Kat Von D (born Katherine Von Drachenberg on March 8, 1982) is an Mexican-American tattoo artist and television personality. She is best known for her work as a featured tattoo artist on the TLC reality television show Miami Ink. A subsequent TLC series starring Von D, LA Ink, premiered August 7, 2007 in the United States and November 11, 2007 in the UK.

Born in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Von D moved to the United States when she was four, settling in Colton, California. Her father René von Drachenberg is of German descent and her mother, Sylvia Galeano has Spanish-Italian roots. She speaks fluent Spanish and English. She has a brother Michael and a sister named Karoline.

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