Date of Birth
15 July 1976, Algermissen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Birth Name
Diane Heidkrüger
Height
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Mini Biography
Diane Kruger was
born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany. She studied
ballet with the Royal Ballet in London before an injury ended her career. She
returned to Germany and became a top fashion model. She later pursued acting
and relocated to Paris at the suggestion of filmmaker Luc Besson (The Fifth Element (1997)). She married French actor Guillaume Canet (The Beach (2000/I)) in 2001.
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 Greenand 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.
Is very good friends
with ex-husband Guillaume Canet.
Attended a Catholic
school in a small German town.
Has one younger
brother, Stefan.
Ranked #83
"most desirable woman" in the 2010 Ask Men list of Most Desirable
Women.
Ranked #88 in the
2009 Maxim list of Hot 100 Women.
