Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke

Born 1965-12-21 (age 60) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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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.

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Known For

The A-Z of Eurovision
The A-Z of Eurovision

2020

as Self - Presenter (archive footage)

Manitou's Shoe
Manitou's Shoe

2001

as Mutter (extended edition)

Time We Lost
Time We Lost

2025

as Rita Schenke

Vollidiot
Vollidiot

2007

as Chefin

Impy's Island
Impy's Island

2006

as Wutz (voice)

My Son
My Son

2021

as Marlene

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

2018

as Cyrils Mutter Anja

Locked in Society
Locked in Society

2022

as Heidi Lohmann

Shock
Shock

2023

as Irina

Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails

2015

as Hedwig Kümmelsaft

Rate Your Date
Rate Your Date

2019

as Angie

Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
Impy's Wonderland
Impy's Wonderland

2008

as Wutz (voice)

Germanikus
Germanikus

2004

as Mrs. Senator

The Trixxer
The Trixxer

2004

as Doris Dubinsky

Wellness für Paare
Wellness für Paare

2016

as Therese Pönsgen

The Pasta Detectives
The Pasta Detectives

2014

as Eisverkäuferin

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder

2014

as Leder for Patentstyret

Pinocchio
Pinocchio

2013

as Coco

The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island