Anke Engelke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1965 (age 60)
- Birthplace
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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
Filmography
Mind Your Body
Movie · as Secretary
Jackpot
Movie · as Monika
Herkunft
Movie
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
Movie
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Time We Lost
Movie · as Rita Schenke
Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit
Movie · as Mareike Berger
Chabos
TV · as Martina Pfeffer · 3 eps
Experte für alles
TV · 1 ep
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre
Movie · as Self
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
Movie · as Self
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
Movie
Kurzschluss hoch drei
Movie · as Bettina Maurer
The Perfect Miss
TV · as Maria Lampe · 8 eps
Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shock
Movie · as Irina
Der zweite Kurzschluss
Movie · as Bettina Maurer
LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Interpreter of Silence
TV · as Edith Bruhns · 5 eps
Wir können auch anders
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Welke & Pastewka - Wiedersehen macht Freude
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Locked in Society
Movie · as Heidi Lohmann
The Hawk
Movie · as Gloria
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
Movie · as Self
Mother
Movie
Kurzschluss
Movie · as Bettina Maurer
My Son
Movie · as Marlene
LOL: Last One Laughing Germany
TV · as Self · 22 eps
Böhmi brutzelt
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
TV · as Self · 6 eps
The Discounters
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The A-Z of Eurovision
Movie · as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
Movie · as Karin Berger
Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf
Movie · as Self
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Carolin Kebekus Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Last Word
TV · as Karla Fazius · 6 eps
Rate Your Date
Movie · as Angie
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Movie · as Cyrils Mutter Anja
Late Night Berlin
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Happy Burnout
Movie · as Alexandra
Nur ein Tag
Movie · as Zweite Eintagsfliege
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
Movie · as Karin Berger
Südstadt
Movie · as Anne Lehmann
Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer
Movie · as self
Wellness für Paare
Movie · as Therese Pönsgen
Deadly Leaks
Movie · as Karin Berger
Frau Müller muss weg!
Movie · as Jessica Höfel
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
Movie · as Hedwig Kümmelsaft
Einmal Hallig und zurück
Movie · as Fanny Reitmeyer
Herman the German
Movie · as Dr. Werner
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
Movie · as Resepsjonist
Deutschland
TV · as Barbara Dietrich · 10 eps
The Pasta Detectives
Movie · as Eisverkäuferin
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Movie · as Leder for Patentstyret
Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke
Movie · as self
Pinocchio
Movie · as Coco
Unser Song für Malmö
Movie · as Host
Pastewkas Weihnachtsgeschichte
Movie
Circus Halligalli
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Pinocchio
TV · as Coco (voice) · 2 eps
Neo Magazin Royale
TV · as Guest · 1 ep
Überlast
Movie · as Prof. Dr. Kuhn
Brett vor’m Kopp
Movie · as herself
Die Wiwaldi Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Gottschalk Live
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hallo Niedersachsen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Helene Fischer Show 2011
Movie · as Anneliese
Fröhlicher Frühling
Movie · as Anneliese Funzfichler
elefantierisch
TV · as Self - Host · 15 eps
Günther Jauch
TV · as Self · 1 ep
1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich
TV · 1 ep
Hamburg Journal
TV · as self · 1 ep
Freche Mädchen 2
Movie · as Mila's Mother
Lippels Traum
Movie · as Frau Jakob / Böse Tante
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2
Movie · as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
Ich kann Kanzler
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Freche Mädchen
Movie · as Mila's Mother
Impy's Wonderland
Movie · as Wutz (voice)
Vollidiot
Movie · as Eule
Fröhliche Weihnachten
Movie · as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
Schmidt & Pocher
TV · 1 ep
Krömer - Die internationale Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Impy's Island
Movie · as Wutz (voice)
The Trip to Panama
Movie · as Fisch
Quiz Taxi
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ladyland
TV · as Andrea Steinkamp · 10 eps
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Movie · as Helena Stokowski
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
Movie · as Iguanita (voice)
Pastewka
TV · as Anke Engelke · 5 eps
Germanikus
Movie · as Mrs. Senator
Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70
Movie · as Self
The Trixxer
Movie · as Doris Dubinsky
Domian: Der Promi-Talk
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Anke Late Night
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003
Movie · as self
Just Get Married!
Movie · as Ina
Operation Dance Sensation
Movie · as Veronica Rell
5 Millionen SKL Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Schöneberger Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kommissarin Lucas
TV · as Rike · 35 eps
Menschen bei Maischberger
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Genial daneben
TV · 15 eps
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002
Movie · as self
Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die 80er Jahre Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ladykracher
TV · as Various Characters · 98 eps
Through the Night with...
TV · as Self · 1 ep
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001
Movie · as self
The Little Polar Bear
Movie · as Mutter Eisbär (voice)
Manitou's Shoe
Movie · as Mutter (extended edition)
Blind Date
TV · as Div. · 6 eps
Die WIB-Schaukel
TV · as self · 1 ep
Elton.tv
TV · as self · 1 ep
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
Movie
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000
Movie · as self
LiebesLuder
Movie · as Christine
Anke
TV · as Anke · 24 eps
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999
Movie · as self
Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Deutscher Fernsehpreis
TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps
TV total
TV · as Self · 8 eps
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998
Movie · as self
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Menschen hautnah
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Leute heute
TV · as Self · 4 eps
German Comedy Award
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Die Wochenshow
TV · as Self · 124 eps
RTL-Spendenmarathon
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Zimmer frei!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tigerenten Club
TV · as Self · 2 eps
...und im Keller gärt es
TV · 9 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
TV · as Self · 11 eps
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Morgenmagazin
TV · as self, Self
Boulevard Bio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Stern TV
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blauer Panther
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Mitternachtsspitzen
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Die Maultrommel
TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self - Laudatio · 1 ep
Menschen
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 5 eps
NDR Talk Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
Bio’s Bahnhof
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kölner Treff
TV · as Self · 11 eps
Derrick
TV · as herself · 1 ep
3 nach 9
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Anke · 1 ep
Grimme Award
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Eurovision Song Contest
TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep