Diane Kruger (born Heidkrüger, 1976, Lower Saxony) is a German actress who has built a career spanning Hollywood, French, and German cinema. She first reached global audiences as Helen of Troy in the epic Troy (2004) and as double agent Bridget von Hammersmark in Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds (2009). In 2017 she won the Cannes Best Actress prize for Fatih Akin's German-language In the Fade, and reunited with Akin for the WWII drama Amrum (2025).
The film Amrum (2025) starring Fatiha Akina and Kruger in the lead role entered American distribution through Kino Lorber from April 17, 2026.
The psychological thriller Little Disasters, in which Kruger plays the lead role, premiered on Paramount+ in the USA and other countries on December 11, 2025.
Kruger told PEOPLE in an interview that 2025 was her strongest year career-wise - she released three projects during the year.
The war drama Amrum had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2025 as Cannes Première.
Kruger completed filming the six-part series Merteuil (internationally The Seduction) for HBO Max, a loose adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons.
