Short Biography

Katja Schuurman (born February 19, 1975 in Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch television and film actress, VJ, singer, and television personality. Katja grew up in Bunnik as the eldest daughter of a Dutch father and a Chinese-Surinamese mother; she has a younger sister, Birgit, who went on to become a celebrity as well.

Schuurman made her acting debut in 1992 on the television series Uit de school geklapt. Two years later she resurfaced in the RTL soap Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (GTST) as Jessica, the eldest niece of one-time angry neighbour Govert Harmsen. Katja`s star immediately rose to fame.

With two other characters from GTST she formed the spin-off girl group Linda, Roos & Jessica. Their debut single "Ademnood" (English version: "Turn Your Love Around`") topped the Dutch charts late 1995.

The only flaw in this successful year was the release of De Zeemeerman (The Merman); it failed to draw people to the cinemas and was voted Worst Dutch Movie Ever.

Katja continued to release singles with both LR&J and on her own. In 1999 her last GTST-scenes were shown while LR&J called it a day either; their farewell single was aptly titled "1999 X".

2007 saw Katja launch a Fair Food-line whilst doing a lot of presenting work. Her BNN-years came to an end in 2008 after presenting a talk-show with Sophie Hilbrand. Katja now works for NET 5; she stars in an adaptation of the newspaper comic S1ngle and reprises her Return to Sender documentary series.

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Friends and Family

Birgit Schuurman [Sister] (Singer and actress)

Sonja Bos Verschuur [Mother]

Wim Schuurman [Father]

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