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.
Filmography
all 103
Movies 57
TV Shows 46
self 34
Narrator 1
Bibi Blocksberg (2025)
Where's Wanda? (2024)
German Genius (2023)
Intimate. (2023)
Herzogpark (2022)
Der König von Palma (2022)
Zero (2021)
God, You’re Such a Prick (2020)
Legendary Hotels (2020)
9 Days Awake (2020)
Zielfahnder: Blutiger Tango (2019)
I've Never Been to New York (2019)
Benjamin the Elephant (2019)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2018)
Speechless (2016)
The Pasta Detectives 3 (2016)
Twice New Life (2016)
About a Girl (2015)
Wer weiß denn sowas? (2015)
Paare (2015)
Wir machen durch bis morgen früh (2014)
The Book Thief (2013)
Back on Track (2013)
The Adventures of Huck Finn (2012)
Sechzehneichen (2012)
Homecoming (2012)
Tom Sawyer (2011)
Dr. Hope (2009)
Hilde (2009)
Schade um das schöne Geld (2008)
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)
Hui Buh: The Castle Ghost (2006)
Margarete Steiff (2005)
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Tara Road (2005)
Anatomy 2 (2003)
Das Wunder von Lengede (2003)
Europe - 99euro-films 2 (2003)
Naked (2002)
Resident Evil (2002)
Nachts im Park (2002)
Die Affäre Semmeling (2002)
Late Night Shopping (2001)
A Goddamn Job (2001)
V.I.P. (2000)
Longitude (2000)
Männer und andere Katastrophen (1999)
Aimée & Jaguar (1999)
Das Gelbe vom Ei (1999)
Obsession (1997)
Taff (1997)
Männerpension (1996)
DAS! (1991)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1971-08-13 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceDüsseldorf, Germany
Height1.73-meter
RelationshipsMax Schröder (2005 - 2010), Daniel Craig (1994 - 2001)
ChildrenPippa Schröder, Mieke Ellen Schröder
FatherRainer Makatsch
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsRomy, Berliner Bär, Bavarian TV Awards, Grimme-Preis
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