
Heike Makatsch
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 2.69 |
Birthday | 1971-08-13 |
Place of Birth | Düsseldorf, Germany |
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2003

Love Actually
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Aimée & Jaguar
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Gripsholm
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A Sound of Thunder
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Kroos
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Late Night Shopping
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2009

The Door
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1999

Das Gelbe vom Ei
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2009

Dr. Hope
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1999

Tails You Win, Heads You Lose
5.3/5
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1997

Obsession
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2008

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2011

Tom Sawyer
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2012

Homecoming
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Sechzehneichen
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The Book Thief
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Longitude
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Männer und andere Katastrophen
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About a Girl
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Twice New Life
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The Announcement
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The Pasta Detectives 3
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Bibi Blocksberg
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2019

Benjamin the Elephant
4.6/17
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2017

Strange Daughter
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2017

Teenosaurus Rex
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2016

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6.7/15
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2018

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
7.5/111
17-year-old Cyril is funny, smart and an all-round good guy. Just his somewhat overlarge nose spoils the picture. On a school trip to Berlin with Roxy...
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2019

I've Never Been to New York
6.133/30
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2019

Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango
6/5
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2020

9 Days Awake
6.2/14
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2020

God, You’re Such a Prick
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Slava der Hund
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