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Product Life-Cycle Theory was initially proposed by Raymond Vernon in the mid 1960s. His theory was based on the observation that a large portion of the world's new products had been developed by firms from the United States and then sold initially to this market.

| name = Diane Kruger

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| caption = Kruger as [[Helen]] in ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]

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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1976|7|15}}

| ___location = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Algermissen]], near [[Hildesheim]], [[Germany]]

| height = 5' 8" (1.73 m)

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| birthname = Diane Heidkrüger

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| notable role = ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]'', ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'', and ''[[Merry Christmas (film)|Joyeux Noël]]''

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'''Diane Kruger''' (born [[July 15]], [[1976]]), is a [[Germany|German]] [[actor|actress]] and former [[fashion]] [[model (person)|model]].

== Biography ==

=== Early life and career ===

Born '''Diane Heidkrüger''' in [[Algermissen]], near [[Hildesheim]], [[Germany]], she started her career as a [[dance]]r in [[London]] when she was still young, but after an injury she changed her mind and went to [[Paris]] to become a model. Her education in art led her to be able to speak perfect [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]], added to her mother language, [[German language|German]]. She was a finalist for [[Elite Model Management|Elite's]] 1992 "Look of the Year" at the age of 15. Kruger soon became interested in acting and took lessons at the [[Cours Florent]]. She landed some small appearances in several [[France|French]] movies. She then changed her last name to ease her movie career.

Kruger made her onscreen debut in 2002 opposite [[Dennis Hopper]] and [[Christopher Lambert]] in ''The Piano Player'', a TV-movie by Jean-Pierre Roux. She played Julie Wood in 2003's ''[[Michel Valliant (film)|Michel Vaillant]]'' and Lisa in ''[[Wicker Park (film)|Wicker Park]]'' (2004), alongside [[Josh Hartnett]] and [[Rose Byrne]]. Her most notable role to date is her portrayal of [[Helen]] in [[Wolfgang Petersen]]'s epic ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]''. She was ranked #50 on the [[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]] Hot 100 Women of 2005.<ref name="freejose">{{cite web | title=FreeJose.com | work=Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 | url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/maxim/2005/ | accessdate=January 23 | accessyear=2007}}</ref> In 2004, she starred with [[Nicholas Cage]] and [[Sean Bean]] (who co-starred with her in ''Troy'') in the popular film ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'', going on to appear in movies such as ''[[Merry Christmas (film)|Joyeux Noël]]'' (2005) and ''[[Copying Beethoven (film)|Copying Beethoven]]'' (2006). She will reprise her role as Dr. Abigail Chase for [[National Treasure: The Book of Secrets]], The movie will be released in [[December]] [[2007 in film|2007]]. Kruger married [[France|French]] actor [[Guillaume Canet]] on [[September 1]], [[2001]]. They have since filed for [[divorce]], but acted alongside one another in 2005 film ''[[Merry Christmas (film)|Joyeux Noël]]''. She subsequently dated Canadian actor [[Joshua Jackson]]. Their relationship is rumored to have ended in [[March 2007]], yet, no official reports have confirmed this. Her new boyfriend is said to be [[Jack Huston]].

Kruger was the host of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 60th [[Cannes Film Festival]], in [[2007]].

== Filmography ==

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! Year !! Movie !! Role !! Notes

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|rowspan="2"| [[2007 in film|2007]] || ''[[National Treasure: Book of Secrets]]'' || Abigail Chase ||

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| ''[[L'Âge des Ténèbres]]'' || Véronica Star||

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|rowspan="3"| [[2006 in film|2006]] || ''[[Goodbye Bafana]]'' || Gloria Gregory ||

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| ''Brigades du tigre, Les'' || Constance Radetsky ||

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| ''[[Copying Beethoven (film)|Copying Beethoven]]'' || Anna Holtz ||

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|rowspan="2"| [[2005 in film|2005]] || ''Frankie'' || Frankie ||

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| ''[[Merry Christmas (film)|Joyeux Noël]]'' || Anna Sörensen ||

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|rowspan="4"| [[2004 in film|2004]] || ''[[National Treasure (film)|National Treasure]]'' || Abigail Chase ||

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| ''Narco'' || La fille du night-club ||

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| ''[[Wicker Park (film)|Wicker Park]]'' || Lisa ||

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| ''[[Troy (film)|Troy]]'' || [[Helen of Troy|Helen]] ||

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|rowspan="2"| [[2003 in film|2003]] || ''[[Michel Valliant (film)|Michel Vaillant]]'' || Julie Wood ||

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| '''Ni pour, ni contre (bien au contraire)'' || La call-girl ||

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|rowspan="2"| [[2002 in film|2002]] || ''Mon idole'' || Clara Broustal ||

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| ''The Piano Player'' || Erika || TV

|}

== References ==

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== External links ==

* {{imdb name|1208167|Diane Kruger}}

* [http://www.fascination-kruger.com/ English / French source about Diane Kruger]

* [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Diane_Heidkrueger Profile in the FMD-database]

* [http://www.diane-kruger.net/ Diane Kruger Fan]

* [http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_200/244_diane_kruger.html Diane Kruger] at [[AskMen]]

* [http://www.germainpire.info/abecedaire/diane-kruger-181-c.html Photos of Diane Kruger] by [http://www.germainpire.info/ Germain Pire]

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