Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger (born 15 July 1976) is a German actress and former fashion model. Helen of Troy was the face.

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Diane Kruger was ranked Number 50 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.

Biography: Diane Kruger was born as Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, Germany, near Hildesheim. Kruger moved to Paris and turned her energy toward modeling.
Kruger soon became interested in acting and took lessons at the Cours Florent. She landed some small appearances in several French films. She made her onscreen debut in 2002 opposite Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player, a TV-movie by Jean-Pierre Roux. Her first major role was the same year when she starred in her then husband's directorial debut Mon Idole. She played Julie Wood in 2003's Michel Valliant and Lisa in Wicker Park (2004), alongside Josh Hartnett and Rose Byrne. One of her most notable roles to date is her portrayal of Helen of Sparta in Wolfgang Petersen's epic Troy. In 2004, Kruger starred with Nicolas Cage and Sean Bean (who co-starred with her in Troy) in the popular film National Treasure, going on to appear in movies such as Joyeux Noël (2005) and Copying Beethoven (2006). She reprised her role as Dr. Abigail Chase in National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). In 2009, she co-starred as a German actress turned saboteur in Quentin Tarantino's film Inglourious Basterds. Kruger stars in 2010 in the Liam Neeson film Unknown alongside January Jones.



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