Diane Kruger Fashion Model

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Diane Kruger (born July 15, 1976) is a German actress and former fashion model










who gained international recognition with her performances in Troy (2004), Wicker ParkNational Treasure (2004), Joyeux Noël (2005),










and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007). She won the Cannes Film Festival Chopard Trophy in 2003.











Kruger
was born Diane Heidkrüger in Algermissen, Germany, near Hildesheim, the
daughter of Maria-Theresa, a bank employee, and Hans-Heinrich
Heidkrüger, a computer specialist.










She
was raised in Germany with her younger brother, Stefan. As a child,
Diane wanted to become a ballerina, so her parents sent her to London
to study with the Royal Ballet.











After an injury ended her ballet career prematurely, Diane moved to Paris, France and turned her energies toward modeling.











In 1992, at the age of 15, Diane was a finalist in Elite's "Look of the Year" competition. She returned to Germany










and became a successful model in the mid-1990s in Germany as well as France.











Her education in art led her to be able to speak near native English and French, added to her mother tongue, German.










Kruger
soon became interested in acting and took lessons at the Cours Florent.
She landed some small appearances in several French movies. She then
changed her last name to ease her movie career.
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