Wednesday, August 8, 2007

German Actress Girl next door Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger (born July 15, 1976), is a German actress and former fashion model.


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 led her to be able to speak perfect English and French, added to her mother language, German.


She was a finalist for 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 to ease her movie career.


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.


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. However, recently the two have been seen together and are confirmed to be still dating. Kruger was the host of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 60th Cannes Film Festival, in 2007.

No comments: