Description:
Diane Kruger was born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany, to Maria-Theresa, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, a computer specialist. 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)) in 2001.
Birthday
July 15, 1976
Born In
Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany
Alternative names
Diane Heidkrueger
, Diane Heidkrüger
, Diana Krueger
, Diane Krüger
Height
170 cm
Parents
Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger
Children
Nova Tennessee
Relatives
Stefan Heidkrüger (Sibling)
Trivia
She always does her own German, French, and English voice dubbing for the foreign releases of her films.
Quotes
With Wolfgang Petersen, we were always the only two ready at time and the first on the set during the filming of Troy (2004). The German rigour without a doubt.
Salaries
€900,000
