Katja Schuurman
Dutch actress, singer and television personality
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- Katja Schuurman (born 19 February 1975) is a Dutch actress, singer and television personality.
- She is the older sister of singer and actress Birgit Schuurman (1977).
- After obtaining her VWO-diploma Schuurman was unsure of what to do, and to leave all options open she registered to study Political Science at the University of Amsterdam while also signing up for various casting agencies.
- Career 1992–1999 Schuurman made her acting debut in 1993 on the NCRV television series Uit de school geklapt .
- With two other characters from GTST she formed the spin-off girl group Linda, Roos & Jessica (LR&J).
Katja Schuurman (born 19 February 1975) is a Dutch actress, singer and television personality.
Early life
Schuurman grew up as the eldest daughter of a Dutch father and a Curaçao-born Surinamese mother of mixed Dutch, Chinese, Indigenous and African heritage. She is the older sister of singer and actress Birgit Schuurman (1977).
Schuurman attended the Montessori Lyceum Herman Jordan in Zeist, and had early experiences with show business; a small role in tv-series Uit de school geklapt (1993), posing for a magazine, and twice winning the finale of the Soundmixshow with her ballet group.
After obtaining her VWO-diploma Schuurman was unsure of what to do, and to leave all options open she registered to study Political Science at the University of Amsterdam while also signing up for various casting agencies. She ultimately decided to focus on acting instead.
Career
1992–1999
Schuurman made her acting debut in 1993 on the NCRV television series Uit de school geklapt. Her breakthrough came two years later when she resurfaced in the RTL 4 soap Goede tijden, slechte tijden (GTST) as Jessica, one of Govert Harmsen's three nieces.
With two other characters from GTST she formed the spin-off girl group Linda, Roos & Jessica (LR&J). Their debut single "Ademnood" (English version: "Turn Your Love Around") topped the Dutch charts in late 1995.
Schuurman's film debut came with 1996's De Zeemeerman (The Merman).
She continued to release singles with both LR&J and on her own. She had hits with "Maar nu heb ik er een", "Wereldmeid", "Totaal Verkocht" and "Lover or friend".
By 1999 Schuurman had left the GTST-cast while LR&J disbanded after releasing their farewell single "1999 X".
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