Diane Kruger

Friday, 17 February 2012

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger  born Diane Heidkrüger; 15 July 1976 is a German actress and former fashion model. She is known for roles such as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the adventure/heist film National Treasure (2004) and its sequel (2007), Bridget von Hammersmark in the Quentin Tarantino-directed war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), Anna in the sci-fi drama Mr. Nobody (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011). She plays the Seeker/Lacey in the romantic sci-fi thriller The Host (2013). From 2013 to 2014, she starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX television crime drama series The Bridge.

 She was born as Diane Heidkrüger on 15 July 1976 in Algermissen, Germany, in the west near Hildesheim, the daughter of computer specialist Hans-Heinrich Heidkrüger, and his wife, Maria-Theresa, a bank employee.She was brought up Roman Catholic and attended Catholic school. She has stated that one of her grandmothers was Polish.

In 1999, she began dating French actor and director Guillaume Canet.They were married on 1 September 2001.They acted together in 2005's Joyeux Noël, but divorced in 2006, though they remain friends.Kruger later said that the marriage was not successful because their careers had kept them occupied in different parts of the world.

She has been in a relationship with actor Joshua Jackson since 2006. During an interview with magazine Glamour, she said, "Without sounding pessimistic, I learned that I don't believe in marriage. I believe in a commitment that you make in your heart. There's no paper that will make you stay.