Zanis Katlaps was born on October 14, 1907 in village Katlani, Tukkum uyezd, Courland Governorate, Russian Empire. He was an actor, known for Rainis (1949), Kauguriesi (1941) and Zhavoronok (1965). He died on November 13, 1968 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR.