Diane Kruger’s net worth over time
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| Date | Estimate | Source |
| Aug 2024 | $24 million | Celebrity Net Worth · page last updated August 19, 2024 |
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Diane Kruger’s fortune in real-life terms
Based on the Celebrity Net Worth estimate above. Median full-time U.S. pay is $65,416 a year ($1,258 a week, BLS, Q2 2026), before taxes. Typical (median) U.S. family net worth is $216,100 (Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances).
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Diane Kruger has an estimated net worth of $24 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Diane Kruger net worth page (figures as of August 19, 2024).
Diane Kruger is a German actress and former model who was born on July 15, 1976. She moved from modeling into acting and became widely known for Troy, National Treasure and Inglourious Basterds. She works in both English-language Hollywood films and European cinema.
She has also led television projects and continues to take roles on both sides of the Atlantic.
Diane Kruger (German: [diˈaːnə ˈkʁuːɡɐ], née Heidkrüger; born 15 July 1976) is a German actress.
She is a former model-turned-actress who, early in her film career, gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival.
How Diane Kruger makes her money
Hollywood film salaries from Troy, National Treasure and Inglourious Basterds built her international profile.
European film work adds fees in French and German productions.
Earlier modeling campaigns created income before acting took over.
Television leads provide series salaries between features.
She was trained from a young age to become a ballerina and studied at the Royal Academy in Hanover and the Royal Ballet School in London.
She won the 1992 Elite Model Look national contest and signed with Elite Model Management, working in Paris and then New York.
In the late 1990s, she left modelling and transitioned to acting.
Kruger became known for her roles in films such as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr.
Abigail Chase in the heist film National Treasure (2004) and its 2007 sequel, Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011).
She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series The Bridge (2013-14).
In 2017, she made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's In the Fade, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.
In 2019, Kruger starred in the spy-thriller The Operative with Martin Freeman.
Her mother, Maria-Theresa, was employed as a bank clerk.
Her father, Hans-Heinrich, formerly employed as a cinema projectionist, was a computer scientist.
Her estimate
Celebrity Net Worth estimates Diane Kruger's net worth at $24 million, on its page last updated August 19, 2024. That figure is an outside estimate of what the star has earned and kept after taxes, fees and spending. It is not an official number, and the star has not confirmed it or published personal finances.
The estimate summarizes earnings across the main chapters of the career rather than a single contract. We will add any newer dated estimate from a named outlet to the chart above, and we never fill in the years between published figures.
Career and money timeline
- 2004
Stars in National Treasure.
- 2009
Appears in Inglourious Basterds.
- 2017
Takes on major television roles.
- 2024
Remains active in film and TV.
Diane Kruger net worth FAQ
What is Diane Kruger's net worth?
Diane Kruger's net worth is an estimated $24 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, Diane Kruger net worth page (August 19, 2024). It is an estimate, not an official figure.
How did Diane Kruger get so rich?
The main sources named in the reporting we cite are: Film salaries, European cinema, Modeling, Television.
Is Diane Kruger a billionaire?
Not by current published estimates. Diane Kruger is estimated at $24 million.
What are Diane Kruger's best-known films?
Troy, National Treasure and Inglourious Basterds are among her best-known titles.
Sources
- Celebrity Net Worth, Diane Kruger net worth page (August 19, 2024)
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Usual Weekly Earnings (Q2 2026) (July 2026)
- Federal Reserve, 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances (median family net worth, Table 4) (October 2026)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Diane Kruger (accessed November 6, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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