéciales (2011)
• Amrum (2025)
• Swimming with Sharks (2022)
• Joyeux Noël (2005)
• The Hunting Party (2007)
• Welcome to Marwen (2018)
• Longing (2024)
• Michel Vaillant (2003)
• Aus dem Nichts (2017)
• Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table ! (2013)
• Mon idole (2002)
• Copying Beethoven (2006)
• J.T. LeRoy (2019)
• Un plan parfait (2012)
• Maryland (2015)
• Pour elle (2008)