Heike Makatsch
Date of birth: 1971-08-13
Place of birth: Düsseldorf, Germany
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
Love Actually
2003-09-07
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all se
No Songs of Love
2005-10-26
As Tobias, a young director, supposes that his girl-friend Ellen had an affair with his brother Mark
Resident Evil
2002-03-15
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombie
Aimée & Jaguar
1999-02-11
In 1943, while the Allies are bombing Berlin and the Gestapo is purging the capital of Jews, a dange
Anatomy 2
2003-11-23
The doctor and soccer player in the leisure time Jo Hauser decides to move to Berlin and be an inter
Naked
2002-09-02
The story of three couples, one of which just broke up, one that seems to be about to, and one perfe
Gripsholm
2000-11-16
Kurt and Lydia are planning a relaxed vacation at the Gripsholm castle in Sweden . What Lydia does n
Kroos
2019-07-04
Documentary about German football player Toni Kroos. Features a review of his recent career includin
A Sound of Thunder
2005-05-15
When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chai
A Goddamn Job
2001-04-19
After 1000 years of being God, Jonathan finally wants to get rid of the arduous job and not only has
Tara Road
2005-05-11
A grieving Connecticut mother temporarily switches houses with a woman in Dublin, Ireland.
Schwesterherz
2007-09-06
Hilde
2009-03-11
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
2006-07-20
After 500 years, castle ghost Hui Buh finally has some royal residents to haunt, but he soon loses h
Das Wunder von Lengede
2003-11-09
The film is based on the events surrounding the Lengede mining accident in 1963.
Love Your Female Neighbor!
1998-12-24
Two young and attractive social workers/nuns bring fresh air into a city missionary station, but are
Zero
2021-10-23
Berlin in the near future: A secret meeting takes place between a board member of the dominant inter
Margarete Steiff
2005-12-23
Based on the life of German toymaker Margarete Steiff, the movie shows her long way from a 10-year-o
Männerpension
1996-01-31
A support program brings the two convicts Gerd and Steinbock into the care of women. There they are
Nachts im Park
2002-03-14
After the sudden death of his wife, heart surgeon Dr. Steffen Hennings becomes increasingly withdraw
Akiko, the Flying Monkey
2025-06-05
The monkey child Akiko lives in the zoo, but his family sends him on a big mission: he is supposed t
Late Night Shopping
2001-06-22
Four friends Sean, Vincent, Lenny and Jody find themselves at something of a deadend. Trapped in a t
The Door
2009-11-26
A successful artist loses control of his life after his young daughter's death. A chance for a new s
Das Gelbe vom Ei
1999-01-25
Where our story takes place, only the chickens know what stress means. Otherwise, life in the countr
Dr. Hope
2009-07-03
Historical Bio-Pic, based on the life of Hope Bridges Adams-Lehmann, being the first female physicia
Tails You Win, Heads You Lose
1999-07-29
Two beautiful young women kill men in a villa in Tuscany: Maya and Cora have been friends since chil
Obsession
1997-08-28
Two men become entangled in a torrid love affair with the same woman. Pierre is Miriam's longtime lo
Schade um das schöne Geld
2008-06-06
In einem kleinen Dorf an der Küste, wo sich Robbe und Hering Gute Nacht sagen, geht alles seinen fri
Tom Sawyer
2011-11-17
Tom Sawyer has a head full of pranks and drives when he invents is not just a new adventure, prefera
Homecoming
2012-05-02
August Staudenmeyer returns after thirty years absence as a wealthy man in his hometown Gerbersau. F
Sechzehneichen
2012-11-28
A young couple moves to a gated community (named Sechzehneichen), where soon the creative wife (a ph
The Book Thief
2013-11-08
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and shar
Back on Track
2013-10-10
A former Olympic champion wants to compete in the Berlin Marathon one last time.
Longitude
2000-01-02
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20
The Adventures of Huck Finn
2012-12-20
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his
Männer und andere Katastrophen
1999-04-30
The somewhat awkward student Judith is pursued by bankruptcies, bad luck and mishaps. The failed bab
About a Girl
2015-08-06
Charleen is 15, melodramatic, mega depressed, and Kurt Cobain’s biggest fan. Her best friend Isa is
Wir machen durch bis morgen früh
2014-10-27
Ali misses the lavish party nights in Hamburg's Kiez: Ms. Melanie, Baby Bobby and the family's tile
Everything is Love
2014-12-04
Follows the lives of different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrela
Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika
2005-08-25
The young wannabe country singer Helen is terminally ill. Her biggest dream is to sing at the legend
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
2007-09-28
Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire
Twice New Life
2016-04-17
A husband has to cope with his wife being comatose after an accident.
Familie auf Bestellung
2004-09-21
Alex can only accept his uncle's inheritance if he presents his wife and child.
The Announcement
2000-09-15
A film about friendship and familiarity masking major secrets. When protagonists Beth and Ross gathe
The Pasta Detectives 3
2016-04-28
The friends and amateur detectives Rico and Oskar experiencing their last adventure together. Here e
Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen
2025-12-06
Bibi, the young witch from Neustadt, is excited: the big international witches' convention is taking
Benjamin the Elephant
2019-08-01
Benjamin and his best friend Otto have to deal with the shrewd Zora Zack and to reach deep into thei
Strange Daughter
2017-06-28
Seventeen-year-old Lena meets 19-year-old Farid, a young Muslim. She has a clear-cut attitude toward
Teenosaurus Rex
2017-07-06
She was sweet, she was cute. But just before her 14th birthday, Daddy’s little princess mutates into
Speechless
2016-10-22
A little boy walks alone through a toy store, past people who speak a strange and, for him, incompre
Am I Beautiful?
1998-09-17
Between Munich and Seville, the destinies of sixteen characters intertwine and intersect, missing ea
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
2018-09-06
17-year-old Cyril is funny, smart and an all-round good guy. Just his somewhat overlarge nose spoils
I've Never Been to New York
2019-10-17
In the life of TV presenter Lisa, everything revolves around her talk show, celebrities and the rati
Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango
2019-10-26
LKA-Zielfahnderin Hanna Landauer and her new colleague Röwer travel to Montevideo to provide the cou
9 Days Awake
2020-03-15
“9 Days Awake”, the film adaptation of the eponymous novel by Eric Stehfest. Jannik Schümann plays E
God, You’re Such a Prick
2020-10-01
16-year old Steffi just graduated from high school and is very much looking forward to her class tri
Slava der Hund
2024-02-25