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Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Known for: Acting

Born 15/07/1976
Place of birth Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]

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.

Filmography

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Series ★ 5,0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

2014

The Daily Show Series ★ 6,4

The Daily Show

Self

1996

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Series ★ 6,1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest

2015

Late Show with David Letterman Series ★ 6,4

Late Show with David Letterman

Self - Guest

1993

The Graham Norton Show Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Fringe Series ★ 8,1

Fringe

Miranda Greene (uncredited)

2008

LIVE with Kelly and Mark Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

1988

Leute heute Series ★ 5,2

Leute heute

Self

1997

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

NDR Talk Show Series ★ 6,6

NDR Talk Show

Self

1979

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Series ★ 4,5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self

2014

Bambi Series ★ 9,0

Bambi

Self

1948

Troy Film ★ 7,2

Troy

Helen

2004

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Series ★ 6,2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015

Wetten, dass..? Series ★ 5,4

Wetten, dass..?

Self

1981

Off Camera with Sam Jones Series ★ 5,0

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Self

2014

Nachtcafé Series ★ 4,7

Nachtcafé

Self

1987

Inglourious Basterds Film ★ 8,2

Inglourious Basterds

Bridget von Hammersmark

2009

Series ★ 5,7

Goldene Kamera

Self

1984

Series ★ 6,0

German Film Award

Self

1951

The Bridge Series ★ 6,6

The Bridge

Sonya Cross

2013

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Series ★ 5,2

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Self - Guest

1999

Series

Bavarian Film Awards

Self

1979

National Treasure Film ★ 6,7

National Treasure

Abigail Chase

2004

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell Series ★ 6,5

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

Self

2011

Beau geste Series ★ 1,0

Beau geste

Self

2023

Unknown Film ★ 6,7

Unknown

Gina

2011

National Treasure: Book of Secrets Film ★ 6,4

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Abigail Chase

2007

The Host Film ★ 6,3

The Host

The Seeker / Lacey

2013

Quelle époque ! Series ★ 5,0

Quelle époque !

Self - Guest

2022

The Seduction Series ★ 6,6

The Seduction

Rosemonde

2025

On n'est pas couché Series ★ 5,1

On n'est pas couché

Self - Guest

2006

Mr. Nobody Film ★ 7,8

Mr. Nobody

Adult Anna

2009

Cérémonie des César Series ★ 4,6

Cérémonie des César

Self - Presenter

1976

The 355 Film ★ 6,0

The 355

Marie Schmidt

2022

The A Talks Series ★ 7,0

The A Talks

Self - Guest

2022

Series

NDR Kultur – Das Journal

Self

2002

Drag Race France Series ★ 8,1

Drag Race France

Self - Guest Judge

2022

The Shrouds Film ★ 5,8

The Shrouds

Becca Relikh / Terry Gelernt / Hunny

2025

H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories Series ★ 3,6

H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories

2021

Out of the Blue Film ★ 5,8

Out of the Blue

Marilyn

2022

The Operative Film ★ 5,8

The Operative

Rachel

2019

Marlowe Film ★ 5,7

Marlowe

Clare Cavendish

2023

Little Disasters Series ★ 7,2

Little Disasters

Jess

2025

Visions Film ★ 5,8

Visions

Estelle Vasseur

2023

The Infiltrator Film ★ 6,7

The Infiltrator

Kathy Ertz

2016

Special Forces Film ★ 6,7

Special Forces

Elsa Casanova

2011

Lascars Series ★ 7,1

Lascars

Clémence Santiepi

1998

Fathers and Daughters Film ★ 7,1

Fathers and Daughters

Elizabeth

2015

Wicker Park Film ★ 6,8

Wicker Park

Lisa

2004

Swimming with Sharks Series ★ 6,9

Swimming with Sharks

Joyce Holt

2022

Amrum Film ★ 7,1

Amrum

Tessa Bendixen

2025

Sky Film ★ 6,2

Sky

Romy

2016

Michel Vaillant Film ★ 5,4

Michel Vaillant

Julie Wood

2003

Narco Film ★ 5,7

Narco

La fille du night club

2004

Joyeux Noel Film ★ 7,4

Joyeux Noel

Anna Sörensen

2005

Welcome to Marwen Film ★ 6,5

Welcome to Marwen

Deja Thoris

2018

Longing Film ★ 5,6

Longing

Alice

2024

In the Fade Film ★ 6,9

In the Fade

Katja Sekerci

2017

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Film ★ 6,9

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

Self

2018

Round Da Way Film ★ 6,6

Round Da Way

Clémence Santiépi (voice)

2009

Copying Beethoven Film ★ 6,5

Copying Beethoven

Anna Holtz

2006

QT8: The First Eight Film ★ 7,2

QT8: The First Eight

Self

2019

First Love Film ★ 5,7

First Love

Kay Albright

2022

The American Film ★ 6,8

The American

Tatiyana Volkova

2023

Whatever You Say Film ★ 5,7

Whatever You Say

Clara

2002

A Perfect Plan Film ★ 5,9

A Perfect Plan

Isabelle

2012

The Hunting Party Film ★ 6,5

The Hunting Party

Marjana

2007

Farewell Film ★ 6,5

Farewell

Jogging spy

2009

Inhale Film ★ 6,0

Inhale

Diane Stanton

2010

Disorder Film ★ 5,7

Disorder

Jessie

2015

The Better Angels Film ★ 6,2

The Better Angels

Sarah Lincoln

2014

Goodbye Bafana Film ★ 6,9

Goodbye Bafana

Gloria Gregory

2007

Farewell, My Queen Film ★ 5,9

Farewell, My Queen

Marie Antoinette

2012

Me, Myself and Mum Film ★ 6,6

Me, Myself and Mum

Ingeborg

2013

Series

La Décision

Nora

Saint-Exupéry Film ★ 5,2

Saint-Exupéry

Noëlle Guillaumet

2024

Butterfly in the Typewriter Film

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Patricia Rickels

Anything for Her Film ★ 7,0

Anything for Her

Lisa Auclert

2008

Days of Darkness Film ★ 6,4

Days of Darkness

Véronica Star

2007

Why Are We Creative? Film ★ 7,6

Why Are We Creative?

Seft

2018

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama Film ★ 8,0

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama

Self

2014

All That Divides Us Film ★ 5,5

All That Divides Us

Julia

2017

Seduced and Abandoned Film ★ 6,2

Seduced and Abandoned

Self

2013

Elle parle d'Elle Series

Elle parle d'Elle

2021

J.T. LeRoy Film ★ 5,5

J.T. LeRoy

Eva

2019

Lily Sometimes Film ★ 5,6

Lily Sometimes

Clara Dreyer

2010

The Tiger Brigades Film ★ 5,7

The Tiger Brigades

Princess Constance Radetsky

2006

French Cinema Mon Amour Film ★ 5,2

French Cinema Mon Amour

Self

2015

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) Film ★ 6,0

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)

La call-girl

2003

The Piano Player Film ★ 4,3

The Piano Player

Erika Nile

2002

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider Film ★ 5,8

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

Self

2016

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden Film ★ 6,5

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

Margret Wittmer (voice)

2014

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil Film ★ 8,0

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil

Self

2021

A Circus Tale & A Love Song Film ★ 6,6

A Circus Tale & A Love Song

Amber

2024

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes Film ★ 10,0

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes

Self

2008

Film

This Man, This Woman

Kirsty Sachs

The Sunrise File Film

The Sunrise File

Beate Klarsfeld (voice)

2026

All About Corinne Film

All About Corinne

2026

Frankie Film ★ 6,3

Frankie

Frankie

2006

Each of Us Film

Each of Us

Gertrud

Film

Somebody To Love Me

Boy George

2010

A.M.I. Film

A.M.I.

Ami