Diane Kruger
Kruger as Helen in Troy
Birth name	Diane Heidkrüger
Born	July 15, 1976 (1976-07-15) (age 30) Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany
Notable roles	Troy, National Treasure, and Joyeux Noël

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Biography

Early life and career

Born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany, she started her career as a dancer in London when she was still young, but after an injury she changed her mind and went to Paris to become a model. Her education in art leaded her to be able to speak perfectly English and French, added to her mother langage: German. She won Elite's 1992 "Look of the Year" at the age of 15. Kruger soon became interested in acting and took lessons at the Cours Florent. She landed some small appearances in several French movies. She then changed her last name for use with English-speaking audiences, to ease her move to a Hollywood career. Algermissen is a village and a municipality in the district of Hildesheim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... â–¶ (help· info) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... jus like my ass For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Elite is a modeling agency founded in Paris in 1972 by Gerald Marie, John Casablancas and Alain Kittler. ... The Cours Florent is a french drama school, created in 1965 by François Florent and currently located in the XIXe arrondissement of Paris, rue Archereau. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For the American film industry, see Cinema of the United States, Classical Hollywood cinema, and New Hollywood. ...

Kruger made her onscreen debut in 2002 opposite Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player, a TV-movie by Jean-Pierre Roux. She played Julie Wood in 2003's Michel Vaillant and Lisa in Wicker Park (2004), alongside Josh Hartnett and Rose Byrne. Her most notable role to date is her portrayal of Helen in Wolfgang Petersen's epic Troy. She was ranked #50 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.^[1] In 2004, she starred with Nicholas 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 will reprise her role as Dr. Abigail Chase for National Treasure: The Book of Secrets, The movie will be released in December 2007. Kruger married French actor Guillaume Canet on September 1, 2001. They have since filed for divorce, but acted alongside one another in 2005 film Joyeux Noël. She subsequently dated Canadian actor Joshua Jackson. Their relationship is rumored to have ended in March 2007, yet, no official reports have confirmed this. Dennis Hopper (born May 17, 1936 in Dodge City, Kansas) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor and film-maker. ... Christopher Lambert (born March 29, 1957 as Christophe Guy Denis Lambert) is an American-born French actor. ... Michel Vaillant is a French comic book character created in 1957 by Belgian (French-born) cartoonist Jean Graton. ... Wicker Park is a 2004 romantic psychological thriller directed by Paul McGuigan. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24, 1979) is an Australian actress. ... Helen. ... Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (born March 14, 1941 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany) is a German film director. ... Troy is a movie that was released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, which is described in Homers Iliad, Virgils Aeneid, and other Greek myths as having taken place in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around the 13th or 12th century BC; however, the plot differs greatly from... In the United States Maxim Magazine is an industry leader with a circulation of 2. ... Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an American actor. ... Sean Mark Bean (born 17 April 1959) is an English film and stage actor. ... National Treasure is a 2004 movie from Walt Disney Pictures written by Jim Kouf, Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and directed by Jon Turteltaub. ... Merry Christmas (French title: Joyeux Noël) is a 2005 film about the Christmas truce of December 1914 by French, British and German soldiers of World War I, written and directed by Christian Carion. ... Copying Beethoven is a A fictionalized account of the last year of Beethovens life. ... Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This section does not cite any references or sources. ... Guillaume Canet (born April 10, 1973) is a French actor and film director. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Merry Christmas (French title: Joyeux Noël) is a 2005 film about the Christmas truce of December 1914 by French, British and German soldiers of World War I, written and directed by Christian Carion. ... Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor in American television and movies. ... March 2007 is the third month of the year. ...

Filmography

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References

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External links

• Diane Kruger at the Internet Movie Database
• English / French source about Diane Kruger
• Profile in the FMD-database
• Diane Kruger Fan
• Diane Kruger at AskMen