- Born
- Nicknames
- Katarina the Great
- Kat
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Katarina Witt was born on December 3, 1965 in East Berlin, East Germany. She is an actress and producer, known for Ronin (1998), Carmen on Ice (1990) and Jerry Maguire (1996).
- ParentsKäthe WittManfred Witt
- RelativesAxel Witt(Sibling)
- Posed nude for the December 1998 issue of Playboy, which became the second sold-out issue of the magazine (the first one included photos of Marilyn Monroe).
- Olympic figure skating champion in the ladies' singles event in 1984 and 1988.
- Longtime companion of actor Richard Dean Anderson in the 1990s.
- Was called "the most beautiful face of socialism".
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world (1990).
- A lot of funny things happened. Like I'd be walking through an airport and I'd see someone with the issue of Playboy in their hands, and they'd see me, and their eyes would go right to my chest. Straight down - zap." - on her Playboy appearance in 1998 as quoted in her memoir, "Only With Passion
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