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Heike Makatsch

Makatsch was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, the daughter of former German national ice hockey team goaltender Rainer Makatsch. She spent several months in New Mexico in 1988 in an effort to improve her English, and later studied politics and sociology at the University of Düsseldorf for four semesters, which was followed by an apprenticeship as a dressmaker until 1994. Her television career started in 1993, when she was hired by music channel VIVA, hosting shows such as Interaktiv and Heikes Hausbesuche; two years later, on August 13 1995, she became the host of the German chart show BRAVO TV, aired by RTL II, a position she kept until summer 1996. In 1997 she started hosting her own weekly, late night show titled Heike Makatsch Show. However, due to bad ratings, it was cancelled after only eight episodes. Makatsch first appeared in a movie in 1996, when she starred in Detlev Buck's Männerpension (English: "Jailbirds"); she received the Bavarian Film Award as most talented young actor for her performance. Since then, she has appeared in several German and English language productions.


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Born:
Aug 13, 1971 In Düsseldorf, Germany
Movie/TV Credits:
61
First Appeared:
In the series Capelli Code
Latest Project:
Series Tender Hearts 2023-04-06
Known For
Poster of Margarete Steiff
Poster of Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika
Poster of Love Actually
Poster of Gripsholm
Filmography
Series Capelli Code Petra Paul 2025
Series Tender Hearts Anja 2023-04-06
Movie Zero - Sie wissen, was Du tust Cynthia Bonsant 2021-11-03
Movie God, You’re Such a Prick Eva Pape 2020-10-01
Movie 9 Days Awake Liane Stehfest 2020-03-15
Movie Benjamin the Elephant Zora Zack 2019-08-01
Movie Kroos Self 2019-07-04
Movie I've Never Been to New York Lisa Wartberg 2019-10-17
Movie Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango Gisela Tezloff 2019-10-26
Movie The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Frau Reimann 2018-09-06
Movie Strange Daughter Hannah 2017-06-28
Movie Teenosaurus Rex Sara Wenger 2017-07-06
Movie The Jungle Book Raksha (German Voice) 2016-04-07
Movie The Pasta Detectives 3 Kellnerin 2016-04-28
Movie Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Lisa (archive footage) 2016-12-23
Movie About a Girl Sabine 2015-08-06
Movie Zweimal zweites Leben Ännie Borchert 2015-12-31
Movie Everything is Love Clara 2014-12-04
Movie Wir machen durch bis morgen früh Melanie Struttmann 2014-10-27
Movie The Book Thief Liesel's mother 2013-11-08
Movie Back on Track Birgit Averhoff 2013-10-10
Movie Resident Evil: Retribution Dr. Lisa Addison (archive footage) 2012-09-12
Movie Homecoming Katarina Endriss 2012-05-02
Movie Sechzehneichen Laura Eichhorn 2012-11-28
Movie The Adventures of Huck Finn Tante Polly 2012-12-20
Movie Tom Sawyer Tante Polly 2011-11-17
Movie Hilde Hildegard Knef 2009-03-11
Movie Dr. Hope Hope Bridges Adams 2009-07-03
Movie The Door Gia 2009-11-26
Movie Schade um das schöne Geld Mirabel Blinker 2008-06-06
Series Inas Nacht Unknown 2007-06-09
Movie Schwesterherz Anna 2007-09-06
Movie Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution Frau Unger 2007-09-28
Movie Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost Leonora Gräfin zu Etepetete 2006-07-20
Movie Tara Road Bernadette 2005-05-11
Movie A Sound of Thunder Alicia Wallenbeck 2005-05-15
Movie Margarete Steiff Margarete Steiff 2005-12-23
Movie Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika Helen Schuster 2005-08-25
Movie Keine Lieder über Liebe Ellen 2005-10-26
Movie Familie auf Bestellung Eva 2004-09-21
Movie Love Actually Mia 2003-09-07
Movie Anatomy 2 Viktoria 2003-11-23
Movie Das Wunder von Lengede Renate Reger 2003-11-09
Series Die Affäre Semmeling Silke Semmeling 2002-01-02
Movie Nachts im Park Katharina Lumis 2002-03-14
Movie Resident Evil Dr. Lisa Addison 2002-03-15
Movie Naked Emilia 2002-09-02
Movie Late Night Shopping Madeline 2001-06-22
Movie A Goddamn Job Katinka Sirena 2001-04-19
Movie Gripsholm Prinzessin 2000-11-16
Movie Longitude Queen Charlotte 2000-01-02
Movie Das Gelbe vom Ei Floris Blinker 1999-01-25
Movie Männer und andere Katastrophen Judith Kern 1999-04-30
Movie Tails You Win, Heads You Lose Maja 1999-07-29
Movie Aimée & Jaguar Klärchen 1999-02-11
Movie Love Your Female Neighbor! Isolde 1998-12-24
Movie Am I Beautiful? Vera 1998-09-17
Movie Obsession Miriam Auerbach 1997-08-28
Movie Männerpension Maren Krummsieg 1996-01-31
Series Die Harald Schmidt Show Unknown 1995-12-05
Series Wetten, dass..? Unknown 1981-02-14