Katja was born in Budapest, Hungary, and settled into Germany when she was 3 years old. At the age of 16 she bought a S-VHS cam and shot her first short film. Besides graduating school and having a short "Hello” at the University in Berlin in philosophy, German Literature and Hungarian Language, she started an internship at ARRI's Camera Department Berlin and from there headed straight to SET; starting out as a Loader in the analogue day and soon becoming 1. AC for features, TV and commercials.
She bought 3 old-timer cars and loved them dearly.
Her biggest love though was always telling stories. So she went to LA, to the Lee Strasberg Film and Theatre Institute, to learn how to work with actors the Method way. Strasberg offered her a scholarship for acting. Which, of course, she took. In 4 years L.A. she detected her unconditional love for acting. Back to Europe, she got the main part in the cult play "ALMA" in Vienna, which she acted in for 9 years.
Katja acts in films and TV and also performs a lot of audiobooks in her very unconventional and emotional way.
Her autobiographical script "5 Seasons – a journey” leads her back to directing – her debut as a director.