Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 21, 1965
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Credits
153 titles
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
Filmography
Herkunft
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
Self (archive footage)
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit
Mareike Berger
Time We Lost
Rita Schenke
Chabos
Martina Pfeffer
Kurzschluss hoch drei
Bettina Maurer
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
Self
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors
Self
The Perfect Miss
Maria Lampe
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre
Self
Der zweite Kurzschluss
Bettina Maurer
Welke & Pastewka - Wiedersehen macht Freude
Self
LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
Self
The Interpreter of Silence
Edith Bruhns
Shock
Irina
Wir können auch anders
Self
Kurzschluss
Bettina Maurer
Mother
The Hawk
Gloria
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
Self
Locked in Society
Heidi Lohmann
The Discounters
Self
My Son
Marlene
Böhmi brutzelt
Self
LOL: Last One Laughing
Self
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Self
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
Narrator (voice)
Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf
Self
The Last Word
Karla Fazius
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
Self
The Carolin Kebekus Show
Self
The A-Z of Eurovision
Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
Karin Berger
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
Self
Rate Your Date
Angie
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Cyrils Mutter Anja
Late Night Berlin
Self
Südstadt
Anne Lehmann
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
Karin Berger
Nur ein Tag
Zweite Eintagsfliege
Happy Burnout
Alexandra
Wellness für Paare
Therese Pönsgen
Deadly Leaks
Karin Berger
Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer
self
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
Resepsjonist
Einmal Hallig und zurück
Fanny Reitmeyer
Deutschland
Barbara Dietrich
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
Hedwig Kümmelsaft