Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger
Kruger at the Peabody Awards in 2014
Born	Diane Heidkrüger (1976-07-15) 15 July 1976 (age 40) Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Occupation	Actress, model
Years active	1992–present
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Spouse(s)	Guillaume Canet (m. 2001–06)
Partner(s)	Joshua Jackson (2006–2016)

Diane Kruger (German pronunciation: [diˈa:nə ˈkru:ɡɐ]; born Diane Heidkrüger; 15 July 1976) is a German actress and former fashion model. She is known for roles such as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the adventure/heist film National Treasure (2004) and its sequel (2007), Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), Anna in the sci-fi drama Mr. Nobody (2009), Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011), Marie Antoinette in the French-language film Farewell, My Queen (2012) and Jessie in the drama-thriller Disorder (2015). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series The Bridge.

She was born as Diane Heidkrüger on 15 July 1976 in Algermissen, West Germany, in the west, near Hildesheim, 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 was Polish.

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 the Royal Ballet School in London. After an injury ended her ballet career prematurely, Kruger moved to Paris and turned her energy toward modelling and learning French.