Who is Celine TRAN?

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Body and Exploration

Céline Tran is a woman with a rich and unconventional path. A former student of Sciences Po and Literature, she became an iconic figure of performance and sensuality. For 13 years, she performed under the pseudonym Katsuni, her name as a “high-heeled warrior,” and rose to international fame, regularly appearing on TV shows.

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Boldness and Freedom

In 2013, at the peak of her career in Los Angeles, she decided to leave everything behind. At 33, with no clear plan for career transition, she chose integrity and followed her instinct.

“I no longer felt in the right place. Staying would have meant risking damage. That career in adult films was just a phase—an ‘intense warm-up,’ a way to explore freedom and find its limits. It was time to reconcile with myself.”

Through sports and introspection, she began a process of identity reclamation, experimenting with a new relationship to her body. No longer a “tool of work” or “object of fantasy,” her body became an intimate, creative space.

Dance, theater, circus arts, combat sports, graphic novel writing… She broke free from stereotypes and reinvented herself, daring to explore new areas and tap into her potential.

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Transformation and Creativity

Back in France, she played La Baronne in the series The Visitor from the Future, and Madame in the Cambodian action film Jailbreak (Netflix), performing her own fight scenes.

Suffering from a foot injury—and from the lingering “adult actress” label—she put her acting ambitions on hold and used her recovery as an opportunity to take on new challenges.

She accepted the dare to perform an aerial silk routine onstage at the Saint-Germain Auditorium in Paris.

“If I couldn’t place my foot on the ground anymore, then I had no choice but to fly!”

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Learning and Transmission

As she recovered, she found support in the practice of Ashtanga Yoga, and later trained professionally. Eager to care for others and approach the body from a new angle, she also studied well-being massage, reflexology, and traveled several times to Thailand to specialize in Traditional Thai Massage.

In 2018, she published her memoir “Ne dis pas que tu aimes ça” (Don’t Say You Like It, Fayard/La Musardine), and opened her coaching practice in Paris.

She later trained in Ericksonian Hypnosis, a technique that had supported her personally in her own transformation.

In 2021, she briefly returned to film, serving as the stunt double for Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh in the Netflix series The Witcher: Blood Origins.

“To me, being a coach isn’t about sitting behind a desk—it’s about having lived. And this was a deeply enriching experience. We learn by doing. And only then can we truly guide others.”

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Sharing and Speaking Out

Increasingly invited to speak about her journey, Céline regularly appears in the media and gives talks on career transition and sexual well-being (TEDx Speaker – Centrale Lyon).

The relationship to the body and identity construction remain at the heart of her work.

Upcoming book (Odile Jacob Editions): a deep dive into the relationship with performance, co-written with psychiatrist Dr. Jérôme Palazzolo.

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