Lilly Krug (born 5 June 2001) is a German film and television actress.

Early life and family

Lilly Krug was born in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

to actress

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and marketing manager Martin Krug. After her parents had divorced and her mother remarried, the entrepreneur

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became her stepfather.

Career and education

In 2019, Krug graduated from the

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in Munich with the

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diploma. She went on to study psychology and acting at the

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. Krug, who currently resides in Los Angeles, followed her mother's footsteps and began working as an actress. She has been featured in movies alongside

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and

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. Lilly has also mentioned that her idol and primary influence is actress

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Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Krug, Lilly 2001 births Living people Actresses from Munich German film actresses 21st-century German actresses