Diane Kruger

Actress

Born: July 15, 1976 (49 years old)

Place of birth: 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 (62)

• National Treasure (2004, ★ 6.7)
• Troy (2004, ★ 7.2)
• The American (2023, ★ 6.8)
• Goodbye Bafana (2007, ★ 6.9)
• Mr. Nobody (2009, ★ 7.8)
• Wicker Park (2004, ★ 6.8)
• Joyeux Noel (2005, ★ 7.4)
• Inglourious Basterds (2009, ★ 8.2)
• Anything for Her (2008, ★ 7)
• Unknown (2011, ★ 6.7)
• Special Forces (2011, ★ 6.7)
• Why Are We Creative? (2018, ★ 7.6)
• Copying Beethoven (2006, ★ 6.4)
• The Hunting Party (2007, ★ 6.5)
• Days of Darkness (2007, ★ 6.4)
• Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2018, ★ 6.9)
• QT8: The First Eight (2019, ★ 7.2)
• Fringe (2008, ★ 8.1)
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007, ★ 6.4)
• Fathers and Daughters (2015, ★ 7.1)
• Amrum (2025, ★ 7)
• In the Fade (2017, ★ 6.9)
• Swimming with Sharks (2022, ★ 6.9)
• Lascars (1998, ★ 7.1)
• Little Disasters (2025, ★ 6.9)
• Michel Vaillant (2003, ★ 5.4)
• Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) (2003, ★ 5.9)
• Inhale (2010, ★ 6)
• Round Da Way (2009, ★ 6.6)
• The Host (2013, ★ 6.3)