Diane Kruger
Personal details
  • Born:
    • Birthday: 1976-07-15
    • Born Place: Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]
  • Also Known As:

    Diane Heidkrüger, Diane Krüger, Дайан Крюгер, Діане Крюґер, Даєн Крюґер, دایان کروگر

Diane Kruger

Born on July 15, 1976, in Algermissen, West Germany, Diane Kruger (born Diane Heidkrüger) is an internationally acclaimed actress and former fashion model whose career has spanned prestigious European cinema and major Hollywood blockbusters. Originally aspiring to be a ballerina, she studied at the Royal Ballet School in London before a knee injury ended her dance career, leading her to become a top model in Paris. Encouraged by filmmaker Luc Besson to pursue acting, she made her film debut in The Piano Player (2002) and achieved global stardom in 2004 as Helen in the epic Troy and Dr. Abigail Chase in National Treasure. Kruger is uniquely celebrated for her ability to act fluently in German, French, and English, a skill that earned her the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival for the 2017 German-language drama In the Fade. In 2025, she continued her prominent streak with a role as Tessa Bendixen in the historical drama Amrum and starred in the series Little Disasters. Beyond her professional achievements, she resides in New York with her longtime partner, actor Norman Reedus, and their daughter, Nova Tennessee.

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