German actress and model Diane Kruger has come a long way to build such a successful film career. In Russia, she is best known for her roles in the films Troy and Mr. Nobody.
Childhood
Kruger is not the real surname of the German actress, but a pseudonym. Her birth name is Diane Heidkruger. She was born in 1976 in Germany, in the small village of Algermissen. She became the first child in a simple family, where her mother worked in a bank, and her father was engaged in computer repairs. Later, the girl had a brother.
Unfortunately, the parents broke up and filed for divorce when Diana was 13 years old. The mother of two children had to take upon herself not only upbringing, but also their financial support, since the father did not help the former family with money at all. Already at such a young age, Diana understood that her mother was in a very difficult situation, so she began to help her in every possible way, earning money between lessons at school. She worked as a postman and waitress. She does not communicate with her father to this day, although he made public attempts at reconciliation when Diana became a popular actress.
From childhood, Kruger knew that she wanted to devote herself to creative work related to the stage, but at first she wanted to become a ballerina. She achieved incredible success in this occupation. By 1986, the girl already had the fourth category in dancing, and her photographs were placed on advertisements for ballet studios. Much to Diana's grief, at one of the performances she twisted her leg, fell on her knee and severely damaged it. The injury was not very serious, but incompatible with ballet, so the little ballerina had to leave her favorite field of activity.
Modeling career
Since Diane Heidkrueger already had some experience in advertising, she decided to start modeling. She began to participate in beauty contests, in one of which she won first place. The victory gave her not only faith in herself as a model, but also a contract with a prestigious modeling agency - "Elite". From the age of 16, she participated in advertising campaigns for famous brands of perfumery and cosmetics and appeared on the covers of popular magazines.
In 1997, when the actress was 21 years old, she realized that her modeling career could not last long. She decided to come to the casting for Luc Besson's The Fifth Element. Luke appreciated the acting talent of the young German woman, but Diana's poor knowledge of the French language did not allow the director to take her into his film. But he did more - he gave her faith in herself and her strength and advised her to take a creative pseudonym for the film industry, since the German surname is too complicated for the world market. Diana took into account all the advice and instructions of the talented director, took the pseudonym "Kruger" and went to acting classes, graduating with honors.
Film career
Since 2002, Kruger has been acting in films. First, she was given a role in his film "Virtuoso" by Jean-Pierre Roux. But the film did not become popular and did not receive large box office income. For the next 2 years, the actress played in not the most popular films, and fame did not come to her.
The situation changed in 2004, when she was invited to participate in two cult films at once: "Troy" and "Obsession". These paintings brought Diana the long-awaited fame, fame and good fees. The actress began to be called the "Discovery of Hollywood" in the press.
Diane Kruger has twice been nominated for the prestigious Saturn Film Awards, but has never won. But at the Cannes Film Festival, she was presented twice, and both took away the coveted prize. The actress continues her career to this day. Next year, the world will see at least three projects with her participation.
Personal life
For some time, Diane Kruger was married to director Guillaume Canet, but the marriage ended 5 years later, in 2006, due to the strong employment of the spouses. For the next 10 years, the actress was in a relationship with Joshua Jackson, a Canadian actor, but even then it all ended in parting. Krueger has publicly stated that she does not believe in marriage.
Since 2016, the actress has been dating the star of The Walking Dead series, Norman Reedus. Currently, the couple is expecting a child, but they are in no hurry to legalize their relationship.
