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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.
Diane Kruger is a German-born actress and former model who gained international prominence for her roles in major Hollywood blockbusters before transitioning to critically acclaimed dramatic work in European and American cinema.
She is widely recognized for her role as Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds and her Cannes Film Festival award-winning performance in the drama In the Fade.
She balances commercial Hollywood action franchises with sophisticated, often multilingual, international co-productions and gritty crime dramas.