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Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Actor · Born August 13, 1971 (55) · Düsseldorf, Germany

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 13, 1971 (55)
From
Düsseldorf, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 72 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Heike Makatsch's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.

Genres

Comedy7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Power
17%
Survival
14%
Self
13%
Society
9%
Ideas
6%
Morality
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 11 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
2 of 4
Shapeshifter
1 of 4
Herald
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Warm
8
Melancholic
5
Dread
4
Joyful
5
Other
16

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Heike Makatsch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Heike Makatsch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

72 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 36 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Komplizinnen - Vernunft ist keine Lösung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen(2025)

    as Servera

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Akiko, the Flying Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Police Chief

  • Where's Wanda?(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carlotta Klatt

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Slava der Hund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Laura

  • Slava, der Hund (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Laura

  • German Genius(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Heike Makatsch

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Tender Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Anja

  • INTIMATE. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Alice

  • Herzogpark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maria Schreiber

  • Der König von Palma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Sylie Alder

  • Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Cynthia Bonsant

  • God, You're Such a Prick(2020)

    as Eva Pape

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kurzstrecke mit Pierre M. Krause (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 9 Days Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Liane Stehfest

  • Manhunt: Bloody Tango (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Gisela Tezloff

  • I've Never Been to New York(2019)

    as Lisa Wartberg

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Benjamin the Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Zora Zack

  • The Most Beautiful Girl in the World(2018)

    as Frau Reimann

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Teenosaurus Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sara Wenger

  • Strange Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hannah

  • Speechless (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as mother

  • Rico, Oskar und der Diebstahlstein(2016)

    as Kellnerin

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Twice New Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ännie Borchert

  • About a Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Sabine

  • Paare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Patientin

  • Everything is Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Clara

  • Wir machen durch bis morgen früh(2014)

    as Melanie Struttmann

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Book Thief(2013)

    as Liesel's Mother

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Neo Magazin Royale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Guest

  • Back on Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Birgit Averhoff

  • The Adventures of Huck Finn(2012)

    as Tante Polly

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sechzehneichen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Laura Eichhorn

  • Die Heimkehr(2012)

    as Katarina Endriss

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Tom Sawyer(2011)

    as Tante Polly

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Door(2009)

    as Gia

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Dr. Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hope Bridges Adams

  • Hilde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hildegard Knef

  • Schade um das schöne Geld (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Mirabel Blinker

  • Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution(2007)

    as Frau Unger

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Schwesterherz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Screenplay · as Anna

  • Hui Buh - Das Schlossgespenst(2006)

    as Leonora Gräfin zu Etepetete

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Margarete Steiff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Margarete Steiff

  • No Songs of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ellen

  • Almost Heaven - Ein Cowgirl auf Jamaika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Helen Schuster

  • A Sound of Thunder(2005)

    as Alicia Wallenbeck

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Tara Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Bernadette

  • Familie auf Bestellung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Eva

  • Anatomy 2(2003)

    as Viktoria

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Das Wunder von Lengede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Renate Reger

  • The Miracle of Lengede (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Renate Reger

  • Love Actually(2003)

    as Mia

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Nackt(2002)

    as Emilia

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Resident Evil(2002)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Nachts im Park (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Katharina Lumis

  • Die Affäre Semmeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 6 episodes · as Silke Semmeling

  • Late Night Shopping(2001)

    as Madeline

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Goddamn Job (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Katinka Sirena

  • Gripsholm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Prinzessin

  • The Announcement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Rumour

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Queen Charlotte

  • Longitude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Charlotte

  • Tails You Win, Heads You Lose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Maja

  • Männer und andere Katastrophen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Judith Kern

  • Aimee & Jaguar(1999)

    as Klärchen

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Das Gelbe vom Ei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Floris Blinker

  • Love Your Female Neighbor! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Isolde

  • Am I Beautiful? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Vera

  • Obsession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Miriam Auerbach

  • Männerpension (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Maren Krummsieg

  • Interaktiv (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 5 episodes · as Host

  • Tatort(1970)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ellen Berlinger

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 73 titles, 72 of them dated from 1970 to 2025; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Resident Evil (2002)

$103M worldwide

Highest rated

The Book Thief (2013)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19702025

Peak 2002 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1970Screen debut· Scene of the Crime
  • 1996First film· Männerpension
  • 2002First top-billed film· Naked
  • 2019Career best· I've Never Been to New York
  • 2024Best so far· Where's Wanda?

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting73 of 73: 72 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting1 of 73: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s9 · acting2000s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew2010s21 · acting2020s14 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 14% of 21 roles
960616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Heike Makatsch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen (2025)

81st percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Book Thief (2013)

Midcredits 92nd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Heike Makatsch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity5 titles11–66 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Heike Makatsch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Heike Makatsch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benno Fürmann shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles