My Take
Vicky Krieps is one of those rare actors who can walk into a room dominated by a legend — Daniel Day-Lewis at his most ferocious in Phantom Thread — and quietly steal the whole thing. She plays stillness like a weapon. Coming out of Luxembourg via Zurich's arts school, she's built a career in German, French, and American productions that doesn't follow any obvious playbook, and that's exactly what makes her so compelling to watch. Winning the European Film Award for Best Actress in 2022 felt like a long-overdue signal flare for audiences who maybe hadn't caught up yet. France's Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres the following year just confirmed what anyone paying attention already knew: this woman is the real deal, operating on her own frequency.
Overview
Vicky Krieps (born 4 October 1983) is a Luxembourgish and German actress. She has appeared in a number of American, Luxembourgish, French, and German productions. Her breakout role was in the London-based period film Phantom Thread (2017), directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vicky Krieps
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィッキー・クリープス
- Reading
- ゔぃっきー・くりーぷす
- Born
- October 4, 1983 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / television actor / theatre director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Zurich University of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2022 European Film Award for Best Actress
- German Television Award for the Best Actress
- 2023 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Elly Beinhorn: Solo Flight | — | |
| Notable work | The Chambermaid Lynn | — | |
| Notable work | Measuring the World | — | |
| Notable work | The Last Vermeer | — | |
| Notable work | Kollwein's Day of Truth | — |
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.