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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm0538443
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q62510
Facebook: No data
Instagram: https://instagram.com/heikemakatsch
X: No data
Filmography (Movies)
Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen
Character:Servera
Release Date:06/12/2025
Akiko, the Flying Monkey
Character:Police Chief
Release Date:05/06/2025
Slava der Hund
Character:Laura
Release Date:25/02/2024
Zero
Character:Cynthia Bonsant
Release Date:23/10/2021
God, You’re Such a Prick
Character:Eva Pape
Release Date:01/10/2020
9 Days Awake
Character:Liane Stehfest
Release Date:15/03/2020
Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango
Character:Gisela Tezloff
Release Date:26/10/2019
I've Never Been to New York
Character:Lisa Wartberg
Release Date:17/10/2019
Benjamin the Elephant
Character:Zora Zack
Release Date:01/08/2019
Kroos
Character:Self
Release Date:04/07/2019
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Character:Frau Reimann
Release Date:06/09/2018
Teenosaurus Rex
Character:Sara Wenger
Release Date:06/07/2017
Strange Daughter
Character:Hannah
Release Date:28/06/2017
Speechless
Character:mother
Release Date:22/10/2016
The Pasta Detectives 3
Character:Kellnerin
Release Date:28/04/2016
Twice New Life
Character:Ännie Borchert
Release Date:17/04/2016
About a Girl
Character:Sabine
Release Date:06/08/2015
Everything is Love
Character:Clara
Release Date:04/12/2014
Wir machen durch bis morgen früh
Character:Melanie Struttmann
Release Date:27/10/2014
The Book Thief
Character:Liesel's mother
Release Date:08/11/2013
Back on Track
Character:Birgit Averhoff
Release Date:10/10/2013
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Character:Tante Polly
Release Date:20/12/2012
Sechzehneichen
Character:Laura Eichhorn
Release Date:28/11/2012
Homecoming
Character:Katarina Endriss
Release Date:02/05/2012
Tom Sawyer
Character:Tante Polly
Release Date:17/11/2011
The Door
Character:Gia
Release Date:26/11/2009
Dr. Hope
Character:Hope Bridges Adams
Release Date:03/07/2009
Hilde
Character:Hildegard Knef
Release Date:11/03/2009
Schade um das schöne Geld
Character:Mirabel Blinker
Release Date:06/06/2008
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
Character:Frau Unger
Release Date:28/09/2007
Schwesterherz
Character:Anna
Release Date:06/09/2007
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost
Character:Leonora Gräfin zu Etepetete
Release Date:20/07/2006
Margarete Steiff
Character:Margarete Steiff
Release Date:23/12/2005
No Songs of Love
Character:Ellen
Release Date:26/10/2005
Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika
Character:Helen Schuster
Release Date:25/08/2005
A Sound of Thunder
Character:Alicia Wallenbeck
Release Date:15/05/2005
Tara Road
Character:Bernadette
Release Date:11/05/2005
Familie auf Bestellung
Character:Eva
Release Date:21/09/2004
Anatomy 2
Character:Viktoria
Release Date:23/11/2003
Das Wunder von Lengede
Character:Renate Reger
Release Date:09/11/2003
Love Actually
Character:Mia
Release Date:07/09/2003
Naked
Character:Emilia
Release Date:02/09/2002
Resident Evil
Character:Dr. Lisa Addison
Release Date:15/03/2002
Nachts im Park
Character:Katharina Lumis
Release Date:14/03/2002
Late Night Shopping
Character:Madeline
Release Date:22/06/2001
A Goddamn Job
Character:Katinka Sirena
Release Date:19/04/2001
Gripsholm
Character:Prinzessin
Release Date:16/11/2000
The Announcement
Character:Rumour
Release Date:15/09/2000
Longitude
Character:Queen Charlotte
Release Date:02/01/2000
Tails You Win, Heads You Lose
Character:Maja
Release Date:29/07/1999
Männer und andere Katastrophen
Character:Judith Kern
Release Date:30/04/1999
Aimée & Jaguar
Character:Klärchen
Release Date:11/02/1999
Das Gelbe vom Ei
Character:Floris Blinker
Release Date:25/01/1999
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Character:Isolde
Release Date:24/12/1998
Am I Beautiful?
Character:Vera
Release Date:17/09/1998
Obsession
Character:Miriam Auerbach
Release Date:28/08/1997
Männerpension
Character:Maren Krummsieg
Release Date:31/01/1996
Television Appearances
Where's Wanda?
Character:Carlotta Klatt
Slava, der Hund
Character:Laura
German Genius
Character:Heike Makatsch
Tender Hearts
Character:Anja
INTIMATE.
Character:Alice
Herzogpark
Character:Maria Schreiber
Der König von Palma
Character:Sylie Alder
Wer stiehlt mir die Show?
Character:Self
Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause
Character:
Hätten Sie’s gewusst
Character:Self
Late Night Berlin
Character:Self
Abendshow
Character:Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Character:Self
Wer weiß denn sowas?
Character:
Paare
Character:
Paare
Character:Patientin
Neo Magazin Royale
Character:Guest
Neo Magazin Royale
Character:
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Character:Self
Inas Nacht
Character:Self
Thadeusz
Character:self
Through the Night with...
Character:Self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
Character:Self
Die Affäre Semmeling
Character:Silke Semmeling
V.I.P.
Character:Self
Longitude
Character:Queen Charlotte
TV total
Character:Self
Beckmann
Character:Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Character:Self
Leute heute
Character:Self
Taff
Character:self
Tietjen und Bommes
Character:Self
Zimmer frei!
Character:Self
Interaktiv
Character:Host
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Character:Self
Kulturzeit
Character:self
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
Character:Self
Bravo Super Show – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung
Character:Self - Host
Boulevard Bio
Character:Self
DAS!
Character:Self
Blauer Panther
Character:Self
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Telestar
Character:Self
Menschen
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Bavarian Film Awards
Character:Self
NDR Talk Show
Character:Self
Kölner Treff
Character:Self
3 nach 9
Character:Self
Scene of the Crime
Character:Ellen Berlinger
German Film Award
Character:Self
Bambi
Character:Self
Images
