Biography
Who is Vicky Krieps?
Early life and education
Vicky Krieps was born on October 4, 1983, in Hesperange, Luxembourg. Her father, Bob Krieps, worked in film distribution and served as the director general of the Ministry of Culture of Luxembourg. Her mother is German. Her paternal grandfather was Robert Krieps, a politician who served as the Minister of Justice, National Education, and Culture during the 1970s and 1980s.
She attended the Lycée de Garçons in Luxembourg City for her secondary education and received training at the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. Before pursuing formal drama school, she participated in a social project at a primary school in a South African township near Knysna. She later attended the Zurich University of the Arts and gained performance experience at the Schauspielhaus Zürich.
Breakthrough and film career
Vicky Krieps began her career with roles in various Luxembourgish films and television series. She appeared in early productions such as Hanna in 2011 and A Most Wanted Man in 2014. Her major career breakthrough arrived in 2017 when she starred alongside Daniel Day-Lewis in the period film Phantom Thread, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Critics praised her ability to deliver a complex performance opposite a seasoned actor.
Following that success, she appeared in projects like The Girl in the Spider's Web, The Last Vermeer, and the horror film Old directed by M. Night Shyamalan. She played Minna Holberg in The Last Vermeer and appeared in the HBO film The Survivor. In 2021, she starred in Mathieu Amalric’s drama Hold Me Tight, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Recent work and personal life
Vicky continued her career with roles in the drama films More Than Ever and Ingeborg Bachmann, path into the Desert. In 2023, she played Anne of Austria in The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and starred in the western drama The Dead Don't Hurt, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. That same year, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Vicky moved to Berlin, Germany, in her early 20s and holds both Luxembourgish and German citizenship. She has two children with her former partner, the actor Jonas Laux. In May 2025, she married Greek film production assistant Lazaros Gounaridis in a private ceremony held in Chalkidiki, Greece. The couple first met while working together on the set of the film Hot Milk in 2023.
Birthday and age
Vicky Krieps was born on October 4, 1983, which makes Vicky 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Vicky shares the date with 31 other famous people.
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