Actor profile

Diane Kruger

15th July 1976 Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany] Acting

Diane Kruger (born July 15, 1976) is a German actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in film as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the heist film National Treasure (2004) and its 2007 sequel, Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series The Bridge (2013–14). In 2017, she made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's In the Fade, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

61 Movies 33 TV Shows 1 In Production 106 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Sunrise File poster

The Sunrise File 21st June 2026 as Beate Klarsfeld (voice)

Amrum poster

Amrum 9th October 2025 as Tessa Bendixen

The Shrouds poster

The Shrouds 3rd April 2025 as Becca Relikh / Terry Gelernt / Hunny

Saint-Exupéry poster

Saint-Exupéry 11th December 2024 as Noëlle Guillaumet

Longing poster

Longing 7th June 2024 as Alice

A Circus Tale & A Love Song poster

A Circus Tale & A Love Song 23rd April 2024 as Amber

The American poster

The American 2nd November 2023 as Tatiyana Volkova

Visions poster

Visions 6th September 2023 as Estelle Vasseur

Marlowe poster

Marlowe 15th February 2023 as Clare Cavendish

Out of the Blue poster

Out of the Blue 26th August 2022 as Marilyn

First Love poster

First Love 17th June 2022 as Kay Albright

The Better Angels poster

The Better Angels 13th April 2022 as Sarah Lincoln

The 355 poster

The 355 5th January 2022 as Marie Schmidt

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil poster

Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil 2nd October 2021 as Self

QT8: The First Eight poster

QT8: The First Eight 21st October 2019 as Self

The Operative poster

The Operative 24th July 2019 as Rachel

J.T. LeRoy poster

J.T. LeRoy 26th April 2019 as Eva

Welcome to Marwen poster

Welcome to Marwen 21st December 2018 as Deja Thoris

Why Are We Creative? poster

Why Are We Creative? 7th September 2018 as Seft

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story poster

Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story 6th June 2018 as Self

In the Fade poster

In the Fade 23rd November 2017 as Katja Sekerci

All That Divides Us poster

All That Divides Us 8th November 2017 as Julia

The Infiltrator poster

The Infiltrator 13th July 2016 as Kathy Ertz

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider poster

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider 29th June 2016 as Self

Sky poster

Sky 6th April 2016 as Romy

Fathers and Daughters poster

Fathers and Daughters 1st October 2015 as Elizabeth

Disorder poster

Disorder 30th September 2015 as Jessie

French Cinema Mon Amour poster

French Cinema Mon Amour 6th July 2015 as Self

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama poster

Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama 3rd October 2014 as Self

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden poster

The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden 3rd April 2014 as Margret Wittmer (voice)

Me, Myself and Mum poster

Me, Myself and Mum 20th November 2013 as Ingeborg

Seduced and Abandoned poster

Seduced and Abandoned 20th May 2013 as Self

The Host poster

The Host 22nd March 2013 as The Seeker / Lacey

A Perfect Plan poster

A Perfect Plan 29th October 2012 as Isabelle

Farewell, My Queen poster

Farewell, My Queen 21st March 2012 as Marie Antoinette

Special Forces poster

Special Forces 2nd November 2011 as Elsa Casanova

Unknown poster

Unknown 16th February 2011 as Gina

Lily Sometimes poster

Lily Sometimes 1st December 2010 as Clara Dreyer

Inhale poster

Inhale 27th August 2010 as Diane Stanton

Mr. Nobody poster

Mr. Nobody 6th November 2009 as Adult Anna

Farewell poster

Farewell 23rd September 2009 as Jogging spy

Inglourious Basterds poster

Inglourious Basterds 2nd August 2009 as Bridget von Hammersmark

Round Da Way poster

Round Da Way 17th June 2009 as Clémence Santiépi (voice)

Anything for Her poster

Anything for Her 3rd December 2008 as Lisa Auclert

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes poster

Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes 21st September 2008 as Self

National Treasure: Book of Secrets poster

National Treasure: Book of Secrets 19th December 2007 as Abigail Chase

Days of Darkness poster

Days of Darkness 26th September 2007 as Véronica Star

The Hunting Party poster

The Hunting Party 3rd September 2007 as Marjana

Goodbye Bafana poster

Goodbye Bafana 11th February 2007 as Gloria Gregory

Copying Beethoven poster

Copying Beethoven 10th September 2006 as Anna Holtz

The Tiger Brigades poster

The Tiger Brigades 14th April 2006 as Princess Constance Radetsky

Frankie poster

Frankie 1st March 2006 as Frankie

Joyeux Noel poster

Joyeux Noel 9th November 2005 as Anna Sörensen

Narco poster

Narco 1st December 2004 as La fille du night club

National Treasure poster

National Treasure 19th November 2004 as Abigail Chase

Wicker Park poster

Wicker Park 3rd September 2004 as Lisa

Troy poster

Troy 13th May 2004 as Helen

Michel Vaillant poster

Michel Vaillant 8th November 2003 as Julie Wood

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) poster

Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary) 5th March 2003 as La call-girl

Whatever You Say poster

Whatever You Say 17th December 2002 as Clara

The Piano Player poster

The Piano Player 6th October 2002 as Erika Nile

The Seduction poster

The Seduction 14th November 2025 as Rosemonde

Little Disasters poster

Little Disasters 22nd May 2025 as Jess

Beau geste poster

Beau geste 22nd January 2023 as Self

Quelle époque ! poster

Quelle époque ! 24th September 2022 as Self - Guest

The A Talks poster

The A Talks 3rd September 2022 as Self - Guest

Drag Race France poster

Drag Race France 25th June 2022 as Self - Guest Judge

Swimming with Sharks poster

Swimming with Sharks 15th April 2022 as Joyce Holt

Elle parle d'Elle poster

Elle parle d'Elle 13th December 2021

H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories poster

H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories 23rd October 2021

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 8th September 2015 as Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter poster

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2nd August 2015 as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors poster

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 21st December 2014 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 17th February 2014 as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones 6th February 2014 as Self

The Bridge poster

The Bridge 10th July 2013 as Sonya Cross

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell poster

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell 11th June 2011 as Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 16th July 2009 as Self - Guest

Fringe poster

Fringe 9th September 2008 as Miranda Greene (uncredited)

The Graham Norton Show poster

The Graham Norton Show 22nd February 2007 as Self

On n'est pas couché poster

On n'est pas couché 16th September 2006 as Self - Guest

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 26th January 2003 as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 30th March 1999 as Self - Guest

Lascars poster

Lascars 21st June 1998 as Clémence Santiepi

Leute heute poster

Leute heute 23rd July 1997 as Self

The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show 22nd July 1996 as Self

Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman 30th August 1993 as Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Nachtcafé poster

Nachtcafé 14th February 1987 as Self

Wetten, dass..? poster

Wetten, dass..? 14th February 1981 as Self

NDR Talk Show poster

NDR Talk Show 9th February 1979 as Self

Cérémonie des César poster

Cérémonie des César 3rd April 1976 as Self - Presenter

Bambi poster

Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self

All About Corinne poster

Coming soon

All About Corinne 7th October 2026