Anna-Katharina Samsel

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Anna-Katharina Samsel
Born (1985-04-12) 12 April 1985 (age 39)
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Anna-Katharina Samsel (born 12 April 1985, in Hanover [1] ) is a German actress.

Samsel grew up in Wolfsburg where she completed her Abitur. [2] In 1999 she became the German artistic roller skating champion and won the World Championships in 1999, 2000 and 2002. [3]

She appeared in the music video of Coldplay's 2008 single "Lost!", [4] and has played the role of Katja Bergmann in the RTL soap opera Alles was zählt since December 2009. [2] [3]

Samsel now lives in Cologne. [2] Her first appearance was in a short film Epicalypse Now by Daryush Shokof.

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