Make-up free Diane Kruger looks worlds away from her glamorous self... after chopping off her locks to get into character for new flick in Germany

By MailOnline Reporter

Published: 05:06 EST, 22 October 2016 | Updated: 19:42 EST, 22 October 2016

She's a successful actress and model known for her head-turning looks.

But Diane Kruger dared to let her acting skills do all the talking, as she got into character on the set of her new film Aus dem Nichts in Hamburg on Friday. 

Putting on a much less polished appearance, the German beauty, 40, looked engrossed in filming scenes for the first film in her mother tongue.

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Bare-faced: Diane Kruger dared to let her acting skills do all the talking, as she got into character on the set of her new film Aus dem Nichts in Hamburg on Friday

Wearing her bleached chopped locks in a casual half top knot, the actress showed off a paler complexion, appearing to go make-up free.

Sporting a more washed-out appearance, her model bone structure was still visible, despite the portrayal of a more dowdy character.

And in line with her casual appearance, the blonde beauty sported a khaki hoodie, jeans and a leather jacket and boots. 

Getting into character: Putting on a much less polished appearance, the German beauty, 40, looked engrossed in filming scenes for the first film in her mother tongue (pictured looking glamorous with longer hair on the red carpet last month)

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Diane Kruger arrived at the Vanity Fair party in New York City in serious style.

The model and actress absolutely stunned in this blue and orange piece with a cold shoulder design. Showing off shoulders has become the trend to nail this year and Diane certainly did it right here.

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She recently spoke out about being judged for her looks at the height of her career.

In 2006 a critic in the New York Times branded Diane 'Too beautiful to play a role of any substance'.

'What an ignorant and stupid thing to say!' she recently told the Guardian. 

'But it really affected me at the time because I thought, 'Why is she talking about the way I look? Why isn't she talking about what I do in the movie?' And so that really taught me to a) not read critics. And b) to just toughen up. So I was like, 'F*** that!' Or, 'F*** them!' It made me really want to just dig deeper and show them I could do other things.'

Natural: Wearing her bleached chopped locks in a casual half top knot, the actress showed off a paler complexion, appearing to go make-up free

Playing a mother: Sporting a more washed-out appearance, her model bone structure was still visible, despite the portrayal of a more dowdy character

Meanwhile Diane has been busy filming several acting projects recently.

The French film, Tout nous sépare, she just completed is currently in post-production and will be out in 2017.

Currently there is no plot to this Thierry Klifa directed movie. Kruger stars opposite Nicolas Duvauchelle and Catherine Deneuve.

'I ignore the critics': She recently spoke out about being judged for her looks at the height of her career

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