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Katya Bebb Cobham (Berger) (born 13 December 1966) (sometimes credited as Katia Berger or Katja Berger) is a film actress. [1]

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Katya Berger was born on 13 December 1966 in London, England. She is the daughter of Hugh Russell Bebb and the Croatian singer and actress Hanja Kochansky. She is also the step-daughter of veteran Spaghetti Western Austrian actor William Berger. Her half-brother is former child actor Kasimir Berger, and she is the step-sister of actress Debra Berger. She appeared in a handful of films from 1978 to 1983, often in very sexually explicit roles and scenes. After a twenty-plus year hiatus from acting, she appeared in Ingrid Gogny's short film, 13/14 . She quit acting to be a stay-at-home mom of two children with her husband. Her daughter, Maleah Sky Cobham, works as a lifeguard most summers and attends university in the state of Pennsylvania as an education major.

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References

  1. "Katya Berger". elonet.finna.fi. Retrieved 20 July 2024.