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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1965-12-21

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1998	Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998	self	0
2	1999	Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999	self	0
3	2000	Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei		0
4	2000	LiebesLuder	Christine	47
5	2000	Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000	self	0
6	2001	The Little Polar Bear	Mutter Eisbär (voice)	61
7	2001	Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001	self	0
8	2002	Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002	self	0
9	2003	Operation Dance Sensation	Veronica Rell	48
10	2003	Just Get Married!	Ina	0
11	2003	Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003	self	0
12	2004	Germanikus	Mrs. Senator	34
13	2004	The Trixxer	Doris Dubinsky	64
14	2004	Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70	Self	0
15	2005	About the Looking for and the Finding of Love	Helena Stokowski	45
16	2005	The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island	Iguanita (voice)	71
17	2006	Impy's Island	Wutz (voice)	56
18	2006	The Trip to Panama	Fisch	66
19	2007	Vollidiot	Chefin	44
20	2007	Fröhliche Weihnachten	Anneliese Funzfichler / Various	74
21	2008	Impy's Wonderland	Wutz (voice)	62
22	2008	Freche Mädchen	Mila's Mother	54
23	2009	Lippels Traum	Frau Jakob / Böse Tante	60
24	2009	Fröhliche Weihnachten 2	Anneliese Funzfichler / Various	100
25	2010	Freche Mädchen 2	Mila's Mother	53
26	2011	Fröhlicher Frühling	Anneliese Funzfichler	80
27	2011	Die Helene Fischer Show 2011	Anneliese	0
28	2012	Brett vor’m Kopp	herself	0
29	2012	Überlast	Prof. Dr. Kuhn	0
30	2013	Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke	self	0
31	2013	Pastewkas Weihnachtsgeschichte	Anke Engelke	75
32	2013	Pinocchio	Coco	48
33	2014	Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder	Leder for Patentstyret	59
34	2014	The Pasta Detectives	Eisverkäuferin	64
35	2015	Frau Müller muss weg!	Jessica Höfel	61
36	2015	Herman the German	Dr. Werner	66
37	2015	Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails	Hedwig Kümmelsaft	56
38	2015	Einmal Hallig und zurück	Fanny Reitmeyer	55
39	2015	Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub	Resepsjonist	59
40	2016	Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer	self	0
41	2016	Deadly Leaks	Karin Berger	50
42	2016	Wellness für Paare	Therese Pönsgen	62
43	2017	Happy Burnout	Alexandra	57
44	2017	Nur ein Tag	Zweite Eintagsfliege	66
45	2017	Tödliche Geheimnisse – Jagd in Kapstadt	Karin Berger	44
46	2017	Südstadt	Anne Lehmann	62
47	2019	Rate Your Date	Angie	61
48	2020	The A-Z of Eurovision	Self - Presenter (archive footage)	0
49	2020	Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands	Narrator (voice)	0
50	2022	Locked in Society	Heidi Lohmann	64
51	2022	Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage	self	0
52	2022	The Hawk	Gloria	65
53	2022	Mother		70
54	2022	Kurzschluss	Bettina Maurer	65
55	2023	Shock	Irina	57
56	2023	Der zweite Kurzschluss	Bettina Maurer	50
57		Mind Your Body	Secretary	0
58		Kalter Kaffee	Simone	0
59	2018	The Most Beautiful Girl in the World	Cyrils Mutter Anja	75
60	2020	Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen	Karin Berger	70
61	2021	My Son	Marlene	59
62	2024	Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre	Self	0
63	2024	Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt		0
64	2024	Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal	Self	83
65	2024	Kurzschluss hoch drei	Bettina Maurer	60

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Bambi Awards	Self	90
2	1956	Eurovision Song Contest	Self - Host	71
3	1957	Bravo Otto Verleihung	Self - Presenter	0
4	1964	Grimme-Preis-Verleihung	Self	0
5	1966	Goldene Kamera Verleihung	Self	35
6	1966	Goldene Kamera Verleihung	Self - Laudatio	35
7	1970	Scene of the Crime	Anke	61
8	1970	Scene of the Crime		61
9	1974	Derrick	herself	60
10	1976	Kölner Treff	Self	60
11	1978	Bio’s Bahnhof	Self	0
12	1979	NDR Talk Show	Self	65
13	1981	Wetten, dass..?	Self	55
14	1982	Menschen	Self	40
15	1986	Die Maultrommel	Self - Host	0
16	1988	Mitternachtsspitzen	self	40
17	1989	Blauer Panther	Self	0
18	1990	Stern TV	Self	65
19	1991	Boulevard Bio	Self	60
20	1992	Morgenmagazin	self	60
21	1992	Morgenmagazin	Self	60
22	1994	alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio	Self	50
23	1995	...und im Keller gärt es		0
24	1995	Die Harald Schmidt Show	Self	70
25	1996	Tigerenten Club	Self	0
26	1996	Die Wochenshow	Self	62
27	1996	Zimmer frei!	Self	69
28	1996	RTL-Spendenmarathon	Self	0
29	1997	Deutscher Comedypreis	Self	0
30	1997	Leute heute	Self	30
31	1998	Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show	Self	0
32	1999	TV total	Self	61
33	1999	German Television Award	Self - Host	80
34	1999	Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef	Self	0
35	2000	Anke	Anke	0
36	2001	Die WIB-Schaukel	self	0
37	2001	Blind Date	Div.	100
38	2001	Elton.tv	self	0
39	2002	Ladykracher		62
40	2002	Die 80er Jahre Show	Self	0
41	2002	NDR Kultur – Das Journal	Self	0
42	2002	Through the Night with...	Self	80
43	2002	Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa	Self	0
44	2003	Genial daneben		59
45	2003	Genial daneben	Self	59
46	2003	Die Schöneberger Show	Self	0
47	2003	Kommissarin Lucas	Rike	57
48	2003	Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich	Self	0
49	2003	5 Millionen SKL Show	Self	0
50	2003	Menschen bei Maischberger	Self	45
51	2004	Anke Late Night	Self - Host	50
52	2004	Domian: Der Promi-Talk	Self	60
53	2005	Pastewka	Anke Engelke	75
54	2006	Ladyland	Andrea Steinkamp	0
55	2006	Quiz Taxi	Self	0
56	2007	Krömer - Die internationale Show	Self	85
57	2007	Schmidt & Pocher		32
58	2009	Ich kann Kanzler	Self	0
59	2011	Hamburg Journal	self	0
60	2011	Günther Jauch	Self	0
61	2011	1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich		0
62	2011	elefantierisch	Self - Host	0
63	2012	Die Wiwaldi Show	Self	0
64	2012	Gottschalk Live	Self	0
65	2012	Hallo Niedersachsen	Self	0
66	2013	Circus Halligalli		54
67	2013	Neo Magazin Royale	Guest	72
68	2013	Pinocchio	Stimme von Coco (Voice of Coco)	0
69	2015	Deutschland	Barbara Dietrich	74
70	2018	Late Night Berlin	Self	55
71	2019	Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben		64
72	2020	Die Carolin Kebekus Show	Self	70
73	2020	Die Carolin Kebekus Show		70
74	2020	Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause	Self	85
75	2020	The Last Word	Karla Fazius	63
76	2021	Wer stiehlt mir die Show?	Self	79
77	2021	LOL: Last One Laughing	Self	75
78	2021	Böhmi brutzelt	Self	78
79	2023	Wir können auch anders	Self	80
80	2023	LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special	Self	78
81		Das Konzert mit dem Elefanten	Moderation	0
82	2021	The Discounters	Self	77
83	2023	The Interpreter of Silence	Edith Bruhns	70
84	2024	The Perfect Miss	Maria Lampe	73