Diane Kruger

Was a finalist in Elites 1992 Look Of The Year competition at age 15.

Had to gain 15 lbs for Troy because director Wolfgang Petersen wanted her to appear rounder. She has since lost the weight.

She has a younger brother, Stefan.

Modeled under her birth name, Diane Heidkrger, in the mid to late-1990s.

Originally a ballet dancer, but quit dancing due to an injury at the age of 18.

Became an American citizen in 2013.

Trained at the Cours Florent and won the Classe Libre award for best actor in her year.

People magazine included Diane in its annual "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" issue in 2004.

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 , however, she failed to receive a nomination.

Named #50 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Started her dancing career in the Royal Ballet in London.

Is an active supporter of UNICEF.

Learned Latin in school for eight years.

She is fluent in English, French and German.

Learned Russian for Les brigades du Tigre .

Lived three weeks in a mental hospital to shoot Frankie . She is the only actress in that film, all patients are real.

She always dubs herself in three languages,.

First German to become host (maitresse de crmonie) at the Cannes Film Festival.

Daughter of Maria-Theresia, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich, a printer. Theyre divorced.

Was in a long-term relationship with Joshua Jackson (since 2006). The couple split up in 2016.

Member of the jury at the 58th Berlin Film Festival in 2008.

Is very good friends with ex-husband Guillaume Canet.

Attended a Catholic school in a small German town.

Ranked #83 "most desirable woman" in the 2010 Ask Men list of Most Desirable Women.

Ranked #88 in the 2009 Maxim list of Hot 100 Women.

Named as the "Sexiest international import" by Victorias Secret What Is Sexy list.

On three occasions she replaced Eva Green. The Seeker in The Host and Anna in Mr. Nobody were both turned down by Green, while she backed out of playing Marie Antoinette in Les adieux la reine . Kruger played all three roles.

(July 2007) Filming the sequel to National Treasure with Nicolas Cage.

(September 2008) Filming Inglourious Basterds with Brad Pitt and Quentin Tarantino in Germany and currently living in New York City.

As a teenager, she lived in Harsum (near Hildesheim, Germany) for a while. The street was called Milchberg. Next door lived Andr Schneider who would later become an actor, too. But even though the two lived next door, they never really met.

Lives in Paris. She had her own house built there in 2015.

Her fragrance of choice is Beauty by Calvin Klein.

Has ADHD, including the hyperactive elements. She has been medicated for it since childhood.

Stated that she dreamed about having a career like Romy Schneider s - an Austrian-German actress who had a successful career in France, had a relationship with a French actor and made Hollywood films.

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 play a curator, the most American part you can think of. My work is to protect the Declaration of Independence. I work at the National Archives in Washington.

In between films I like to travel and hope to visit every continent before I become a mother.

I am a better person when I let myself have the time for romance and for love.

When I was younger - it might be a romantic idea - I always thought I might go crazy.

Yeah, to me, acting is very therapeutic. I get out a lot of anger and frustration. .