Award-winning actress Catherine Oxenberg was born in New York and raised in London. She is the daughter of HRH Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and thus granddaughter of Prince Paul, the former Regent of Yugoslavia. Her first acting coach was Richard Burton. She was admitted to Harvard University. She made her debut as an ivy-educated model, her face graced the covers of Cosmopolitan, Glamour and Interview. She transferred to Columbia University and studied psychology, philosophy and mythology. She is a strong advocate for womens' issues and is passionate in her desire to improve the conditions of women who live in suppressive cultures. She is married to Casper Van Dien. They have two children together and their other 3 children also live with them!



"I Married a Princess" (2005): $65,000.00 per episode
The Omega Code (1999): $100,000.00
Ring of Scorpio (1990): 200,000.00

1979: Graduated from St. Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London, England. Was named after her ancestress, Catherine the Great (Empress Catherine II, Tsarina of Russia). Casper Van Dien gave her an 8.3 carat diamond engagement ring with 92 yellow diamonds around the band. Measurements: 33 1/2B - 23 - 33 1/2 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Wears a size 7 shoe. Sister- Christina Oxenberg (born 1962), Half-brother- Nicholas Balfour (born 1970), from her mother's second marriage. Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia was also engaged to actor Richard Burton. 10/3/03: Daughter Celeste Van Dien, by husband Casper Van Dien, born. Father is Howard Oxenberg.. Friends with Marci Shimoff, Olivia Hussey. Good friends with Brooke Langton. Cousin of Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, a former gem expert at Sotheby's. [Early 1990s] Dated Senator John Kerry before he married his wife Teresa Heinz. As of 2009, is #1387 in the line of succession to the British throne, as daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia, granddaughter of Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, and great-great granddaughter of King George I of Greece.