Anke Engelke
Acting
Born: December 21, 1965 (age 60) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Highest Rated
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
Manitou's Shoe
2001
The Trixxer
2004
Deutschland
2015
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2018
Scene of the Crime
1970
Frau Müller muss weg!
2015
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
2015
Locked in Society
2022
Impy's Island
2006
Pastewka
2005
The Discounters
2021
Vollidiot
2007
Photos (1)
Movies (53)
The Little Polar Bear
Mutter Eisbär (voice)
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
Hedwig Kümmelsaft
The Trixxer
Doris Dubinsky
Manitou's Shoe
Mutter (extended edition)
Pinocchio
Coco
Impy's Island
Wutz (voice)
Fröhliche Weihnachten
Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
Mother
2022
Locked in Society
Heidi Lohmann
Fröhlicher Frühling
Anneliese Funzfichler
Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit
Mareike Berger
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
Iguanita (voice)
Impy's Wonderland
Wutz (voice)
Südstadt
Anne Lehmann
Lippels Traum
Frau Jakob / Böse Tante
The Hawk
Gloria
Wellness für Paare
Therese Pönsgen
Time We Lost
Rita Schenke
Rate Your Date
Angie
Just Get Married!
Ina
Operation Dance Sensation
Veronica Rell
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Cyrils Mutter Anja
Vollidiot
Eule
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
Resepsjonist
Germanikus
Mrs. Senator
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Helena Stokowski
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Leder for Patentstyret
Frau Müller muss weg!
Jessica Höfel
Happy Burnout
Alexandra
The Pasta Detectives
Eisverkäuferin
The Trip to Panama
Fisch
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
2024
Freche Mädchen 2
Mila's Mother
Freche Mädchen
Mila's Mother
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
Karin Berger
Shock
Irina
Der zweite Kurzschluss
Bettina Maurer
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2
Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
My Son
Marlene
Nur ein Tag
Zweite Eintagsfliege
Deadly Leaks
Karin Berger
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
Karin Berger
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
Narrator (voice)
Kurzschluss hoch drei
Bettina Maurer
Einmal Hallig und zurück
Fanny Reitmeyer
Herman the German
Dr. Werner
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
2000
Kurzschluss
Bettina Maurer
LiebesLuder
Christine
Die Helene Fischer Show 2011
Anneliese
Überlast
Prof. Dr. Kuhn
Unser Song für Malmö
Host
TV Shows (17)
Scene of the Crime
Anke · 1 eps
Scene of the Crime
1 eps
Genial daneben
15 eps
Neo Magazin Royale
Guest · 1 eps
Deutschland
Barbara Dietrich · 10 eps
The Interpreter of Silence
Edith Bruhns · 5 eps
Pastewka
Anke Engelke · 5 eps
Kommissarin Lucas
Rike · 35 eps
The Perfect Miss
Maria Lampe · 8 eps
The Carolin Kebekus Show
1 eps
Ladykracher
98 eps
Chabos
Martina Pfeffer · 3 eps
Experte für alles
1 eps
Schmidt & Pocher
1 eps
The Last Word
Karla Fazius · 6 eps
Pinocchio
Coco (voice) · 2 eps
Blind Date
Div. · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (41)
Morgenmagazin
self
Morgenmagazin
Self · 6 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 11 eps
Kölner Treff
Self · 11 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 7 eps
Leute heute
Self · 4 eps
Derrick
herself · 1 eps
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Self · 2 eps
Eurovision Song Contest
Self - Host · 3 eps
Tigerenten Club
Self · 2 eps
Zimmer frei!
Self · 1 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 5 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
Stern TV
Self · 1 eps
Late Night Berlin
Self · 3 eps
Boulevard Bio
Self · 1 eps
Circus Halligalli
Self · 2 eps
Through the Night with...
Self · 1 eps
LOL: Last One Laughing
Self · 20 eps
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Self · 1 eps
The Discounters
Self · 1 eps
Krömer - Die internationale Show
Self · 1 eps
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
Self · 1 eps
Böhmi brutzelt
Self · 1 eps
The Carolin Kebekus Show
Self · 1 eps
Die Wochenshow
Self · 124 eps
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Self · 6 eps
Die Wiwaldi Show
Self · 1 eps
TV total
Self · 8 eps
Quiz Taxi
Self · 1 eps
The A-Z of Eurovision
Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Welke & Pastewka - Wiedersehen macht Freude
Self · 1 eps
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Self (archive footage)
LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
Self · 3 eps
Brett vor’m Kopp
herself
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
Self
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
Self
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999
self
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000
self
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998
self
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre
Self
