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.
Movies (62)
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music
2026
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2026
Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit
2025
Time We Lost
2025
Kurzschluss hoch drei
2024
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
2024
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
2024
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre
2024
Der zweite Kurzschluss
2023
Shock
2023
Kurzschluss
2022
Mother
2022
The Hawk
2022
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
2022
Locked in Society
2022
My Son
2021
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
2020
The A-Z of Eurovision
2020
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
2020
Rate Your Date
2019
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2018
Südstadt
2017
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
2017
Nur ein Tag
2017
Happy Burnout
2017
Wellness für Paare
2016
Deadly Leaks
2016
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
2015
Einmal Hallig und zurück
2015
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
2015
Herman the German
2015
Frau Müller muss weg!
2015
The Pasta Detectives
2014
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
2014
Pinocchio
2013
Überlast
2012
Brett vor’m Kopp
2012
Die Helene Fischer Show 2011
2011
Fröhlicher Frühling
2011
Freche Mädchen 2
2010
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2
2009
Lippels Traum
2009
Freche Mädchen
2008
Impy's Wonderland
2008
Fröhliche Weihnachten
2007
Vollidiot
2007
The Trip to Panama
2006
Impy's Island
2006
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
2005
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
2005
The Trixxer
2004
Germanikus
2004
Just Get Married!
2003
Operation Dance Sensation
2003
The Little Polar Bear
2001
Manitou's Shoe
2001
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000
2000
LiebesLuder
2000
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
2000
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999
1999
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998
1998
Mind Your Body
TV Shows (46)
Chabos
2025
The Perfect Miss
2024
LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
2023
The Interpreter of Silence
2023
The Discounters
2021
Böhmi brutzelt
2021
LOL: Last One Laughing
2021
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
2021
The Last Word
2020
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
2020
The Carolin Kebekus Show
2020
The Carolin Kebekus Show
2020
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
2019
Late Night Berlin
2018
Deutschland
2015
Pinocchio
2013
Neo Magazin Royale
2013
Circus Halligalli
2013
Die Wiwaldi Show
2012
Schmidt & Pocher
2007
Krömer - Die internationale Show
2007
Pastewka
2005
Kommissarin Lucas
2003
Genial daneben
2003
Through the Night with...
2002
Ladykracher
2002
Blind Date
2001
TV total
1999
Leute heute
1997
Zimmer frei!
1996
Die Wochenshow
1996
Tigerenten Club
1996
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
Morgenmagazin
1992
Morgenmagazin
1992
Boulevard Bio
1991
Stern TV
1990
Wetten, dass..?
1981
NDR Talk Show
1979
Kölner Treff
1976
Derrick
1974
Scene of the Crime
1970
Scene of the Crime
1970
Eurovision Song Contest
1956
Bambi
1948