Anke Engelke
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-12-21 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Anke Engelke
Biography
Anke Engelke, born in Montreal/Canada in 1965, grew up trilingual. As a child, she gained early dubbing experience and hosted TV and radio shows. Engelke was part of the weekly show ensemble, her series Ladykracher is considered the most successful German sketch format with eight seasons.
Since 2000, Anke Engelke has appeared regularly in feature films, soon in leading roles in Mein Sohn, Der Onkel and Mutter.
Currently, Anke Engelke can be seen in the leading role in the Netflix series Das letzte Wort and on Amazon Prime Video in the first season of the acclaimed comedy format LOL - Last One Laughing.
As a voice actress, she lends her voice to various characters: Marge on The Simpsons, Dory in Finding Nemo and in Finding Dory, Captain Ericka in Hotel Transylvania 3 and Silver in Angry Birds 2.
In the pre-school television series Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten, Anke Engelke has been the inhabitant of Anke's World since its launch in 2007.
Together with Kristian Thees, Anke Engelke can be heard on the SWR3 podcast Wie war der Tag, Liebling: Every Tuesday and Thursday, SWR3 presenter Kristian Thees calls his best friend Anke Engelke and the two tell each other their little stories of the day.
Anke Engelke is on the road with various reading programmes: currently with KOMISCH - Iris Berben meets Anke Engelke and Letters of Note - Anke Engelke, Devid Striesow & Jörg Thadeusz, among others.
Between 2003 and 2019, she presented the opening and the Bear Awards Gala of the Berlinale 13 times as host. In 2011, she co-hosted the German preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) with Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers.
From 2012 - 2017, Anke Engelke taught television dramaturgy and creative television production at the KHM in Cologne as a substitute professor.
Alongside Dirk von Lowtzow, Prof. Diedrich Diederichsen and Prof. Dr. Christoph Jacke, Anke Engelke is a member of the advisory board of the Pop Institute of the Folkwang University of the Arts.
Anke Engelke has been an ambassador for the medical aid organisation action medeor since 2003.
Known For
Acting
Rita und Hans
as Rita
Mind Your Body
as Secretary
(2024)
(2024)
Kurzschluss hoch drei
as Bettina Maurer
(2024)
(2024)
(2023)
Shock
as Irina
(2023)
Der zweite Kurzschluss
as Bettina Maurer
(2022)
Locked in Society
as Heidi Lohmann
(2022)
(2022)
The Hawk
as Gloria
(2022)
Kurzschluss
as Bettina Maurer
(2022)
(2021)
My Son
as Marlene
(2020)
The A-Z of Eurovision
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
(2020)
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
as Narrator (voice)
(2020)
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
as Karin Berger
(2019)
Rate Your Date
as Angie
(2018)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
as Cyrils Mutter Anja
(2017)
Happy Burnout
as Alexandra
(2017)
Tödliche Geheimnisse – Jagd in Kapstadt
as Karin Berger
(2017)
Südstadt
as Anne Lehmann
(2017)
Nur ein Tag
as Zweite Eintagsfliege
(2016)
Deadly Leaks
as Karin Berger
(2016)
Wellness für Paare
as Therese Pönsgen
(2016)
(2015)
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
as Hedwig Kümmelsaft
(2015)
Frau Müller muss weg!
as Jessica Höfel
(2015)
Einmal Hallig und zurück
as Fanny Reitmeyer
(2015)
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
as Resepsjonist
(2015)
Herman the German
as Dr. Werner
(2014)
The Pasta Detectives
as Eisverkäuferin
(2014)
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
as Leder for Patentstyret
(2013)
Pinocchio
as Coco
(2013)
Pastewkas Weihnachtsgeschichte
as Anke Engelke
(2013)
(2012)
Überlast
as Prof. Dr. Kuhn
(2012)
Brett vor’m Kopp
as herself
(2011)
Die Helene Fischer Show 2011
as Anneliese
(2011)
Fröhlicher Frühling
as Anneliese Funzfichler
(2010)
Freche Mädchen 2
as Mila's Mother
(2009)
Lippels Traum
as Frau Jakob / Böse Tante
(2009)
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2
as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
(2008)
Impy's Wonderland
as Wutz (voice)
(2008)
Freche Mädchen
as Mila's Mother
(2007)
Vollidiot
as Chefin
(2007)
Fröhliche Weihnachten
as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
(2006)
Impy's Island
as Wutz (voice)
(2006)
The Trip to Panama
as Fisch
(2005)
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
as Helena Stokowski
(2005)
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
as Iguanita (voice)
(2004)
Germanikus
as Mrs. Senator
(2004)
The Trixxer
as Doris Dubinsky
(2004)
(2003)
Operation Dance Sensation
as Veronica Rell
(2003)
Just Get Married!
as Ina
(2003)
(2002)
(2001)
The Little Polar Bear
as Mutter Eisbär (voice)
(2001)
(2000)
LiebesLuder
as Christine
(2000)
(2000)
(1999)
(1998)
Crew
(2015)