Katja Mira Herbers (Dutch pronunciation: [?k?tja? ?mira? ???rb?rs]; born 19 October 1980) is a Dutch actress of theatre, film, and television.Katja Mira Herbers is born on 19 October 1980 in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. She is the daughter of Dutch violinist Vera Beths and German oboist and conductor Werner Herbers. She had a Canadian au pair and learned to speak Dutch, German, and English while growing up.Herbers went to the Ignatius Gymnasium in Amsterdam from 1993 to 1999. She studied psychology at the University of Amsterdam (1999–2000), but stopped after a year. During her studies she attended the local theatre school De Trap. She then went to the HB Studio in New York City (2000–2001) and studied theatre at the Theaterschool in Amsterdam (2001–2005).During her studies, she played in the films Peter Bell (2002) and Brush with Fate (2003). After her graduation, Herbers became a member of NTGent in Ghent. She is currently member of the Munich Kammerspiele in Munich and Het Nationale Toneel in The Hague. She lives in Munich and Amsterdam. In 2013, she won the Guido de Moor Award for young talent.She performed the piece Im wunderschönen Monat Mai with pianist, conductor and composer Reinbert de Leeuw in 2013.In February 2014, it was announced that she will play the role of the only female physicist at Los Alamos in the WGN America's drama series "Manhattan".
Katja won the Guido de Moor Price for her portrayal of Irina in Tjechov's Three Sisters.
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Coming from a family of famous classical musicians, Katja is very musical herself. She sings/acts Schubert and Schumann songs in a theatrical setting with a small orchestra.
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Katja is trilingual. Raised by a German father, a Dutch mother and a Canadian nanny, she speaks English, German and Dutch perfectly.
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