Acting
Diane Kruger
Born 1976-07-15
Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]
Department: Acting
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Diane Kruger
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Inglourious Basterds
2009
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Troy
2004
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National Treasure
2004
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Mr. Nobody
2009
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National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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Unknown
2011
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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The Host
2013
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Fringe
2008
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (110 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | All About Corinne | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Sunrise File | Beate Klarsfeld (voice) | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Seduction | Rosemonde | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Amrum | Tessa Bendixen | Movie | 2025 |
 | Little Disasters | Jess | TV Series | 2025 |
 | The Shrouds | Becca Relikh / Terry Gelernt / Hunny | Movie | 2025 |
 | Saint-Exupéry | Noëlle Guillaumet | Movie | 2024 |
| MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE | Louise Bourgeois (voice) | Movie | 2024 | |
 | Longing | Alice | Movie | 2024 |
 | A Circus Tale & A Love Song | Amber | Movie | 2024 |
 | The American | Tatiyana Volkova | Movie | 2023 |
 | Visions | Estelle Vasseur | Movie | 2023 |
 | Marlowe | Clare Cavendish | Movie | 2023 |
 | Beau geste | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Quelle époque ! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The A Talks | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Out of the Blue | Marilyn | Movie | 2022 |
| Out of the Blue | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Drag Race France | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2022 |
 | First Love | Kay Albright | Movie | 2022 |
| First Love | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Swimming with Sharks | Joyce Holt | TV Series | 2022 |
 | The 355 | Marie Schmidt | Movie | 2022 |
 | Elle parle d'Elle | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | QT8: The First Eight | Self | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Operative | Rachel | Movie | 2019 |
 | J.T. LeRoy | Eva | Movie | 2019 |
 | Welcome to Marwen | Deja Thoris | Movie | 2018 |
 | Why Are We Creative? | Seft | Movie | 2018 |
 | Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | In the Fade | Katja Sekerci | Movie | 2017 |
 | All That Divides Us | Julia | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Infiltrator | Kathy Ertz | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | Sky | Romy | Movie | 2016 |
| Sky | Associate Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Fathers and Daughters | Elizabeth | Movie | 2015 |
 | Disorder | Jessie | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV Series | 2015 |
 | French Cinema Mon Amour | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden | Margret Wittmer (voice) | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Better Angels | Sarah Lincoln | Movie | 2014 |
 | Me, Myself and Mum | Ingeborg | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Bridge | Sonya Cross | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Seduced and Abandoned | Self | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Host | The Seeker / Lacey | Movie | 2013 |
 | A Perfect Plan | Isabelle | Movie | 2012 |
 | Farewell, My Queen | Marie Antoinette | Movie | 2012 |
 | Special Forces | Elsa Casanova | Movie | 2011 |
 | Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Unknown | Gina | Movie | 2011 |
 | Lily Sometimes | Clara Dreyer | Movie | 2010 |
| Somebody To Love Me | Boy George | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Inhale | Diane Stanton | Movie | 2010 |
 | Mr. Nobody | Adult Anna | Movie | 2009 |
 | Farewell | Jogging spy | Movie | 2009 |
 | Inglourious Basterds | Bridget von Hammersmark | Movie | 2009 |
 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Round Da Way | Clémence Santiépi (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Anything for Her | Lisa Auclert | Movie | 2008 |
 | Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Fringe | Miranda Greene (uncredited) | TV Series | 2008 |
 | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | Abigail Chase | Movie | 2007 |
 | Days of Darkness | Véronica Star | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Hunting Party | Marjana | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Goodbye Bafana | Gloria Gregory | Movie | 2007 |
 | On n'est pas couché | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Copying Beethoven | Anna Holtz | Movie | 2006 |
 | The One Show | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Tiger Brigades | Princess Constance Radetsky | Movie | 2006 |
 | Frankie | Frankie | Movie | 2006 |
 | Joyeux Noel | Anna Sörensen | Movie | 2005 |
 | Narco | La fille du night club | Movie | 2004 |
 | National Treasure | Abigail Chase | Movie | 2004 |
 | Wicker Park | Lisa | Movie | 2004 |
 | Troy | Helen | Movie | 2004 |
 | Michel Vaillant | Julie Wood | Movie | 2003 |
 | Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) | La call-girl | Movie | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Whatever You Say | Clara | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Piano Player | Erika Nile | Movie | 2002 |
| NDR Kultur – Das Journal | Self | TV Series | 2002 | |
 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Lascars | Clémence Santiepi | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Leute heute | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Daily Show | Self | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Nachtcafé | Self | TV Series | 1987 |
| Goldene Kamera | Self | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Wetten, dass..? | Self | TV Series | 1981 |
| Bavarian Film Awards | Self | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | NDR Talk Show | Self | TV Series | 1979 |
 | Cérémonie des César | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1976 |
| German Film Award | Self | TV Series | 1951 | |
 | Bambi | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
| This Man, This Woman | Kirsty Sachs | Movie | — | |
 | Butterfly in the Typewriter | Patricia Rickels | Movie | — |
 | Each of Us | Gertrud | Movie | — |
 | A.M.I. | Ami | Movie | — |
| Projet K | Beate Klarsfield | Movie | — | |
| La Décision | Nora | TV Series | — |