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Katja was born in the city of
Leipzig in the German Democratic Republic, the former eastern communist
part of Germany. She was 10 years old when the wall came down and Germany
reunited. She was a waitress for 6 years during her high school and
college time. In September 2000 she started working as a nude model posing
for local amateur photographers and websites. Over time her modeling
career became more professional and successful and she came in contact
with German porn star Drew Berrymore who had been living and working in
the San Fernando Valley, near Los Angeles for several years. Katja was
introduced to Mark Spiegler of the talent agency Spiegler Girls for whom
she worked for three and half year. Recently she switched to the biggest
talent agency in the San Fernando Valley `L.A. Direct Models` which is
owned by male adult star Ben English. Before moving to the United States
Kassin studied Political Science at the University of Leipzig in Germany.
She has stated that she earned a degree equivalent to an Associate's
degree. She also studied German Language and Literature. Kassin speaks six
languages with "relative fluidity": English, German, Russian and three
others. She adopted the first name "Katja" as her pseudonym at the
suggestion of the photographer at her first nude shoot, after his niece.
Katja started porn in March of 2003 when she first came over to the US,
her first US scene was `Straight to the A 4` by Vince Vouyer for Red Light
District. She permanently moved to the Los Angeles area in late 2004 and
married male performer Sledge Hammer in January 2005. Katja`s specialty is
rough anal sex, including double anal, though she has since ceased filming
creampies after the HIV outbreak in 2004. She is well known for her
derrière and face. In Germany Katja is known for her appearances at the
German erotic TV show `Wa(h)re Liebe`. On June 1, 2007 she got breast
augmentation surgery from Dr. Jacobs in New York City. The 350cc silicone
implants were inserted through the nipple and under the muscle. Her first
shoot after recovery was on June 26, 2007. |
