Anke Engelke
Born: 1965-12-21 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- 70 Jahre ESC - More than Music as Self (archive footage)
- Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders
2025
- Time We Lost as Rita
- Chabos as Martina Pfeffer
- Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit - Die Hochzeit as Mareike Berger
- Boah, Bahn! Wir sitzen alle im selben Zug. as Tina
2024
- The Perfect Miss as Maria Lampe
- Comedy Allstars – Meilensteine des Humors as Self
- Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal as Self
- Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
- Kurzschluss hoch drei as Bettina Maurer
- Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre as Self
2023
- The Interpreter of Silence as Edith Bruhns
- LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special as Self
- Wir können auch anders as Self
- Shock as Irina
- Welke & Pastewka - Wiedersehen macht Freude as Self
- Der zweite Kurzschluss as Bettina Maurer
2022
- Locked in Society as Heidi Lohmann
- The Hawk as Gloria
- Kurzschluss as Bettina Maurer
- Mother
- Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage as Self
2021
- LOL: Last One Laughing as Self
- The Discounters as Self
- Wer stiehlt mir die Show? as Self
- Böhmi brutzelt as Self
- My Son as Marlene
2020
- Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause as Self
- The Last Word as Karla Fazius
- The Carolin Kebekus Show as Self
- Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen as Karin Berger
- Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands as Narrator (voice)
- The A-Z of Eurovision as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
- Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf as Self
2019
- Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben as Self
- Rate Your Date as Angie
2018
- Late Night Berlin as Self
- The Most Beautiful Girl in the World as Cyrils Mutter Anja
2017
- Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt as Karin Berger
- Happy Burnout as Alexandra
- Südstadt as Anne Lehmann
- Nur ein Tag as Zweite Eintagsfliege
2016
- Wellness für Paare as Therese Pönsgen
- Deadly Leaks as Karin Berger
- Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer as self
2015
- Deutschland as Barbara Dietrich
- Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails as Hedwig Kümmelsaft
- Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub as Resepsjonist
- Frau Müller muss weg! as Jessica Höfel
- Einmal Hallig und zurück as Fanny Reitmeyer
- Herman the German as Dr. Werner
2014
- The Pasta Detectives as Eisverkäuferin
- Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder as Leder for Patentstyret
2013
- Circus Halligalli as Self
- Neo Magazin Royale as Guest
- Pinocchio as Coco
- Pinocchio as Coco (voice)
- Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke as self
2012
- Gottschalk Live as Self
- Die Wiwaldi Show as Self
- Hallo Niedersachsen as Self
- Überlast as Prof. Dr. Kuhn
- Brett vor’m Kopp as herself
2011
- Günther Jauch as Self
- Hamburg Journal as self
- 1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2011 as Anneliese
- elefantierisch as Self - Host
- Fröhlicher Frühling as Anneliese Funzfichler
2010
- Freche Mädchen 2 as Mila's Mother
2009
- Ich kann Kanzler as Self
- Lippels Traum as Frau Jakob / Böse Tante
- Fröhliche Weihnachten 2 as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
2008
- Impy's Wonderland as Wutz (voice)
- Freche Mädchen as Mila's Mother
2007
- Schmidt & Pocher
- Krömer - Die internationale Show as Self
- Vollidiot as Chefin
- Fröhliche Weihnachten as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
2006
- Quiz Taxi as Self
- Impy's Island as Wutz (voice)
- Ladyland as Andrea Steinkamp
- The Trip to Panama as Fisch
2005
- Pastewka as Anke Engelke
- The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island as Iguanita (voice)
- About the Looking for and the Finding of Love as Helena Stokowski
2004
- The Trixxer as Doris Dubinsky
- Domian: Der Promi-Talk as Self
- Germanikus as Mrs. Senator
- Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70 as Self
- Anke Late Night as Self - Host
2003
- Genial daneben
- Menschen bei Maischberger as Self
- Kommissarin Lucas as Rike
- Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich as Self
- Die Schöneberger Show as Self
- Operation Dance Sensation as Veronica Rell
- 5 Millionen SKL Show as Self
- Just Get Married! as Ina
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003 as self
2002
- NDR Kultur – Das Journal as Self
- Through the Night with... as Self
- Ladykracher
- Die 80er Jahre Show as Self
- Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa as Self
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002 as self
2001
- Manitou's Shoe as Mutter (extended edition)
- Elton.tv as self
- Die WIB-Schaukel as self
- The Little Polar Bear as Mutter Eisbär (voice)
- Blind Date as Div.
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001 as self
2000
- Anke as Anke
- LiebesLuder as Christine
- Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000 as self
1999
- German Television Award as Self - Host
- TV total as Self
- Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef as Self
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999 as self
1998
- Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show as Self
- Menschen hautnah as Self
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998 as self
1997
- Leute heute as Self
- German Comedy Award as Self
1996
- Zimmer frei! as Self
- Tigerenten Club as Self
- Die Wochenshow as Self
- RTL-Spendenmarathon as Self
1995
1994
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
1992
- Morgenmagazin as self
1991
- Boulevard Bio as Self
1990
- Stern TV as Self
1989
- Blauer Panther as Self
1988
- Mitternachtsspitzen as Self
1986
- Die Maultrommel as Self - Host
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self - Laudatio
1982
- Menschen as Self
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
1978
- Bio’s Bahnhof as Self
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Anke
1964
- Grimme Award as Self
1956
- Eurovision Song Contest as Self - Host
1948
- Bambi as Self