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.
Acted in 70
2020s
- 2027
Raging Moms
Movie
- 2025
Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen
Servera
Akiko, the Flying Monkey
Police Chief
- 2024
Slava der Hund
Laura
- 2023
Slava, der Hund
Laura · 6 episodes
Tender Hearts
Anja · 8 episodes
- 2022
Herzogpark
Maria Schreiber · 6 episodes
Der König von Palma
Sylie Alder · 6 episodes
- 2021
Zero
Cynthia Bonsant
- 2020
9 Days Awake
Liane Stehfest
2010s
- 2019
Manhunt: Bloody Tango
Gisela Tezloff
I've Never Been to New York
Lisa Wartberg
Benjamin the Elephant
Zora Zack
- 2018
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Frau Reimann
- 2017
Teenosaurus Rex
Sara Wenger
Strange Daughter
Hannah
- 2016
Speechless
mother
Twice New Life
Ännie Borchert
- 2015
Paare
Patientin · 1 episode
- 2014
Everything is Love
Clara
- 2013
- 2012
The Adventures of Huck Finn
Tante Polly
Sechzehneichen
Laura Eichhorn
Homecoming
Katarina Endriss
- 2011
Tom Sawyer
Tante Polly
2000s
- 2009
Dr. Hope
Hope Bridges Adams
Hilde
Hildegard Knef
- 2008
Schade um das schöne Geld
Mirabel Blinker
- 2007
Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
Frau Unger
Schwesterherz
Anna
- 2006
- 2005
Margarete Steiff
Margarete Steiff
No Songs of Love
Ellen
Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika
Helen Schuster
Tara Road
Bernadette
- 2004
Familie auf Bestellung
Eva
- 2003
Das Wunder von Lengede
Renate Reger
The Miracle of Lengede
Renate Reger · 2 episodes
- 2002
Naked
Emilia
Nachts im Park
Katharina Lumis
Die Affäre Semmeling
Silke Semmeling · 6 episodes
- 2001
A Goddamn Job
Katinka Sirena
- 2000
Gripsholm
Prinzessin
Longitude
Queen Charlotte
Longitude
Queen Charlotte · 1 episode
1990s
- 1999
Tails You Win, Heads You Lose
Maja
Männer und andere Katastrophen
Judith Kern
Aimée & Jaguar
Klärchen
Das Gelbe vom Ei
Floris Blinker
- 1998
Love Your Female Neighbor!
Isolde
Am I Beautiful?
Vera
- 1997
Obsession
Miriam Auerbach
- 1996
Männerpension
Maren Krummsieg
Wrote 1
2000s
- 2007
Schwesterherz
Screenplay
Appearances21
2020s
- 2021
2010s
- 2019
Kroos
Self
- 2018
- 2015
- 2011
1990s
- 1999
TV total
Self · 2 episodes
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1991
1980s
- 1981
1940s
- 1948
