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Katarina Witt stars in HBO's 'Ice Princess,' premiering Sunday night.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)

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| March 14, 1996 | Winfrey, Lee | COPYRIGHT 1996 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Parents in search of high-class family entertainment need look no further than ``Ice Princess,'' a new fairy tale airing at 7 p.m. tonight on Home Box Office.

The title role is skated by the gorgeous Katarina Witt, twice an Olympic gold medalist and singing here professionally for the first time.

Witt, who struck gold in 1984 in Sarajevo and 1988 in Calgary, is 30 but looks a decade younger. To describe her as dazzling would be commonplace. She looks like the kind of woman for whom the word exquisite was invented.

In ``Ice Princess,'' set in medieval Europe, Witt portrays Ella, servant to a blind count (Ivan Desny) and his snooty daughters, Katya ...

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