‘The Shrouds’ Star Diane Kruger Says European Cinema Saved Her Career | Video

Actress Diane Kruger first broke out in a big way as Helen of Troy in the 2004 epic “Troy,” but she worried Hollywood didn’t know what to do with her — and that’s when Europe stepped in.

“I’ve always loved acting, but it wasn’t easy in the beginning. A lot of people were like, ‘OK, so she’s Helen of Troy, where do you go from there?’ It’s really European cinema that saved my career,” the actress told TheWrap at the Cannes Film Festival as part of TheWrap Conversations at the Brand Innovators Salon D’Affaires.

She said the 2017 German drama “In the Fade” not only allowed her to show a different side of herself as a performer, but won her a very intimate role in David Cronenberg‘s new film “The Shrouds.”