Diane Kruger
- Actress
- Producer
- Camera and Electrical Department
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.
