Heike Makatsch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-08-13 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Düsseldorf, Germany

Heike Makatsch

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.

Known For

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • DAS!

    DAS!

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Love Actually

    Love Actually

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Kölner Treff

    Kölner Treff

  • Zimmer frei!

    Zimmer frei!

  • Beckmann

    Beckmann

  • 3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Taff

    Taff

  • Inas Nacht

    Inas Nacht

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

    alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • German Film Award

    German Film Award

  • Wer weiß denn sowas?

    Wer weiß denn sowas?

  • Wer weiß denn sowas?

    Wer weiß denn sowas?

  • Tietjen und Bommes

    Tietjen und Bommes

  • Late Night Berlin

    Late Night Berlin

  • Resident Evil

    Resident Evil

  • Bavarian Film Awards

    Bavarian Film Awards

  • Boulevard Bio

    Boulevard Bio

  • Neo Magazin Royale

    Neo Magazin Royale

  • Neo Magazin Royale

    Neo Magazin Royale

  • Gripsholm

    Gripsholm

  • Dr. Hope

    Dr. Hope

  • Kroos

    Kroos

  • Strange Daughter

    Strange Daughter

  • Through the Night with...

    Through the Night with...

  • Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

  • Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

  • Anatomy 2

    Anatomy 2

  • Benjamin the Elephant

    Benjamin the Elephant

  • Männerpension

    Männerpension

  • Thadeusz

    Thadeusz

  • Where's Wanda?

    Where's Wanda?

  • Sechzehneichen

    Sechzehneichen

  • Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

    Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

  • The Book Thief

    The Book Thief

  • Gero von Boehm begegnet...

    Gero von Boehm begegnet...

  • I've Never Been to New York

    I've Never Been to New York

  • Tara Road

    Tara Road

  • Homecoming

    Homecoming

  • The Door

    The Door

  • Menschen

    Menschen

  • Schwesterherz

    Schwesterherz

  • Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost

    Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost

  • Abendshow

    Abendshow

  • Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause

    Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • INTIMATE.

    INTIMATE.

  • A Sound of Thunder

    A Sound of Thunder

  • Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

    Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

  • Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango

    Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango

  • Telestar

    Telestar

  • Longitude

    Longitude

  • German Genius

    German Genius

  • Back on Track

    Back on Track

  • Longitude

    Longitude

  • God, You’re Such a Prick

    God, You’re Such a Prick

  • Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

    Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

  • 9 Days Awake

    9 Days Awake

  • Nachts im Park

    Nachts im Park

  • The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

    The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

  • Teenosaurus Rex

    Teenosaurus Rex

  • Obsession

    Obsession

  • Paare

    Paare

  • Paare

    Paare

  • Naked

    Naked

  • Das Wunder von Lengede

    Das Wunder von Lengede

  • Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen

    Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen

  • The Pasta Detectives 3

    The Pasta Detectives 3

  • Aimée & Jaguar

    Aimée & Jaguar

  • Late Night Shopping

    Late Night Shopping

  • Akiko, the Flying Monkey

    Akiko, the Flying Monkey

  • Hätten Sie’s gewusst

    Hätten Sie’s gewusst

  • TV total

    TV total

  • The Adventures of Huck Finn

    The Adventures of Huck Finn

  • Schade um das schöne Geld

    Schade um das schöne Geld

  • Am I Beautiful?

    Am I Beautiful?

  • Das Gelbe vom Ei

    Das Gelbe vom Ei

  • Familie auf Bestellung

    Familie auf Bestellung

  • Herzogpark

    Herzogpark

  • Die Affäre Semmeling

    Die Affäre Semmeling

  • Bravo Super Show – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung

    Bravo Super Show – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung

  • Tender Hearts

    Tender Hearts

  • V.I.P.

    V.I.P.

  • Der König von Palma

    Der König von Palma

  • Love Your Female Neighbor!

    Love Your Female Neighbor!

  • Interaktiv

    Interaktiv

  • No Songs of Love

    No Songs of Love

  • Twice New Life

    Twice New Life

  • Slava der Hund

    Slava der Hund

  • About a Girl

    About a Girl

  • Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika

    Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika

  • Slava, der Hund

    Slava, der Hund

  • Zero

    Zero

  • Everything is Love

    Everything is Love

  • Männer und andere Katastrophen

    Männer und andere Katastrophen

  • Margarete Steiff

    Margarete Steiff

  • Hilde

    Hilde

  • Wir machen durch bis morgen früh

    Wir machen durch bis morgen früh

  • Tails You Win, Heads You Lose

    Tails You Win, Heads You Lose

  • A Goddamn Job

    A Goddamn Job

  • The Announcement

    The Announcement