Anke Engelke
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1965
- Birthplace
- Montreal, 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.
Filmography
Mind Your Body TBA
as Secretary
- Herkunft
Herkunft 2027
Actor
- Jackpot
Jackpot 2027
as Monika
70 Jahre ESC - More than Music 2026
as Self (archive footage)
Grönemeyer – Alles bleibt anders 2026
Actor
Eine halbe Stunde ist viel Zeit 2025
as Mareike Berger
Time We Lost 2025
as Rita Schenke
Kurzschluss hoch drei 2024
as Bettina Maurer
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal 2024
as Self
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt 2024
Actor
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre 2024
as Self
Der zweite Kurzschluss 2023
as Bettina Maurer
Shock 2023
as Irina
Kurzschluss 2022
as Bettina Maurer
Mother 2022
Actor
The Hawk 2022
as Gloria
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage 2022
as Self
Locked in Society 2022
as Heidi Lohmann
My Son 2021
as Marlene
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands 2020
as Narrator (voice)
- Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf
Herr Feuerstein schreibt seinen Nachruf 2020
as Self
The A-Z of Eurovision 2020
as Self - Presenter (archive footage)
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen 2020
as Karin Berger
Rate Your Date 2019
as Angie
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World 2018
as Cyrils Mutter Anja
Südstadt 2017
as Anne Lehmann
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt 2017
as Karin Berger
Nur ein Tag 2017
as Zweite Eintagsfliege
Happy Burnout 2017
as Alexandra
Wellness für Paare 2016
as Therese Pönsgen
Deadly Leaks 2016
as Karin Berger
- Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer
Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer 2016
as self
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub 2015
as Resepsjonist
Einmal Hallig und zurück 2015
as Fanny Reitmeyer
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails 2015
as Hedwig Kümmelsaft, Thanks
Herman the German 2015
as Dr. Werner
Frau Müller muss weg! 2015
as Jessica Höfel
The Pasta Detectives 2014
as Eisverkäuferin
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder 2014
as Leder for Patentstyret
Pinocchio 2013
as Coco
Pastewkas Weihnachtsgeschichte 2013
Actor
- Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke
Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke 2013
as self
Unser Song für Malmö 2013
as Host
Überlast 2012
as Prof. Dr. Kuhn
Brett vor’m Kopp 2012
as herself
Die Helene Fischer Show 2011 2011
as Anneliese
Fröhlicher Frühling 2011
as Anneliese Funzfichler
Freche Mädchen 2 2010
as Mila's Mother
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2 2009
as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
Lippels Traum 2009
as Frau Jakob / Böse Tante
Freche Mädchen 2008
as Mila's Mother
Impy's Wonderland 2008
as Wutz (voice)
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2007
as Anneliese Funzfichler / Various
Vollidiot 2007
as Eule
The Trip to Panama 2006
as Fisch
Impy's Island 2006
as Wutz (voice)
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island 2005
as Iguanita (voice)
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love 2005
as Helena Stokowski
- Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70
Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70 2004
as Self
The Trixxer 2004
as Doris Dubinsky
Germanikus 2004
as Mrs. Senator
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003 2003
as self
Just Get Married! 2003
as Ina
Operation Dance Sensation 2003
as Veronica Rell
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002 2002
as self
- Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001 2001
as self
The Little Polar Bear 2001
as Mutter Eisbär (voice)
Manitou's Shoe 2001
as Mutter (extended edition)
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000 2000
as self
LiebesLuder 2000
as Christine
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei 2000
Actor
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999 1999
as self
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998 1998
as self
Credits from TMDB.