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Diane
Kruger (born July 15, 1976) is a German actress and former fashion
model who gained international recognition with her performances
in Troy (2004), Wicker Park (2004), National Treasure (2004),
Joyeux Noël (2005), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets
(2007). She won the Cannes Film Festival Chopard Trophy in 2003.
Kruger made her onscreen début in 2002 opposite Dennis Hopper and
Christopher Lambert in The Piano Player, a TV-movie by Jean-Pierre
Roux. Her first major role was the same year when she starred in
her then husband's directorial début "Mon Idole". She
played Julie Wood in 2003's Michel Vaillant and Lisa in Wicker
Park (2004), alongside Josh Hartnett and Rose Byrne. Her most
notable role to date is her portrayal of Helen in Wolfgang
Petersen's epic Troy. She was ranked #50 on the Maxim Hot 100
Women of 2005. In 2004, she starred with Nicolas Cage and Sean
Bean in the popular film National Treasure, going on to appear in
movies such as Joyeux Noël (2005) and Copying Beethoven (2006).
She reprised her role as Dr. Abigail Chase in National Treasure:
Book of Secrets, released in December 2007. Kruger was the host of
the opening and closing ceremonies of the 60th Cannes Film
Festival, in 2007. She was a member of the jury of the 59th Berlin
International Film Festival in 2008 ... more |
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