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The Seduction
2025
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Diane Kruger
Born: July 15, 1976
Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography (90)
Movie
7.6
Amrum
2025
TV
6.3
Little Disasters
2025
Movie
5.9
The Shrouds
2025
Movie
5.2
Saint-Exupéry
2024
Movie
5.5
Longing
2024
Movie
6.6
A Circus Tale & A Love Song
2024
Movie
6.8
The American
2023
Movie
5.8
Visions
2023
Movie
5.7
Marlowe
2023
TV
1.0
Beau geste
2023
TV
Couch by Lena Situations
2022
TV
6.8
The A Talks
2022
Movie
5.7
Out of the Blue
2022
TV
8.4
Drag Race France
2022
Movie
5.7
First Love
2022
TV
6.8
Swimming with Sharks
2022
Movie
6.0
The 355
2022
TV
Elle parle d'Elle
2021
TV
3.6
H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories
2021
Movie
8.0
Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil
2021
Movie
7.2
QT8: The First Eight
2019
Movie
5.8
The Operative
2019
Movie
5.4
J.T. LeRoy
2019
Movie
6.5
Welcome to Marwen
2018
Movie
7.6
Why Are We Creative?
2018
Movie
6.9
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
2018
Movie
6.9
In the Fade
2017
Movie
5.5
All That Divides Us
2017
Movie
6.7
The Infiltrator
2016
Movie
5.8
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016
Movie
7.1
Fathers and Daughters
2015
Movie
5.7
Disorder
2015
Movie
6.2
Sky
2015
TV
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Movie
0.5
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015
TV
4.6
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Movie
Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama
2014
Movie
6.4
The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden
2014
TV
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
TV
4.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Movie
6.1
The Better Angels
2014
Movie
6.7
Me, Myself and Mum
2013
TV
6.6
The Bridge
2013
Movie
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
Movie
6.3
The Host
2013
Movie
5.9
A Perfect Plan
2012
Movie
5.9
Farewell, My Queen
2012
Movie
6.7
Special Forces
2011
Movie
6.7
Unknown
2011
Movie
5.6
Lily Sometimes
2010
Movie
6.0
Inhale
2010
Movie
7.8
Mr. Nobody
2009
Movie
6.5
Farewell
2009
Movie
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
2009
TV
5.1
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Movie
6.7
Round Da Way
2009
Movie
7.0
Anything for Her
2008
Movie
10.0
Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes
2008
TV
8.1
Fringe
2008
Movie
6.4
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2007
Movie
6.4
Days of Darkness
2007
Movie
6.5
The Hunting Party
2007
TV
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Movie
6.8
Goodbye Bafana
2007
TV
4.6
On n'est pas couché
2006
Movie
6.4
Copying Beethoven
2006
TV
4.4
The One Show
2006
Movie
5.6
The Tiger Brigades
2006
Movie
5.5
Frankie
2006
Movie
7.4
Joyeux Noel
2005
Movie
5.7
Narco
2004
Movie
6.6
National Treasure
2004
Movie
6.8
Wicker Park
2004
Movie
7.2
Troy
2004
Movie
5.4
Michel Vaillant
2003
Movie
5.9
Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)
2003
Movie
5.7
Whatever You Say
2002
Movie
4.1
The Piano Player
2002
TV
4.6
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
TV
7.1
Lascars
1998
TV
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
TV
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
TV
4.7
Nachtcafé
1987
TV
5.3
Wetten, dass..?
1981
TV
6.5
NDR Talk Show
1979
Movie
Butterfly in the Typewriter
N/A
Movie
All About Corinne
N/A
Movie
A.M.I.
N/A
TV
9.0
Bambi
1948
Other Credits
Production
Movie
5.7
First Love
2022
Executive Producer
Movie
5.7
Out of the Blue
2022
Producer
Movie
6.2
Sky
2015
Associate Producer
Movie
5.5
Frankie
2006
Co-Producer