Katrin Lux (née Ritt; born 25 March 1980, Kirchdorf an der Krems, Upper Austria) is an Austrian actress.[1]

Life

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At the age of 16, Katrin Ritt was already working as a model. Before devoting herself to acting, she completed vocational training as an office clerk at her parents' request. In 1998, she was cast for the lead role in the film The Price of Innocence out of 3,000 applicants.[2] She completed the Performing Arts School and then a Hollywood Acting Workshop in Los Angeles in 1999. She also received private acting and singing lessons, the latter with Klaus Ofczarek (classical music) and Ruth Hohmann (jazz).[citation needed]

Ritt has appeared in films and series such as Tatort, Preis der Unschuld, Die Strandclique, Unter weißen Segeln, Hanna - Folge deinem Herzen and others. From 2005 to 2011, she played Yasemin Garcia in the television series Marienhof in almost 300 episodes, with one interruption. Between August 2013 and November 2021,[3] she appeared in the series Dahoam is Dahoam on Bavarian television as cook "Fanny Lechner".

In December 2003, Ritt married her first husband.[4] On 18 February 2008, she gave birth to a daughter. In August 2013, she married a second time and has been known as Katrin Lux ever since. She lives with her husband in Germany.[citation needed]

Filmography (selection)

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Publications

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  • Mild & Wild - Mit Katrin Lux durchs Mostviertel, 2016 ISBN 978-3-942194-20-4
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References

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  1. ^ "Katrin Lux: "Vita"". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2024. auf katrinlux.de.
  2. ^ "Interview mit Katrin Ritt: Preis der Unschuld". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2024. auf digitalvd.de, retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ Abendzeitung Germany (1 October 2021). "Ausstieg bei 'Dahoam is Dahoam': Darum hört Katrin Lux als 'Fanny Brummer' auf" (in German). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. ^ Katrin Ritt auf chapso.de, retrieved 16 February 2014.