Katja Zinsmeister was born in Stuttgart. After her training at the Ernst-Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin, she worked at the Maxim Gorki Theater Berlin, the Bremen Theater, the Sophiensaele, the HAU at the Theaterdiscounter and most recently at the Theater Aachen. She has also appeared in various film and television productions. She lives as a freelance actress in Berlin. In 2006 she appeared in Neco Çelik’s production of Schwarze Jungfrauen at HAU.