
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.
Acting (54 movies)

About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
2005

Vollidiot
2007

Germanikus
2004

Freche Mädchen
2008

The Trixxer
2004

Impy's Island
2006

The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
2005

The Trip to Panama
2006

Locked in Society
2022

Fröhliche Weihnachten
2007

Freche Mädchen 2
2010

Lippels Traum
2009

Impy's Wonderland
2008

The Hawk
2022

Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
2000

Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
2022

Fröhliche Weihnachten 2
2009

Mother
2022

Shock
2023

The Pasta Detectives
2014

Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
2020

Fröhlicher Frühling
2011

Der zweite Kurzschluss
2023

LiebesLuder
2000

Frau Müller muss weg!
2015

The A-Z of Eurovision
2020

Kurzschluss
2022

Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
2015

Pinocchio
2013

Überlast
2012

Just Get Married!
2003

Einmal Hallig und zurück
2015

Herman the German
2015

Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
2015

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

Happy Burnout
2017

Wellness für Paare
2016

Operation Dance Sensation
2003

Nur ein Tag
2017

Brett vor’m Kopp
2012

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Jagd in Kapstadt
2017

Deadly Leaks
2016

Südstadt
2017

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2018

Rate Your Date
2019

The Little Polar Bear
2001

Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
2014

Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
2020

My Son
2021

Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
2024

Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
2024

Kurzschluss hoch drei
2024

Time We Lost
2025

Manitou's Shoe
2001
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