Diane Kruger's biography
Diane Kruger is a German-American actress and former model. She rose to fame with her roles in Troy (2004), the National Treasure film series (2004, 2007), Wicker Park (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Mr. Nobody (2009). Net worth: $40 million.
Childhood and youth
Diane Heidkrüger (Kruger) was born on July 15, 1976, in a village called Algermissen in West Germany. Her father, Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, was a computer specialist, and her mother, Maria Theresa, worked at a bank. Diane has a younger brother, Stephen.

Her dream of a dancing career took Diane to the Royal Ballet School in London, but a knee injury crushed those ambitions when she was just thirteen. That's when the confused teenager was encouraged to try modeling.
Acting career
At 15, Diane's mother let her move to Paris to pursue a modeling career. She remembers her mother letting her go without a fuss but warning her not to lose her head. "I really behaved well because I was obsessed with my work," says Kruger.

After two small roles in low-budget French films, she unexpectedly landed one of the lead roles in the British-German film The Piano Player with Christopher Lambert and Dennis Hopper. Later, Diane starred in the Hollywood epic Troy (2004), which divided her life into before and after. More than 3,000 actresses auditioned for Helen of Troy, but Diane's look and performance convinced producers - they decided a woman with her looks could easily launch a thousand ships.It was not enough for me. I wanted to do something else; I felt that modeling was not my calling.

When Kruger went to the casting of the Inglourious Basterds in the late 2000s, director Quentin Tarantino didn't believe she was German and didn't pay much attention to her. When the main contender for the role of German movie star Bridget von Hammersmark left the project, Kruger immediately went to a personal meeting with the director. Tarantino realized his mistake and offered Diane the role.
That same year, Kruger appeared in the fantasy drama Mr. Nobody with Jared Leto. While audiences loved the film, critics weren't impressed with Diane's performance. In the 2011 thriller Unknown with Liam Neeson Kruger played a Bosnian illegal immigrant. Around the same time, Diane replaced Eva Green as Marie-Antoinette in the French film Farewell, My Queen.

In 2018, the biographical drama Jeremiah Terminator LeRoy with Diane Kruger, Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern were presented at the Toronto Film Festival. The film tells the story of a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, a former phone sex operator. Kruger played an ambitious aspiring director, who became the prototype of Asia Argento in the eyes of many.
Kruger also starred in the Israeli-American thriller The Operative as a woman recruited by Mossad to work undercover in Tehran. The film was directed by Yuval Adler, who also helmed the 2013 drama Bethlehem. In an interview, Diane said: We haven't seen a spy movie about what a spy really goes through every day. I thought we made a very modern, unique film.
Diane Kruger's personal life
Diane Kruger is fluent in German, English, and French. Since 2013 she has dual citizenship in Germany and the United States.

