Diane Kruger(
German pronunciation:; bornDiane
Heidkrüger ; 15 July
1976) is a
German actress and former fashion model. She is known for roles such asHelenin the epic war filmTroy(2004), Dr.
Abigail Chase in the adventure/heist filmNational
Treasure(2004) andits sequel(
2007),
Bridget von Hammersmark in theQuentin Tarantino -directed war filmInglourious
Basterds(2009),
Anna in the sci-fi dramaMr.
Nobody(2009), and
Gina in the psychological thriller filmUnknown(
2011). She plays the
Seeker/
Lacey in the romantic sci-fi thrillerThe
Host(
2013). From 2013 to 2014, she starred as
Detective Sonya Cross in theFXtelevision crime drama seriesThe
Bridge .She also playedMarie Antoinettein the acclaimed
French-language filmFarewell,
My Queen , oppositeLéa Seydoux .She was born as
Diane Heidkrüger on 15 July 1976 inAlgermissen ,
Germany, in the west, nearHildesheim , the daughter of computer specialist Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, and his wife, Maria-Theresa, a bank employee. She was brought up
Roman Catholic and attended
Catholic school.
She has stated that one of her grandmothers wasPolish . She was brought up in Germany with her younger brother,
Stefan. Her mother sent her to student exchange programmes when she was a teenager to improve her
English. As a child, Kruger wanted to become a ballerina and successfully auditioned for theRoyal
Ballet SchoolinLondon . However, after an injury ended her ballet career prematurely, Kruger moved toParisand turned her energy toward modelling and learningFrench .In
1992, Kruger represented Germany in theElite
Model Look and started modelling afterwards.
Despite her relatively short stature for a model, she managed to land prestigious bookings such as advertisements fromYves
Saint Laurent ,
Chanel ,
Salvatore Ferragamo ,
Giorgio Armani ,
Jil Sander ,
Christian Dior ,BurberryandLouis
Vuitton ; runway shows fromMarc Jacobs ,D&GandSonia; Rykielas well as appearances on the cover ofVogue
Paris ,
Marie ClaireandCosmopolitanto her modeling repertoire. She gradually stopped modelling after deciding to pursue a career in acting. Kruger soon became interested in acting and took lessons at theCours Florent . She landed some small appearances in several
French films. She made her film debut in
2002, oppositeDennis HopperandChristopher LambertinThe
Piano Player , a
TV film by Jean-Pierre Roux. Her first major acting role was the same year when she starred in her then husband's directorial débutMon
Idole . She played
Julie Wood in
2003'sMichel Valliantand
Lisa inWicker
Park(2004), alongsideJosh HartnettandRose Byrne . One of her more high-profile roles to date is her portrayal ofHelen of SpartainWolfgang
Petersen 's epicTroy . She was ranked
50th on theMaximHot
100 Women of
2005. In 2004, Kruger starred withNicolas CageandSean
Bean(who co-starred with her inTroy ) in the filmNational Treasure , going on to appear in filmsJoyeux
Noël(2005) andCopying
Beethoven(
2006). She reprised her role as Dr. Abigail Chase inNational Treasure:
Book of Secrets , released in
December 2007.Kruger was the hostess of the opening and closing ceremonies of the2007
Cannes Film Festival . Kruger was a jury member of the58th
Berlin International Film Festivalin 2008. The festival is chaired byCosta Gavras .In 2009, she co-starred as a German actress turned
Allied spy inQuentin Tarantino 's filmInglourious Basterds . In
December 2009, she announced the nominations of the
67th Golden Globe Awards and also picked up nominations from theScreen
Actors' GuildforBest Supporting ActressandOutstanding
Performance by a
Cast of a
Motion Picturefor her role inInglourious Basterds . Kruger played Anna inJaco
Van Dormael 'sMr. Nobody .
Critical response has praised the film's artistry and Kruger's acting. Kruger made a cameo appearance in an
April 2010 episode of theFoxshowFringe , in which her boyfriend, actorJoshua
Jackson , is a star. In
2010, Kruger also appeared inMark Ronson 's music video for "
Somebody to Love Me ", where she playsBoy
George .In the 2011 filmUnknown , Kruger starred as Gina, a
Bosnian illegal immigrant and key character alongside leading actorLiam Neeson . It was also announced in 2011 that Kruger had replacedEva Greenin the role ofMarie Antoinettein the French-language film,
Les Adieux à la
Reine . In
2012, she was named as a member of the
Jury for the
Main Competition at the2012 Cannes Film Festival . The festival is chaired byNanni
Moretti . She starred in the film
adaptation ofStephenie
Meyer 's novelThe Host ,which was release
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