Anke Engelke
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.
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
as Hetty Cuminseed / Hedwig KümmelsaftThey couldn't be more different, the members of the trio that allies in the fight against an...
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Cheeky Girls 2
as Mila's MotherAfter Kati, Hanna and Mila first experiences with guys, it is now necessary to cultivate those...
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Locked in Society
as Heidi LohmannOn a Friday afternoon, there was an unexpected knock on the door of the staff room of a city...
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The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
as Cyrils Mutter Anja17-year-old Cyril is funny, smart and an all-round good guy. Just his somewhat overlarge nose...
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The Little Polar Bear
as Mutter Eisbär (voice)This charming animated adventure follows a young polar bear, Lars, as he befriends Robbie, a...
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Impy's Wonderland
as Wutz (voice)A winged baby dinosaur inhabits an island in the middle of the ocean with a group of loveable...
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Impy's Island
as Wutz (voice)On a magical tropical island, a fun-loving group of misfit animals and people discover a baby...
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The Trixxer
as Doris DubinskyA mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case....
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Pinocchio
as CocoThe world's most loved fairy tale is back in a whole new fantastic imagining in Pinocchio. When...
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The A-Z of Eurovision
as Self - Presenter (Archive Footage)Rylan Clark-Neal narrates a guide to all things Eurovision and takes a sideways look at the...
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Wellness für Paare
as Therese PönsgenA wellness hotel in a small German castle specializes in well-off couples, offering a wide range...
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Germanikus
as Mrs. SenatorThe work-shy, lazy Germanicus is taken to Rome by slave traders and sold straight to the nouveau...
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Cheeky Girls
as Mila's MotherTeenage best friends Mila, Hanna and Kati play matchmaker to their teachers while helping each...
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Happy Burnout
as AlexandraAn unemployed with diagnosed burn-out is getting a therapy in a clinic.
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The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
as Iguanita (voice)New adventures from Lars, the cheeky little polar bear who loves nothing more than to explore...
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Frau Müller muss weg!
as Jessica HöfelBecause of their children's bad grades, some parents want the teacher Mrs. Müller gone. They...
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Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
as Leder for PatentstyretBy helping Doctor Proctor getting recognition for his amazing invention in a world quite...
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Vollidiot
as ChefinBased on Tommy Jaud's bestselling novel, this comedy focuses on a dispassionate clerk and his...
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The Pasta Detectives
as EisverkäuferinThe child-duo Rico and Oskar, one of them is quite more sluggish, but precisely because of...
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About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
as Helena StokowskiDirector helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant...
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Südstadt
as Anne LehmannOne house, three apartments and three friendly couples, who have to put their relationships and...
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Shock
as uncreditedBruno has lost his medical license and is now practicing illegally, no questions asked. His...
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The Trip to Panama
as FischThe two friends Little Tiger and Little Bear live happily together in a little house by the...
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Rate Your Date
as AngieTeresa und Patricia are best friends. Despite the big differences between date-experienced...
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My Son
as MarleneLove and loss are closely linked in MY SON, an emotional drama about a teenager and his mother...
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Kurzschluss
as Bettina MaurerBettina and Martin get stuck in a bank during New Year's Eve and attempt to get help.
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Tödliche Geheimnisse – Jagd in Kapstadt
as Karin BergerWhere is Paul Holthaus? The investigative journalist Rommy Kirchhoff, together with his son Max,...
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Deadly Leaks
as Karin BergerJournalist Rommy Kirchhoff wants to interview a whistle-blower. Paul Holthaus, lobbyist on...
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Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
as ResepsjonistThe lovesick Doctor Proctor has traveled back in time in a desperate attempt to alter history....
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Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
as Karin BergerOn a Berlin construction site, the former editor-in-chief Karin and her journalist Rommy happens...
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Pastewkas Weihnachtsgeschichte
as Anke EngelkeIt is Christmas eve but Bastian has not bought a Christmas tree yet. Furthermore he has to...
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Der zweite Kurzschluss
as Bettina MaurerBettina and Martin meet again, one year later on New Year's Eve. This time, they are trapped in...
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Herman the German
as Dr. WernerAfter an accident Herman learns that the suffers from a very rare illness which causes him that...
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Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre
as SelfPeter Urban has commentated Eurovision for German audiences for 25 years and as he is stepping...
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Mother
as uncreditedBewildering, amusing, insightful: Anke Engelke acts out eight authentic interviews, assembling...
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Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
as selfOn his 80th birthday, show legend Frank Elstner ventures into unfamiliar territory. It is not he...
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Operation Dance Sensation
as Veronica RellAfter escaping from the terror of Vietnam, Jackson works as a headhunter. His old enemies from...
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The Hawk
as GloriaThe long-lost bon vivant Mike Bittini learns that his brother has fallen into a coma. He returns...
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
as SelfThe Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian...
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Eurovision Song Contest
as Self - HostThe Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the...
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Through the Night with...
as SelfDurch die Nacht mit … is a German documentary film television series produced by ZDF for...
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Neo Magazin Royale
as GuestNeo Magazin Royale is a satirical late night show hosted by Jan Böhmermann.
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Scene of the Crime
as AnkeTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of...
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Scene of the Crime
as uncreditedTatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of...
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LOL: Last One Laughing
as SelfTen top stars of German comedy join in the ultimate battle to find out who laughs last! Who will...
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Derrick
as herselfDerrick was a German TV series produced by Telenova Film und Fernsehproduktion in association...
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Wetten, dass..?
as SelfA long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British...
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Bambi Awards
as SelfThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...
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Deutschland
as Barbara DietrichA gripping coming-of-age story set against the real culture wars and political events of Germany...
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Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
as SelfThree celebrities and a wildcard candidate quiz their way through this show to win the ultimate...
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Pastewka
as Anke EngelkePastewka is a German television sitcom that began airing on German TV channel Sat.1 in 2005. The...
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The Interpreter of Silence
as Edith BruhnsEva Bruhns is about to get engaged when she is asked to interpret at a trial of SS officers. Her...
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Circus Halligalli
as uncreditedA late night talk show, hosted by Joko and Klaas.
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Die Wochenshow
as SelfDie Wochenshow is a German weekly comedy sketch show that aires on Sat.1 and is produced by...
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The Last Word
as Karla FaziusA story about a funeral eulogy speaker who loses faith in her work and tries to sabotage her...
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Schmidt & Pocher
as uncreditedSchmidt & Pocher is a German late night talk show hosted on Das Erste by comedians Harald...
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Ladykracher
as uncreditedLadykracher is a German sketch comedy show starring Anke Engelke. The show ran on Sat.1 from...
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LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
as SelfThis year there is a special package under the Christmas tree: LOL, Germany's most successful...
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Pinocchio
as Stimme von Coco (Voice of Coco)When a piece of pine-wood falls into the hands of the poor old toy maker, Geppetto, he carves it...
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TV Total
as SelfTV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show. The set of TV total includes a...
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