Diane Kruger - Biography

Last Editor: symasterful				Diane Kruger Biography -   Name : Diane Kruger Birth Date : July 15, 1976 Birth Place : Hildesheim, Germany Height : 5' 8 Education : Royal Ballet in London Nationality : German Occupation : actress, model Spouse : Guillaume Canet (actor; born on April 10, 1973 ; married on September 1, 2001) Best known as : Helen of Troy

Diane Kruger Trivia -

Was a finalist in Elite's 1992 Look Of The Year competition at age 15. Measurements: 33 1/2-23-34 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Had to gain 15 lbs for Troy (2004) because director Wolfgang Petersen wanted her to appear rounder. She has since lost the weight. She has a younger brother, Stefan. Modeled under her birth name, Diane Heidkrüger, in the mid to late-1990s. Originally a ballet dancer, but quit dancing due to an injury at the age of 18. German citizen. Shares a birthday with philosopher Jacques Derrida, male model Travis Fimmel, and actors Brigitte Nielsen, Irène Jacob, Brian Austin Green and Scott Foley. Trained at the Cours Florent and won the Classe Libre award for best actor in her year. People magazine included Diane in its annual "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" issue in 2004. Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Troy (2004), however, she failed to receive a nomination. Named #50 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list. Started her dancing career in the Royal Ballet in London. Is an active supporter of UNICEF. Learned Latin in school for eight years. She is fluent in English, French and German. Learned Russian for Les brigades du Tigre (2006). Lived three weeks in a mental hospital to shoot Frankie (2005). She is the only actress in that film, all patients are real. She always dubs herself in three languages First German to become host (maitresse de cérèmonie) at the Cannes Film Festival (2007). Daughter of Maria-Theresia, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich, a printer. They're divorced. Longtime companion is Joshua Jackson. Member of the jury at the 58th Berlin Film Festival in 2008.

Diane Kruger Detailed Biography -

Born Diane Heidkrüger in Hildesheim, Germany, Diane Kruger initially aspired to be a dancer and studied with the Royal Ballet in London. When an injury ended her hopes for a dancing career, she began modeling in Germany, where she became a finalist of the Look of the Year contest at the age of 15. She worked with renowned fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana, and her pictures graced the covers of magazines like Vogue and Elle. Moving to Paris on the advice of film director Luc Besson, Kruger decided to take up acting and enrolled in the Ecole Florent, where she became top of her class in 2002. The same year, the actress made her big-screen debut opposite Dennis Hopper and Christopher Lambert in the indie feature The Piano Player (aka The Target), but she was not truly revealed until her role in Mon Idole, co-starring and directed by her real-life companion Guillaume Canet. After a couple more acting assignments in France, Kruger began her Hollywood career by acting alongside Josh Hartnett and Rose Byrne in Wicker Park, a remake of the 1996 French film L'Appartement. While still filming Wicker Park in 2003, she was selected among many other candidates to play the legendary beauty Helen of Troy in Wolfgang Petersen's historical epic Troy (2004). The latter film ended up being released before Wicker Park, thus becoming her high-profile introduction to the American public. She also starred opposite Nicolas Cage in Jon Turteltaub's National Treasure.