Katrin Gray, (born May 9, 1985)[1] professionally known as Mermaid Kat, is a scuba diving instructor and model, best known in modern mermaiding.[2][1][3] She was crowned Queen of the World Germany 2007 and Sea Star Girl 2008.[4]
Katrin Gray | |
|---|---|
| Born | Katrin Schwarz May 9, 1985 |
| Nationality | German |
| Other names | Katrin Felton, Mermaid Kat |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Underwater Model, Actress, Mermaid |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | www |
Early life and career
editGray was born and raised in Hannover, Germany.[1] In 2006, she started her modelling career and was named Miss Germany International, 2006.[5][6] In 2011, Gray moved to Phuket, Thailand, where she continued modelling and also became a scuba diving instructor.[7] In May 2012, Gray started working as an underwater model and professional mermaid under her artist name Mermaid Kat.[8]
In August 2012, she opened "Mermaid Kat Academy" in Thailand.[9][10] It has trained over 7,000 new mermaids in over 10 different countries.[11] The main base of her mermaid school is now in Germany. When Gray moved back to Australia in 2015, she opened branches of her mermaid school in Western Australia and Queensland.[12]
Since January 2016, Gray is working regularly with Dream Cruises where she performs as a mermaid, teaches mermaid classes and giving talks during cruises.[13][14]
In January 2019 and 2020 Gray performed at the German boat show boot Düsseldorf.[15]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Genre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | The Far Cry The Experience - Episode 2[16] | Girl with tattoo on her back on boat | TV Mini-Series |
| 2014 | Anything for Alice | Girlfriend | French Comedy |
| 2014 | Mädchen vom Meer - The Knechtsand[17] | Mermaid | Music Video |
| 2014 | Project Moken[18] | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | SOKO Wismar - Episode: Die kleine Meerjungfrau[19] | Anne Lausick | German Crime Series |
Books
edit- Mermaiding - Endlich Meerjungfrau[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c Godau, Jana (11 March 2018). Pass auf, dass keiner anbeißt!, Bild (in German)
- ^ "Meet Perth's very own mermaid". Stephanie McKenna, Perth Herald Sun. September 30, 2017
- ^ "Want to be a mermaid? This is how". The Sunday Times (Western Australia). 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Professional mermaid swims with sharks and offspring mermaids". 2 March 2015. Kreiszeitung. March 2, 2015
- ^ "Mermaid ready to help you make splash". The Standard. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Goodbye Deutschlan -Auswanderin Katrin Gray: Hochzeit nach 5 Wochen – doch dann kam die große Enttäuschung". BUNTE.de (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Mermaid in Cebu". SunStar. 2 August 2013. Albert Pedrosa, Sunstar. August 2, 2013
- ^ "Goodbye Germany: Katrin lives as a mermaid in Australia". vox.de (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ Leong, Audrey (18 May 2018). "Be part of a mermaid's world on Genting Dream". The New Paper. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "The rising trend of people dressing as mermaids, and why they do it". South China Morning Post. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Mermaid Academy". 24 October 2017. The Morning Show, Yahoo News. October 24, 2017
- ^ "Meet Perth's very own mermaid". 30 September 2017. Stephanie McKenna, Perth Now. September 30, 2017
- ^ "Mermaid ready to help you make splash". Phoebe Ng, The Standard. January 23, 2017
- ^ "Mermaid Kat Aboard Genting Dream". 7 January 2017. Cruise Industry News. January 7, 2017
- ^ "Kat ist das schoenste UBoot auf der Messe". bild.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ The FAR CRY Experience : Episode 2
- ^ The Knechtsand
- ^ projectmoken.com
- ^ ZDF.de, Soko Wismar [1] Archived 2019-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ heel-verlag.de