Katja Schuurman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Katja Schuurman
Schuurman in 2012
Born	(1975-02-19) 19 February 1975 (age 50) Bunnik, Netherlands
Other names	Katja Römer Schuurman
Occupation	Actress Singer Presenter
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Thijs Römer ​ ​ (m. 2006; div. 2015)​ Freek van Noortwijk ​ ​ (m. 2019; div. 2021)​
Children	2
Relatives	Birgit Schuurman (sister)

Katja Schuurman (born 19 February 1975) is a famous Dutch actress, singer, and TV presenter. She has been in many popular TV shows and movies. Katja is also known for her music.

Early Life and First Steps in Show Business

Katja Schuurman grew up in the Netherlands. She was the oldest child of a Dutch father. Her mother was from Curaçao and had a mixed background. Katja also has a younger sister, Birgit Schuurman, who is also a singer and actress.

Katja went to school at the Montessori Lyceum Herman Jordan. Even when she was young, she started to get involved in show business. She had a small part in a TV show called Uit de school geklapt in 1993. She also posed for a magazine and won a talent show twice with her ballet group.

After finishing high school, Katja wasn't sure what to do next. She thought about studying Political Science at the University of Amsterdam. But she also signed up with different casting agencies. In the end, she decided to focus on acting.

Katja's Career Journey

Starting Out: 1992-1999

Katja Schuurman's first acting role was in 1993. It was in the TV series Uit de school geklapt. Her big break came two years later. She joined the popular soap opera Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden (GTST). She played a character named Jessica.

While on GTST, Katja formed a girl group with two other actresses from the show. The group was called Linda, Roos & Jessica (LR&J). Their first song, "Ademnood," was a huge hit. It went to the very top of the Dutch music charts in late 1995.

Katja also started acting in movies. Her first film was De Zeemeerman (The Merman) in 1996. She kept releasing songs, both with LR&J and as a solo artist. Some of her popular songs were Wereldmeid and Totaal Verkocht.

By 1999, Katja left the GTST show. Her girl group, LR&J, also broke up after releasing their last song, "1999 X."

Continuing Success: 2000-Present

In 2000, Katja starred in the movie Costa!. She played a character named Frida. In this movie, she worked again with Georgina Verbaan. Georgina had played her sister in Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. Costa! was very popular. It was even turned into a TV series, and Katja appeared in the first two seasons. She also appeared in the 2022 movie Costa!!, which was a new film based on the original.

Katja also became a popular TV presenter. She hosted shows for different TV channels like BNN, NET5, and KRO-NCRV. In 2019, she returned to the RTL channel. In 2024, she was set to return to Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden. She will play her old character, Jessica, again.

Katja's Family Life

Katja Schuurman married actor Thijs Römer in France on August 8, 2006. Thijs is the grandson of another famous actor, Piet Römer. Katja and Thijs had a daughter named Sammie, who was born on April 22, 2010. They later divorced in February 2015.

In 2019, Katja married chef Freek van Noortwijk. They had a daughter in August 2020, which was Katja's second child. However, they divorced in 2021.

Filmography

Television Series as Herself

• De Telebel Show (1996)
• So 90's (1997–1999)
• Fox Tours (1999–2000)
• Katja ZKM (2001)
• Top Of The Pops (2001–2004)
• BNN At Work (2001–2005)
• Lijst 0 (2002–2003)
• Mission Unfindable (2003–2004)
• BNN Family (2004)
• BNN presenteert AVRO's Sterrenslag (2004–2005)
• Prettig weekend ondanks alles (2005) (documentary about the murder of Theo van Gogh)
• Try Before You Die (2005–2008)
• Katja vs. Bridget (2005)
• Ranking The Stars (2006)
• Katja vs. de rest (2006–2007)
• Get Smarter In A Week (2007)
• Return to Sender (2007-) (documentary)
• Katja & Sophie (2008)
• Tafel van Vijf (2009)
• Tussen de Oren (2009)
• De Battle (2019)
• De verraders (2023)

Films

• Poppycock (1995) (Short film)
• De Zeemeerman (1996)
• No Trains No Planes (1999)
• Zeus (2001) (TV film)
• Costa! (2001)
• Miss Minoes (2001)
• Oesters van Nam Kee (2002)
• The Rules of Attraction (2002)
• Interview (2003)
• Cool! (2004)
• Sextet (2006)
• Interview (2007)
• Kapitein Rob en het Geheim van Professor Lupardi (2007)
• Het wapen van Geldrop (2009)
• Black Out (2012)
• Costa!! (2022)
• Casa Coco (2022)

See also

In Spanish: Katja Schuurman para niños