Diane Kruger

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Graham Norton Show

Late Show with David Letterman

Fringe

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

All Movies (67)

• All About Corinne2026
• The Sunrise File2026 · as Beate Klarsfeld (voice)
• Amrum2025 · as Tessa Bendixen
• The Shrouds2025 · as Becca Relikh / Terry Gelernt / Hunny
• Saint-Exupéry2024 · as Noëlle Guillaumet
• Longing2024 · as Alice
• A Circus Tale & A Love Song2024 · as Amber
• The American2023 · as Tatiyana Volkova
• Visions2023 · as Estelle Vasseur
• Marlowe2023 · as Clare Cavendish
• Out of the Blue2022 · as Marilyn
• First Love2022 · as Kay Albright
• The 3552022 · as Marie Schmidt
• Christoph Waltz - The Charm of Evil2021 · as Self
• QT8: The First Eight2019 · as Self
• The Operative2019 · as Rachel
• J.T. LeRoy2019 · as Eva
• Welcome to Marwen2018 · as Deja Thoris
• Why Are We Creative?2018 · as Seft
• Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story2018 · as Self
• In the Fade2017 · as Katja Sekerci
• All That Divides Us2017 · as Julia
• The Infiltrator2016 · as Kathy Ertz
• Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider2016 · as Self
• Sky2016 · as Romy
• Fathers and Daughters2015 · as Elizabeth
• Disorder2015 · as Jessie
• French Cinema Mon Amour2015 · as Self
• Nordic Noir - The Rise of Scandi Drama2014 · as Self
• The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden2014 · as Margret Wittmer (voice)
• The Better Angels2014 · as Sarah Lincoln
• Me, Myself and Mum2013 · as Ingeborg
• Seduced and Abandoned2013 · as Self
• The Host2013 · as The Seeker / Lacey
• A Perfect Plan2012 · as Isabelle
• Farewell, My Queen2012 · as Marie Antoinette
• Special Forces2011 · as Elsa Casanova
• Unknown2011 · as Gina
• Lily Sometimes2010 · as Clara Dreyer
• Somebody To Love Me2010 · as Boy George
• Inhale2010 · as Diane Stanton
• Mr. Nobody2009 · as Adult Anna
• Farewell2009 · as Jogging spy
• Inglourious Basterds2009 · as Bridget von Hammersmark
• Round Da Way2009 · as Clémence Santiépi (voice)
• Anything for Her2008 · as Lisa Auclert
• Romy Schneider: A Woman in Three Notes2008 · as Self
• National Treasure: Book of Secrets2007 · as Abigail Chase
• Days of Darkness2007 · as Véronica Star
• The Hunting Party2007 · as Marjana
• Goodbye Bafana2007 · as Gloria Gregory
• Copying Beethoven2006 · as Anna Holtz
• The Tiger Brigades2006 · as Princess Constance Radetsky
• Frankie2006 · as Frankie
• Joyeux Noel2005 · as Anna Sörensen
• Narco2004 · as La fille du night club
• National Treasure2004 · as Abigail Chase
• Wicker Park2004 · as Lisa
• Troy2004 · as Helen
• Michel Vaillant2003 · as Julie Wood
• Not For, or Against (Quite the Contrary)2003 · as La call-girl
• Whatever You Say2002 · as Clara
• The Piano Player2002 · as Erika Nile
• This Man, This Woman— · as Kirsty Sachs
• Butterfly in the Typewriter— · as Patricia Rickels
• Each of Us— · as Gertrud
• A.M.I.— · as Ami

All TV Shows (37)

• The Seduction2025 · as Rosemonde
• Little Disasters2025 · as Jess
• Beau geste2023 · as Self
• Quelle époque !2022 · as Self - Guest
• The A Talks2022 · as Self - Guest
• Drag Race France2022 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Swimming with Sharks2022 · as Joyce Holt
• Elle parle d'Elle2021
• H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories2021
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015 · as Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• The Bridge2013 · as Sonya Cross
• Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell2011 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Fringe2008 · as Miranda Greene (uncredited)
• The Graham Norton Show2007 · as Self
• On n'est pas couché2006 · as Self - Guest
• The One Show2006 · as Self
• NDR Kultur – Das Journal2002 · as Self
• The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn1999 · as Self - Guest
• Lascars1998 · as Clémence Santiepi
• Leute heute1997 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Nachtcafé1987 · as Self
• Goldene Kamera1984 · as Self
• Wetten, dass..?1981 · as Self
• Bavarian Film Awards1979 · as Self
• NDR Talk Show1979 · as Self
• Cérémonie des César1976 · as Self - Presenter
• German Film Award1951 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self
• La Décision— · as Nora