bˈɔːɹn ɪn ɹˈiːɡə, lˈætviə, kˈɑːnɹædz ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð hɜː pˈɛɹənts dʒˈæniz ænd ˈɛlzə, ɡɹˈændmʌðɚ, ˈɛldɚ sˈɪstɚɹ ˈiːv, ænd ˈɛldɚ bɹˈʌðɚ dʒˈɑːn dʒˈæniz ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ɪnˈɪʃəli tə dʒˈɜːməni.
Born in Riga, Latvia, Konrads emigrated with her parents Jānis and Elza, grandmother, elder sister Eve, and elder brother John (Jānis) in August 1944, initially to Germany.