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Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke

Acting

Born: December 21, 1965Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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
Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit - Die Hochzeit

Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit - Die Hochzeit

Mareike Berger

2025
Time We Lost

Time We Lost

Rita

2025
Kurzschluss hoch drei

Kurzschluss hoch drei

Bettina Maurer

2024
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal

Self

2024
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt

2024
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre

Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre

Self

2024
Der zweite Kurzschluss

Der zweite Kurzschluss

Bettina Maurer

2023
Shock

Shock

Irina

2023
Kurzschluss

Kurzschluss

Bettina Maurer

2022
Mother

Mother

2022
The Hawk

The Hawk

Gloria

2022
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage

Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage

Self

2022
Locked in Society

Locked in Society

Heidi Lohmann

2022
My Son

My Son

Marlene

2021
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands

Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands

Narrator (voice)

2020

Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf

Self

2020
The A-Z of Eurovision

The A-Z of Eurovision

Self - Presenter (archive footage)

2020
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen

Karin Berger

2020
Rate Your Date

Rate Your Date

Angie

2019
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

Cyrils Mutter Anja

2018
Südstadt

Südstadt

Anne Lehmann

2017
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt

Karin Berger

2017
Nur ein Tag

Nur ein Tag

Zweite Eintagsfliege

2017
Happy Burnout

Happy Burnout

Alexandra

2017
Wellness für Paare

Wellness für Paare

Therese Pönsgen

2016
Deadly Leaks

Deadly Leaks

Karin Berger

2016

Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer

self

2016
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub

Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub

Resepsjonist

2015
Einmal Hallig und zurück

Einmal Hallig und zurück

Fanny Reitmeyer

2015
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

Hedwig Kümmelsaft

2015
Herman the German

Herman the German

Dr. Werner

2015
Frau Müller muss weg!

Frau Müller muss weg!

Jessica Höfel

2015
The Pasta Detectives

The Pasta Detectives

Eisverkäuferin

2014
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

Leder for Patentstyret

2014
Pinocchio

Pinocchio

Coco

2013

Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke

self

2013
Überlast

Überlast

Prof. Dr. Kuhn

2012
Brett vor’m Kopp

Brett vor’m Kopp

herself

2012

Die Helene Fischer Show 2011

Anneliese

2011
Fröhlicher Frühling

Fröhlicher Frühling

Anneliese Funzfichler

2011
Freche Mädchen 2

Freche Mädchen 2

Mila's Mother

2010
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2

Fröhliche Weihnachten 2

Anneliese Funzfichler / Various

2009
Lippels Traum

Lippels Traum

Frau Jakob / Böse Tante

2009
Freche Mädchen

Freche Mädchen

Mila's Mother

2008
Impy's Wonderland

Impy's Wonderland

Wutz (voice)

2008
Fröhliche Weihnachten

Fröhliche Weihnachten

Anneliese Funzfichler / Various

2007
Vollidiot

Vollidiot

Chefin

2007
The Trip to Panama

The Trip to Panama

Fisch

2006
Impy's Island

Impy's Island

Wutz (voice)

2006
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island

The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island

Iguanita (voice)

2005
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love

Helena Stokowski

2005

Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70

Self

2004
The Trixxer

The Trixxer

Doris Dubinsky

2004
Germanikus

Germanikus

Mrs. Senator

2004

Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003

self

2003
Just Get Married!

Just Get Married!

Ina

2003
Operation Dance Sensation

Operation Dance Sensation

Veronica Rell

2003

Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002

self

2002

Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001

self

2001
The Little Polar Bear

The Little Polar Bear

Mutter Eisbär (voice)

2001
Manitou's Shoe

Manitou's Shoe

Mutter (extended edition)

2001
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000

Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000

self

2000
LiebesLuder

LiebesLuder

Christine

2000
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei

Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei

2000
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999

Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999

self

1999
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998

Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998

self

1998