Anke Engelke

Anke Engelke Christina ( born December 21, 1965 in Montreal; civil Anke Christina Fischer) is a German comedian, actress, entertainer, musician, voice actor and presenter.

• 4.1 TV moderation and comedy
• 4.2 film actress
• 4.3 Synchronsprecherin

Life

Childhood

Anke Engelke was born on 21 December 1965 in Montreal, Canada. Her father was a Lufthansa manager, her mother a foreign language correspondent. Anke Engelke and her sister grew up with three languages ​​German, English and French. In 1971 the family moved to Rösrath near Cologne. Engelke attended the local Freiherr- vom-Stein -Gymnasium and became a member of the school choir, the Sunday children. For the ZDF series Sing with Heino ( 1977-79 ), of the recordings also appeared, she stood with this children's choir to accompany the pop singer in front of the camera. As the choir singer Udo Jürgens the 1977 accompanied with a tour that eleven year old was discovered after a duet with Jürgens on Radio Luxembourg for broadcasting.

The first years in the entertainment business

From 1978 to 1980 Anke Engelke show host for Radio Luxembourg broadcast the moment times. In 1979 she sang in the group Manuel & Pony Song of Manuel and thus came on in the ZDF hit parade. From 1979 to 1986 she was a presenter of the ZDF for the daily children's programs on the radio show; together with Benny Schnier she hosted ZDF holiday program. In 1980 she made ​​an appearance at Bio 's Bahnhof, who promoted their careers. In 1981, the single was released Anke & Alexis Weissenberg - lullaby for adults. She studied English language and literature, Romance languages ​​and education in Cologne broke off Engelke. The former radio station SWF in Baden -Baden formed Engelke 1986 editor of, and later she presented to SWF3 to 1998 radio broadcasts, such as the music program Pop Shop. Since 1989, Anke Engelke and her sister Susanne are singers of the group Fred Kellner and the famous Soul Sisters, which accounts for about two to three weeks occurs annually live. In this soul band Engelke also met her future first husband, the keyboardist Andreas Grimm know. From 1993 to 1996 she was a member of SWF3 comedy ensemble Gagtory.

Television and Film

From 1996 to 2000 Anke Engelke joined, among others, in addition to Ingolf Lück, Bastian Pastewka, Marco Rima and later Markus Maria Profitlich in sat.1 sketch show The weekly show on. She proved her versatility in many different roles, including as " Ricky", a parody of the same member of the then fashionable girl band Tic Tac Toe. Another production for satellite 1 was the comedy series Anke. The series, in which, among other things Ingo Naujoks and Roswitha Schreiner roles occupied, played behind the scenes of a fictional talk show. The series ran two seasons of 1999 to 2001. Among other things, for her role of fictional Talk presenter Anke Engelke twice won the German Comedy Award for Best Comedian. In addition, the 2001 series was nominated as a candidate for the Adolf Grimme Prize.

From 2002 to 2004 Anke Engelke was seen with the sketch show Ladykracher on Sat.1. The show was nominated in 2003 for an Emmy and won several awards, including the German Comedy Award. Since Engelke after the third season other offers - including Anke Late Night and Ladyland - assuming she finished Ladykracher first. In 2008, the series was continued. In 2003, Engelke received for the improvised show Blind Date 2 - Taxi to Schweinau together with Olli Dittrich Adolf Grimme Award in gold. In December of the same year, she lent the fish lady Dorie in the German dubbed version of the film Finding Nemo her voice. Starting May 2004, Engelke presented at the former time slot of the Harald Schmidt Show, a late night show called Anke Late Night, which was discontinued in October 2004.

In March 2006, Engelke Ladyland, a new comedy series, which consisted of first four episodes and was continued in 2007 with twelve other. Since 2007, Engelke lends the character Marge Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons on ProSieben her voice. So you went to the succession of the deceased in July 2006, actress Elisabeth Volkmann. The first Simpsons episode with Engelke as speaker was a perfect gentleman on 21 January 2007. Since September 2007, Anke Engelke acts in the pre-school children's television series The show with the elephants. In the TV series, Commissioner Lucas she plays the younger sister of the embodied by Ulrike Kriener Commissioner. They also parodied in December 2007 and 2009, together with Bastian Pastewka in Merry Christmas! - With Wolfgang & Anneliese various television shows. In 2008, Engelke played in the theatrical comedy Naughty girl the mother of one of the three main characters. A year later, she was presenter of the award of the European Film Awards in Bochum.

In May 2011, Engelke moderated together with Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers the Euro Vision Song Contest 2011 in Dusseldorf. On October 2, 2011 Engelke won at the award ceremony of the German Television Award in Cologne in two categories, the first in the category " Best Entertainment Show of the Year" along with Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers for the moderation of the Euro Vision Song Contest in Dusseldorf, the second in the category " Best Comedy " for Ladykracher ( Sat 1 ).

In May 2012, Engelke was part of the five-member jury for the German Euro Vision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. When they announced the jury spokeswoman German voting results in the final. Engelke took only one of the 42 jury speakers and speakers inside the attention of the audience of millions, to make it clear attention to the human rights situation in Azerbaijan. During the live transmission of scoring from Germany she said in English: "Tonight was no one for his own country to vote. But it's good to vote, and it is good to have a choice. Good luck on your journey, Azerbaijan. Europe looks at you. " For their critical words Engelke received broad support from the media.

Family

1994 married Anke Engelke keyboardist Andreas Grimm, with whom she has a daughter born in 1996. They were divorced in May 2005. 2000 Engelke was a few months in a relationship with the television presenter Niels Ruf, next four years until March 2003, Benjamin of Stuckrad - Barre. Father of her two sons, born in July 2005 and in January 2009, is the musician Claus Fischer, the on 21 December 2005 - her 40th birthday - married. Anke Engelke took her husband's surname, but still occurs under the name Engelke.

Social Commitment

Anke Engelke is involved as an ambassador since 2003 for the German medical aid organization Action Medeor in the fight against malaria.

In 2012 she hosted the presentation of the Fair Trade Awards.

Filmography (selection)

TV moderation and comedy

Screen actress

Voice actress

Discography

Awards

For her performance in the German TV entertainment Anke Engelke received a number of awards every year since 1999 at least one.

• German Comedy Award as "Best Comedian " ( Audience Award )

• German Comedy Award as "Best Comedian " for Anke

• German Comedy Award as "Best Comedian " for Ladykracher
• German Comedy Award in the category " Best Comedy Show" for Ladykracher
• German Television Award in the category " Best Comedy " for Ladykracher
• Miss TV June 2002 ( 4Fans )

• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Sketch Show" for Ladykracher
• German Comedy Award in the category " TV Feature Film Audience Award "
• Together with Olli Dittrich Bavarian Television Award for Blind Date: Taxi to Schweinau
• Adolf Grimme Award in gold together with Olli Dittrich for Blind Date: Taxi to Schweinau
• Eins Live Krone in the category " Best Comedy "
• Bravo Otto in Silver

• Rose d'Or in the category " Best Comedy Actress " for Ladykracher

• Rose d'Or in the category " FRAPA Scripted Format Prize" for Ladykracher

• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Comedy " for Ladyland

• German Comedy Award in the category " Best Actress "

• 44 Adolf Grimme Award in competition "entertainment" together with Bastian Pastewka for the lead role in Merry Christmas
• Bavarian Television Award for Merry Christmas! - With Wolfgang & Anneliese (together with Bastian Pastewka )
• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Comedy Event " for Merry Christmas! - With Wolfgang & Anneliese (together with Bastian Pastewka )

• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Sketch Show" for Ladykracher

• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Sketch Show" for Ladykracher
• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Comedy Event " for Merry Christmas! - With Wolfgang & Anneliese (together with Bastian Pastewka )

• Star on the Boulevard of Stars in Berlin
• German Television Award in the category " Best Entertainment Show of the Year" along with Stefan Raab and Judith Rakers for the moderation of the Euro Vision Song Contest 2011
• German Television Award in the category " Best Comedy " for Ladykracher ( Sat 1 )
• German Comedy Award in the category "Best Sketch Comedy" for Ladykracher