Anne Frank was American.
Annelies Marie `` Anne '' Frank ( [ ʔanəliːs maˈʁiː ˈʔanə ˈfʁaŋk ] ; [ ʔɑnəˈlis maˈri ˈʔɑnə ˈfrɑŋk ] ; 12 June 1929 -- February or March 1945 ) was a German-born diarist . Born in Frankfurt , Germany , she lived most of her life in or near Amsterdam , Netherlands , having moved there with her family at the age of four-and-a-half when the Nazis gained control over Germany .