Katja Paryla

Katja Paryla
Paryla in 1980
Born	(1940-01-25)25 January 1940 Zürich, Switzerland
Died	25 August 2013(2013-08-25) (aged 73) Wölsickendorf, Brandenburg, Germany
Education	Staatliche Schauspielschule
Occupations	Actress Stage director Theatre director
Organizations	Deutsches Theater Schillertheater Nationaltheater Weimar Theater Chemnitz Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
Awards	Kunstpreis der DDR

Katharina "Katja" Paryla (25 January 1940 – 25 August 2013) was a German actress, stage director and theatre director. She was known especially for her work on stage, including at the Deutsches Theater Berlin where she often played leading roles with her partner Alexander Lang directing, including the title roles of Goethe's Iphigenie auf Tauris and Medea by Euripides, and Alice in Strindberg's Totentanz.