Anke Engelke
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1965-12-21
Place of Birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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.
Also Known For
About the Looking for and the Finding of Love
Jan 27, 2005
Vollidiot
Apr 11, 2007
Germanikus
Mar 26, 2004
Freche Mädchen
Jul 17, 2008
Bahnhof für Bio - Alfred Biolek wird 70
Jul 10, 2004
The Trixxer
May 20, 2004
Impy's Island
Aug 02, 2006
The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island
Sep 29, 2005
The Trip to Panama
Sep 20, 2006
Locked in Society
Apr 14, 2022
Fröhliche Weihnachten
Dec 19, 2007
Freche Mädchen 2
Aug 03, 2010
Lippels Traum
Oct 07, 2009
Impy's Wonderland
May 01, 2008
The Hawk
May 06, 2022
Best of Harald Schmidt - Respektlos und Rezeptfrei
May 29, 2000
Frank Elstner - Noch eine Frage
Apr 15, 2022
Sowas wie Glück. Eine Reise mit Anke Engelke
Nov 18, 2013
Pastewkas Weihnachtsgeschichte
Dec 20, 2013
Fröhliche Weihnachten 2
Dec 12, 2009
Mother
Sep 29, 2022
Fast perfekt. Anke Engelke und die Selbstoptimierer
Jan 11, 2016
Shock
Oct 20, 2023
The Pasta Detectives
Jul 10, 2014
Die Helene Fischer Show 2011
Dec 25, 2011
Unsere Väter – Die größten Showmaster Deutschlands
Dec 25, 2020
Fröhlicher Frühling
May 13, 2011
Der zweite Kurzschluss
Dec 30, 2023
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1998
Dec 22, 1998
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 1999
Dec 23, 1999
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2000
Dec 23, 2000
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2001
Dec 23, 2001
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2002
Dec 23, 2002
Danke, Anke! Weihnachten 2003
Dec 23, 2003
LiebesLuder
Nov 02, 2000
Frau Müller muss weg!
Jan 15, 2015
The A-Z of Eurovision
May 16, 2020
Kurzschluss
Dec 30, 2022
Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails
Apr 02, 2015
Pinocchio
Dec 24, 2013
Mind Your Body
Überlast
Sep 25, 2012
Just Get Married!
Oct 22, 2003
Einmal Hallig und zurück
Oct 08, 2015
Herman the German
Jan 20, 2015
Doctor Proctor: Bubble in the Bathtub
Oct 16, 2015
Lena, Stefan & Co. - Peter Urbans 25 legendäre ESC-Jahre
May 05, 2024
Happy Burnout
Apr 11, 2017
Wellness für Paare
Nov 23, 2016
Operation Dance Sensation
Jan 01, 2003
Nur ein Tag
Jun 29, 2017
Brett vor’m Kopp
Jun 20, 2012
Tödliche Geheimnisse – Jagd in Kapstadt
Aug 26, 2017
Deadly Leaks
Nov 05, 2016
Südstadt
Oct 03, 2017
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Sep 06, 2018
Rate Your Date
Mar 07, 2019
The Little Polar Bear
Oct 04, 2001
Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder
Mar 14, 2014
Tödliche Geheimnisse - Das Versprechen
Feb 22, 2020
My Son
Nov 18, 2021
Hape Kerkeling – Total Normal
Dec 06, 2024
Iris Berben - Ein persönliches Porträt
Nov 17, 2024
Kurzschluss hoch drei
Dec 30, 2024
Rita und Hans
Das Quiz mit Jörg Pilawa
Oct 18, 2002
Millionär gesucht! - Die SKL Show
May 23, 1998
5 Millionen SKL Show
Jun 20, 2003
Lachen tut gut - Comedy für Unicef
Nov 27, 1999
Die Wiwaldi Show
Jan 15, 2012
Quiz Taxi
Oct 09, 2006
Die Schöneberger Show
Feb 01, 2003
Die 80er Jahre Show
Apr 06, 2002
Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich
Apr 29, 2003
Domian: Der Promi-Talk
Oct 23, 2004
Die Maultrommel
Jan 13, 1986
LOL: Last One Laughing
Apr 01, 2021
Wetten, dass..?
Feb 14, 1981
Anke
Jan 28, 2000
Die Wochenshow
Apr 20, 1996
Ladykracher
Jan 11, 2002
Schmidt & Pocher
Oct 25, 2007
Scene of the Crime
Nov 29, 1970
Deutschland
Jun 17, 2015
Kommissarin Lucas
Mar 01, 2003
...und im Keller gärt es
Sep 01, 1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Dec 05, 1995
Circus Halligalli
Feb 25, 2013
Menschen bei Maischberger
Sep 02, 2003
Genial daneben
Jan 11, 2003
Böhmi brutzelt
Jul 23, 2021
Ladyland
Mar 20, 2006
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
Sep 12, 2020
Anke Late Night
Oct 21, 2004
Through the Night with...
May 10, 2002
German Television Award
Oct 02, 1999
The Perfect Miss
Aug 15, 2024
Ich kann Kanzler
Jun 13, 2009
Scene of the Crime
Nov 29, 1970
Late Night Berlin
Mar 12, 2018
Die Carolin Kebekus Show
May 21, 2020
elefantierisch
Sep 17, 2011
Pastewka
Sep 09, 2005
Leute heute
Jul 23, 1997
Gottschalk Live
Jan 23, 2012
Günther Jauch
Sep 11, 2011
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Jan 05, 2021
Bio’s Bahnhof
Feb 09, 1978
Derrick
Oct 20, 1974
1Live Talk mit Frau Heinrich
Sep 13, 2011
Krömer - Die internationale Show
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Blind Date
May 20, 2001
LOL: Last One Laughing - Xmas Special
Dec 22, 2023
Grimme Awards Ceremony
Jan 16, 1964
Blauer Panther
Jan 01, 1989
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Feb 03, 1984
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Feb 03, 1984
Bambi-Verleihung
Jan 01, 1948
German Comedy Award
Jan 01, 1997
RTL-Spendenmarathon
Nov 27, 1996
Pinocchio
Dec 25, 2013
Zimmer frei!
Jul 09, 1996
Bravo Otto Verleihung
Jan 01, 1957
Neo Magazin Royale
Oct 31, 2013
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Dec 27, 1994
Kölner Treff
Jan 25, 1976
TV total
Mar 08, 1999
The Interpreter of Silence
Nov 15, 2023
Wir können auch anders
Mar 24, 2023
Eurovision Song Contest
May 24, 1956
NDR Talk Show
Feb 09, 1979
NDR Kultur – Das Journal
Apr 29, 2002
Menschen
Jan 09, 1982
Stern TV
Apr 04, 1990
The Last Word
Sep 17, 2020
Hamburg Journal
Apr 15, 2011
Die WIB-Schaukel
Jan 01, 2001
Morgenmagazin
Jul 19, 1992
Elton.tv
Dec 06, 2001
Mitternachtsspitzen
Sep 17, 1988
Morgenmagazin
Jul 19, 1992
Tigerenten Club
Jan 06, 1996
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
May 28, 2019
The Discounters
Dec 17, 2021
Hallo Niedersachsen
May 10, 2012
Die Carolin Kebekus Show
May 21, 2020
Chabos
Stefan Raab: Mein ESC – Chefsache Abor & Tynna
May 16, 2025
