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FilmographyActor CreditsMr. Nobody [2009] Âge des ténèbres, L` [2007] Joyeux Noël [2005] Narco [2004] Mon idole [2002] Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire) [2002] TV Shows/SeriesDuelles (Sabine) [2002] (# of episodes: 1) |
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Diane Kruger Biography |
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Diane Kruger was born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, near Hildesheim, Germany. 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/I)) in 2001.
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BiographyMeasurementsBust: 33" Waist: /2" Hips: /2"Trivia and QuotesQuotes "Her beauty didn`t do her any good and she couldn`t use it in any positive way or manipulative way." - on Helen of Troy. It was something strange for me, to kiss Orlando. I was so embarassed! It is not as fun as people think to shoot love scenes. You feel vulnerable, and there are about 100 people looking at you. I`m a little bit worried about this sudden success. I am quite independent and I`m afraid that this privilege could escape from me. 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.Trivia First German to become host (maitresse de cérèmonie) at the Cannes Film Festival (2007). Learned Latin in school for eight years. Learned Russian for Brigades du Tigre, Les (2006). Shares a birthday with philosopher Jacques Derrida, male model Travis Fimmel, and actors Brigitte Nielsen, Irène Jacob, Brian Austin Green and Scott Foley. She always dubs herself in three languages. Started her dancing career in the Royal Ballet in London. Trained at the Cours Florent and won the Classe Libre award for best actor in her year. Was a finalist in Elite`s 1992 Look Of The Year competition at age 15. Daughter of Maria-Theresia, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich, a printer. They`re divorced. Member of the jury at the 58th Berlin Film Festival in 2008. German citizen. Had to gain 15 lbs for Troy (2004) because director Wolfgang Petersen wanted her to appear rounder. She has since lost the weight. Is an active supporter of UNICEF. Lived three weeks in a mental hospital to shoot Frankie (2005). She is the only actress in that film, all patients are real. Longtime companion is Joshua Jackson. Modeled under her birth name, Diane Heidkrüger, in the mid to late-1990s. Originally a ballet dancer, but quit dancing due to an injury at the age of 18. She has a younger brother, Stefan. She is fluent in English, French and German. Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2005 Razzie Award nominating ballot. She was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actress category for her performance in the film Troy (2004), however, she failed to receive a nomination. | ||
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