diane kruger

Diane Kruger (Diane Kruger too, * July 15 1976 in Algermissen , as Diane Heidkrüger ) is a German actress , mainly English – and French-language films turns. She is known primarily as Helen in Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the National Treasure (2004) and The Book of Secrets (2007) as well as Bridget of Mark Hammer in Inglourious Basterds (2009).

Kruger went to the tenth class of the Gymnasium Josephinum in Hildesheim . She also attended the ballet school of Hildesheim Freese-building lessons and put children’s ballet exams from several. [1] At 15, she won the model competition Face of the Year and was discovered by the Elite modeling agency. They then went to Paris and worked as a model under her real name. After several years there, she took acting lessons and landed small film roles. To be able to market themselves better, they shortened her last name since her role in the movie Bad, Bad Things to Kruger instead Heidkrüger , since this name was too long and contained an umlaut.

In the movie Troy of Hollywood – Director Wolfgang Petersen has played Kruger 2004, the role of Helena , what their international breakthrough in the film industry helped to. As an actress of the most beautiful woman in ancient times they had 3000 applicants through against. [2] In the same year she played the role of Abigail Chase in the adventure film National Treasure of the Knights Templar alongside Nicolas Cage . In 2007 she repeated the role in the sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets .

A special feature of her is that their roles in many films themselves synchronized . She speaks German fluently English and French .

In May 2007, Kruger hosted the first German ever to the 60th Cannes Film Festival as a hostess ( “Maitresse de cérémonie” ) the opening ceremony on 16 May and the Awards Gala on 27 May In 2008, she was in the jury of the 58th film festival in Berlin called.