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Main title caption from Dynasty.Catherine Oxenberg (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on Dynasty and as a socialite of royal ancestry.

She was born in New York City, the eldest daughter of Howard Oxenberg (a dress manufacturer and close friend of the Kennedy family) and of his first wife H.R.H. Princess Jelisaveta of Yugoslavia. Her maternal grandmother was Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, a legendary beauty and the sister of Princess Marina, who married the Duke of Kent (uncle of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom), and also a first cousin of the Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Queen Elizabeth II).

Known as Kitty to her family, she was educated at St. Paul's School and Harvard.

Oxenberg dated John Kerry in 1989 after his first marriage ended and before he married Teresa Heinz Kerry. Her first marriage was to the producer Robert Evans, in Beverly Hills, California on July 12, 1998, but the marriage was annulled nine days later. She then married in Las Vegas on May 8, 1999, the actor Casper Van Dien who had divorced the granddaughter of the late actor Robert Mitchum. She now has a primetime tv show, "I Married a Princess" on the Lifetime Television channel.

Oxenberg was portrayed by Rachael Taylor in the 2005 telemovie Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure, about the behind the scenes goings on during the production of Dynasty

She is the mother of India Riven Oxenberg, (b. 7th June, 1991), whose father has never been publicly identified, and of two children with Van Dien: Maya (b. September 20, 2001) and Celeste Alma (b. October 3, 2003).

  "Out of Practice"
- Brothers Grim (2005) TV Episode .... Claudia Penchant
Starship Troopers (2005) (VG) .... Female pilot
Premonition (2004/I) (TV) .... Kate Barnes
... aka The Psychic (USA: video title)
The Vector File (2002) (TV) .... Margaret
The Miracle of the Cards (2001) (TV) .... Marion Shergold
... aka Miracle des cartes, Le (Canada: French title)
The Flying Dutchman (2001) (TV) .... Lacy Anderson
... aka Frozen in Fear (USA: video title)
A Friday Night Date (2000) (TV) (as Catherine Van Dien) .... Forest Service Woman
... aka Road Rage (USA)
"Baywatch"
... aka Baywatch Hawai'i (USA: new title)
... aka Baywatch Hawaii (USA: new title)
- Bad Boyz (2000) TV Episode .... Erika
Sanctimony (2000) (TV) .... Susan Renart
Perilous (2000) (TV) .... Sasha

The Time Shifters (1999) (TV) (as Catherine Van Dien) .... Thrill Seekers Spokesperson
... aka Thrill Seekers (USA)
The Omega Code (1999) .... Cassandra Barashe
The Collectors (1999/I) (TV) .... Det Bailey
Time Served (1999) (TV) .... Sarah McKinney
Arthur's Quest (1999) (TV) .... Morgana
Catch Me If You Can (1998) (TV) .... Sgt. Tina Walcott
... aka Deadly Game (UK)
... aka Hide and Seek (USA)
... aka Jeu mortel (Canada: French title)
Boys Will Be Boys (1997) (TV) .... Patsy 'Boom-Boom' Parker
"The Nanny"
- Where's Fran? (1996) TV Episode (uncredited) .... Sydney Mercer
- Oy Vey, You're Gay (1995) TV Episode .... Sydney Mercer
Treacherous Beauties (1994) (TV) .... Simone Hollister
... aka Armes de la passion, Les (Canada: French title)
"Acapulco H.E.A.T." (1993) TV Series .... Ashley Hunter-Coddington
Rubdown (1993) (TV) .... Jordy
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (1992) (TV) .... Princess Diana
... aka A Palace Divided
... aka Charles & Diana: A Palace Divided
... aka Charles et Diana (Canada: French title)
Sexual Response (1992) (TV) .... Kate
... aka Take My Body (Philippines: English title)
"Primero izquierda"
- Episode dated 19 December 1991 (1991) TV Episode (as Princess)
K-9000 (1991) (TV) .... Aja Turner
Bony (1990) (TV) .... Angela Hemmings
Overexposed (1990) (TV) .... Kristin
Ring of Scorpio (1990) (TV) .... Fiona Matthews McDonald

Swimsuit (1989) (TV) .... Jade Greene
Trenchcoat in Paradise (1989) (TV) .... Lisa Duncan
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) .... Eve Trent
Roman Holiday (1987) (TV) .... Princess Elysa
Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987) (TV) .... Nancy
... aka Crazy Like a Fox: The Movie (UK)
"Saturday Night Live"
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
- Episode #11.16 (1986) TV Episode (as Princess Catherine Oxenberg) .... Co-Host
"Dynasty" .... Amanda Bedford Carrington (#1) (1984-1986)
- The Aftermath (1985) TV Episode .... Amanda Bedford Carrington
"The Love Boat"
- My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 1 (1984) TV Episode
- My Mother, My Chaperone/Present, The/Death and Life of Sir Alfred Demerest, The/Welcome Aboard: Part 2 (1984) TV Episode
"Cover Up"
- Pilot (1984) TV Episode .... Michelle Lloyd
Cover Up (1984) (TV)
The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana (1982) (TV) .... Lady Diana Spencer