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.
Awards & recognition
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 2014
- Trophée Chopard
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2018 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2011 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Inglourious Basterds
Fringe
Mr. Nobody
Joyeux Noel
Little Disasters
QT8: The First Eight
The Graham Norton Show
Troy
Amrum
Fathers & Daughters
Swimming with Sharks
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
In the Fade
The American
Wicker Park
The Infiltrator
Special Forces
Unknown
National Treasure
The Seduction
A Circus Tale & A Love Song
The Bridge
Me, Myself and Mum
Welcome to Marwen
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
The Hunting Party
Copying Beethoven
Days of Darkness
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
The Daily Show
The Host
Sky
Seduced and Abandoned
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The 355
Inhale
Farewell, My Queen
The Shrouds
Visions
Out of the Blue
The Operative
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
First Love
Marlowe
Disorder
The Tiger Brigades
Longing
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
JT LeRoy