(1989-1994) Studied at the Academy for Television and Film (HFF) in
Munich.
Founded VELA-X Filmproduktion with Ewa Karlstrom, and began making
films.
Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in
1999.
Her son Merlin was born in February 2002. Some days before his birth,
she announced her pregnancy during a radio interview. His godmother is
Katja`s good friend Katja Riemann who starred on Making Up! (1993) and Bandits (1997).
Said she grew up "a bit like Pippi Longstocking" with many dogs and
horses.