DIANE KRUGER

German-born Diane Kruger has proven to be one of international cinema’s most respected actors. Born in Germany, Kruger was launched to international fame as the infamous Helen in Wolfgang Petersen’s Troy (2004). Other notable performances followed, in Paul McGuigan’s Wicker Park (2004), Christian Carion’s Joyeux Noël (2005), Agnieszka Holland’s Copying Beethoven (2006), Bille August’s Goodbye Bafana (2007) and Fred Cavayé’s Anything for Her (2008).
She is most widely known for her performance in Fatih Akin’s In the Fade (2017), for which she won the award for Best Actress when the film had its premiere at the Festival de Cannes.
In one of her most memorable turns, Kruger appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s critically acclaimed Inglorious Basterds (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Female Actor.
She later starred in Benoît Jacquot’s Farewell, My Queen (2012), which opened the Berlin International Film Festival to rave reviews.
October 2022 sees the release of Kruger’s first book for children, A Name from the Sky.