Anke Engelke

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1965-12-21 (58 years old)

Place of Birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Also Known As Анке Энгельке

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

Actor

Mind Your Body

as Secretary

Kalter Kaffee

as Simone

2024
The Perfect Miss

as Maria Lampe

2023
Der zweite Kurzschluss

as Bettina Maurer

2023
Shock

as Irina

2023
2022
Kurzschluss

as Bettina Maurer

2022
2022
The Hawk

as Gloria

2022
Locked in Society

as Heidi Lohmann

2021
My Son

as Marlene

2021
2020
The A-Z of Eurovision

as Self - Presenter (archive footage)

2020
The Last Word

as Karla Fazius

2019
2018
2018
2017
Südstadt

as Anne Lehmann

2017
Nur ein Tag

as Zweite Eintagsfliege

2017
Happy Burnout

as Alexandra

2016
Wellness für Paare

as Therese Pönsgen

2016
Deadly Leaks

as Karin Berger

2015
Einmal Hallig und zurück

as Fanny Reitmeyer

2015
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

as Hetty Cuminseed / Hedwig Kümmelsaft

2015
Herman the German

as Dr. Werner

2015
Frau Müller muss weg!

as Jessica Höfel

2015
Deutschland

as Barbara Dietrich

2014
The Pasta Detectives

as Eisverkäuferin

2014
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

as Leder for Patentstyret

2013
Pinocchio

as Coco

2013
2013
Pinocchio

as Stimme von Coco (Voice of Coco)

2013
2012
Überlast

as Prof. Dr. Kuhn

2012
2012
2012
2011
Fröhlicher Frühling

as Anneliese Funzfichler

2011
elefantierisch

as Self - Host

2011
2011
2010
Cheeky Girls 2

as Mila's Mother

2009
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2

as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various

2009
Lippels Traum

as Frau Jakob / Böse Tante

2009
2008
Cheeky Girls

as Mila's Mother

2008
Impy's Wonderland

as Wutz (voice)

2007
Fröhliche Weihnachten

as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various

2007
Vollidiot

as Chefin

2006
2006
Impy's Island

as Wutz (voice)

2006
Quiz Taxi

as Self

2006
Ladyland

as Andrea Steinkamp

2005
Pastewka

as Anke Engelke

2004
The Trixxer

as Doris Dubinsky

2004
Germanikus

as Mrs. Senator

2004
Anke Late Night

as Self - Host

2003
Operation Dance Sensation

as Veronica Rell

2003
2003
2001
The Little Polar Bear

as Mutter Eisbär (voice)

2001
Elton.tv

as self

2001
Blind Date

as Div.

2001
2000
LiebesLuder

as Christine

2000
Anke

as Anke

1999
1999
TV Total

as Self

1997
Leute heute

as Self

1996
Zimmer frei!

as Self

1996
1996
1992
1992
1991
1990
Stern TV

as Self

1989
1986
Die Maultrommel

as Self - Host

1982
Menschen

as Self

1981
1979
1978
1976
1974
Derrick

as herself

1970
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung

as Self - Laudatio

1957
Bravo Otto Verleihung

as Self - Presenter

1956
1948
Bambi Awards

as Self

Crew

Director

2001
Blind Date

as Director

Producer

2024
The Perfect Miss

as Executive Producer