Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Acting
Born 1971-08-13Düsseldorf, Germany

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.

Movies (58)

Love Actually
7.1

Love Actually

2003Movie7.1
Resident Evil
6.7

Resident Evil

2002Movie6.7
The Book Thief
7.5

The Book Thief

2013Movie7.5
A Sound of Thunder
4.9

A Sound of Thunder

2005Movie4.9
Naked
5.4

Naked

2002Movie5.4
Wir machen durch bis morgen früh
4.5

Wir machen durch bis morgen früh

2014Movie4.5
Longitude
7.4

Longitude

2000Movie7.4
Kroos
6.1

Kroos

2019Movie6.1
Love Your Female Neighbor!
7.0

Love Your Female Neighbor!

1998Movie7.0
Anatomy 2
5.6

Anatomy 2

2003Movie5.6
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
5.8

Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost

2006Movie5.8
Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen
6.2

Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen

2025Movie6.2
God, You’re Such a Prick
6.3

God, You’re Such a Prick

2020Movie6.3
Tom Sawyer
6.0

Tom Sawyer

2011Movie6.0
The Door
6.2

The Door

2009Movie6.2
Aimée & Jaguar
6.8

Aimée & Jaguar

1999Movie6.8
Late Night Shopping
6.3

Late Night Shopping

2001Movie6.3
Speechless
7.0

Speechless

2016Movie7.0
Komplizinnen - Vernunft ist keine Lösung

Komplizinnen - Vernunft ist keine Lösung

2027Movie
Das Gelbe vom Ei
8.3

Das Gelbe vom Ei

1999Movie8.3
Tara Road
5.4

Tara Road

2005Movie5.4
Manhunt: Bloody Tango
5.3

Manhunt: Bloody Tango

2019Movie5.3
Am I Beautiful?
6.7

Am I Beautiful?

1998Movie6.7
Back on Track
7.3

Back on Track

2013Movie7.3
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
6.7

Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

2007Movie6.7
The Announcement
7.0

The Announcement

2000Movie7.0
I've Never Been to New York
5.9

I've Never Been to New York

2019Movie5.9
About a Girl
6.8

About a Girl

2015Movie6.8
The Adventures of Huck Finn
6.0

The Adventures of Huck Finn

2012Movie6.0
9 Days Awake
6.0

9 Days Awake

2020Movie6.0
Schwesterherz
5.0

Schwesterherz

2007Movie5.0
Obsession
4.2

Obsession

1997Movie4.2
Akiko, the Flying Monkey
4.5

Akiko, the Flying Monkey

2025Movie4.5
Teenosaurus Rex
5.3

Teenosaurus Rex

2017Movie5.3
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
7.4

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

2018Movie7.4
No Songs of Love
5.7

No Songs of Love

2005Movie5.7
Benjamin the Elephant
4.5

Benjamin the Elephant

2019Movie4.5
Schade um das schöne Geld
5.0

Schade um das schöne Geld

2008Movie5.0
Männerpension
5.4

Männerpension

1996Movie5.4
Everything is Love
5.6

Everything is Love

2014Movie5.6
Männer und andere Katastrophen
6.8

Männer und andere Katastrophen

1999Movie6.8
Margarete Steiff
7.1

Margarete Steiff

2005Movie7.1
Slava der Hund

Slava der Hund

2024Movie
Tails You Win, Heads You Lose
5.6

Tails You Win, Heads You Lose

1999Movie5.6
Hilde
5.3

Hilde

2009Movie5.3
Twice New Life
6.4

Twice New Life

2016Movie6.4
The Pasta Detectives 3
5.7

The Pasta Detectives 3

2016Movie5.7
Das Wunder von Lengede
6.3

Das Wunder von Lengede

2003Movie6.3
Nachts im Park
7.7

Nachts im Park

2002Movie7.7
Zero
4.8

Zero

2021Movie4.8
Sechzehneichen
5.7

Sechzehneichen

2012Movie5.7
Gripsholm
5.8

Gripsholm

2000Movie5.8
Familie auf Bestellung
6.3

Familie auf Bestellung

2004Movie6.3
A Goddamn Job
4.7

A Goddamn Job

2001Movie4.7
Homecoming
5.3

Homecoming

2012Movie5.3
Dr. Hope
7.0

Dr. Hope

2009Movie7.0
Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika
6.4

Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika

2005Movie6.4
Strange Daughter
3.4

Strange Daughter

2017Movie3.4

TV Shows (50)

Scene of the Crime
6.2

Scene of the Crime

1970Series6.2
Die Harald Schmidt Show
7.3

Die Harald Schmidt Show

1995Series7.3
DAS!
4.7

DAS!

1991Series4.7
Kölner Treff
6.8

Kölner Treff

1976Series6.8
Leute heute
5.2

Leute heute

1997Series5.2
NDR Talk Show
6.6

NDR Talk Show

1979Series6.6
Kulturzeit
4.7

Kulturzeit

1995Series4.7
Wer weiß denn sowas?
7.6

Wer weiß denn sowas?

2015Series7.6
Zimmer frei!
7.0

Zimmer frei!

1996Series7.0
Taff
4.3

Taff

1997Series4.3
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
7.5

The Johannes B. Kerner Show

1998Series7.5
3 nach 9
7.2

3 nach 9

1974Series7.2
Beckmann
4.5

Beckmann

1999Series4.5
Wetten, dass..?
5.6

Wetten, dass..?

1981Series5.6
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
6.0

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

1994Series6.0
Inas Nacht
7.8

Inas Nacht

2007Series7.8
Bambi
9.0

Bambi

1948Series9.0
Where's Wanda?
6.7

Where's Wanda?

2024Series6.7
Tietjen und Bommes
9.0

Tietjen und Bommes

1997Series9.0
Late Night Berlin
5.0

Late Night Berlin

2018Series5.0
Through the Night with...
7.9

Through the Night with...

2002Series7.9
Neo Magazin Royale
7.3

Neo Magazin Royale

2013Series7.3
Goldene Kamera
5.7

Goldene Kamera

1984Series5.7
Boulevard Bio
7.0

Boulevard Bio

1991Series7.0
Thadeusz
6.0

Thadeusz

2005Series6.0
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
8.5

Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause

2020Series8.5
German Film Award
6.0

German Film Award

1951Series6.0
Blauer Panther

Blauer Panther

1989Series
Gero von Boehm begegnet...

Gero von Boehm begegnet...

2002Series
Abendshow

Abendshow

2017Series
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
6.5

Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

2011Series6.5
Interaktiv
9.0

Interaktiv

1996Series9.0
Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

1979Series
Menschen
6.0

Menschen

1982Series6.0
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
7.7

Wer stiehlt mir die Show?

2021Series7.7
Telestar

Telestar

1983Series
Longitude
7.0

Longitude

2000Series7.0
INTIMATE.
8.5

INTIMATE.

2023Series8.5
German Genius
5.5

German Genius

2023Series5.5
Tender Hearts

Tender Hearts

2023Series
V.I.P.

V.I.P.

2000Series
Herzogpark
2.0

Herzogpark

2022Series2.0
TV total
6.2

TV total

1999Series6.2
Bravo Super Show – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung

Bravo Super Show – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung

1994Series
Die Affäre Semmeling
7.5

Die Affäre Semmeling

2002Series7.5
Paare
4.8

Paare

2015Series4.8
Hätten Sie’s gewusst

Hätten Sie’s gewusst

2019Series
Der König von Palma
8.0

Der König von Palma

2022Series8.0
The Miracle of Lengede

The Miracle of Lengede

2003Series
Slava, der Hund

Slava, der Hund

2023Series