Catherine Oxenberg – Biography, Daughter, Husband and Net Worth

Catherine Oxenberg is best known for portraying the role of Princess Diana in the 1982 American biographical television drama film. The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana, which tells the story of Lady Diana Spencer’s marriage to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. In addition to this role, she stands out as one of the iconic screen stars who had a role in the critically acclaimed soap opera, Dynasty, which aired from 1984 to 1986. The actress was cast as Amanda Carrington in 53 episodes of the series. Her career history shows that Catherine has invested more years in television than in film since her career began in the early 1980s.

Biography of Catherine Oxenberg

Catherine was born to Howard Oxenberg and Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia on September 22, 1961 in New York, United States. She grew up in London with her family. His mother (born in 1936) is the first cousin of Prince Charles and Queen Sofia of Spain and first cousin of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. She was born in 1936 as the only daughter of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia and Princess Olga of Denmark and Greece. Her father is a clothing maker from an Ashkenazi Jewish family as well as a close friend of the Kennedy family. Howard, Elizabeth’s first husband, died in 2010.

Regarding her ethnicity, she is Jewish on her paternal side and of royal European, Russian, Swedish, Serbian, and Finnish ancestry on her maternal side. According to records, her parents named her after one of her descendants, Catherine the Great (Empress Catherine II, Tsarina of Russia).

Actress Catherine has a sister called ChristinaOxenberg, who is a successful fashion designer, comedian and writer. The siblings are cousins ​​of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Felipe VI of Spain. They are also great-great-great-great-granddaughters of the revolutionary Karageorge (orđe Petrović), who led the struggle for the liberation of his country from the Ottoman Empire during the infamous First Serbian Uprising that lasted from 1804 to 1831. Catherine was also related to Đorđe Petrović through her maternal grandfather, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia.

Cathrine graduated from St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire, in 1979 and later graduated from Harvard University, after which she enrolled at Columbia University to continue her education. . She graduated with her classmates at the end of her studies. She is fluent in Spanish and French.

husband and daughter

Cathrine Oxenberg has been married twice in her entire life. Her first attempt at marriage was to former American film producer, Robert Evans. The two tied the knot on July 12, 1998, in Beverly Hills, California. Unfortunately, the wedding was called off nine days later, on July 21 to be exact.

A year after the cancellation, the actress met a young man, Casper Van Dien, while filming The Collectors in 1999. The same year, they luckily reunited but this time while filming Code Omega, evangelical Christian thriller. Van Dien eventually won Catherine’s heart (he is seven years younger than Catherine) and married her on May 8, 1999 at Graceland Wedding Chapel, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The actress gave birth to two daughters with Casper – Amanda Maya Van Dien (born September 20, 2001 in Los Angeles, California) and Celeste Alma Van Dien (born October 3, 2003). The sisters have a half-sister called India Riven Oxenberg – their mother’s first child. In October 2017, it was revealed that her biological father was a former smuggler known as William Weitz Shaffer (b. 1946). India was born on June 7, 1991.

Casper and Catherine divorced in 2005, after spending sixteen years together as husband and wife. Prior to their divorce, the couple appeared in their own reality series titled: I Married a Princess. The series has been featured on LIVINGtv in the UK, as well as US channel Lifetime Television. Van Dien and Oxenberg also appeared together in the drama series Watch Over Me during the 2006–2007 television season 

Born on December 18, 1968 in Milton, Florida, United States, Van Dien was previously married to Carrie Mitchum (from 1993 to 1997) with whom he had two daughters. He is not only an actor, but also a film director who has been in the show business since 1984. Son of a kindergarten teacher (Diane) and fighter pilot/US Navy commander (Casper Robert Van Dien Sr.), Casper currently lives under the same roof with Jennifer Wenger, whom he married in 2018.

Currently, it is difficult to get information about the two daughters he shares with Catherine. As for the actress, she has not remarried and has no known relationship with a guy.

Net value

According to authoritative sites, Catherine Oxenberg has an estimated net worth of $45 million, which she earned from her acting career and other pursuits.