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German actress (b. 1971)

Heike Makatsch (; born 13 August 1971) is a German actress. She is known for her roles as Lisa Addison in Resident Evil (2002), Mia in Love Actually (2003), and as Liesel's mother in The Book Thief (2013).

Makatsch was born in Düsseldorf, West 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.

Makatsch's 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 13 August 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 canceled after only eight episodes. Makatsch first appeared in a film in 1996 when she starred in Detlev Buck's Männerpension (English: "Jailbirds"). She received the Bavarian Film Award as the most talented young actor for her performance. Since then, she has appeared in several German and English language productions including the romantic comedy Love Actually (2003). She is perhaps best known for her role as Lisa Addison, Matt's sister in the video game based sci fi/horror film Resident Evil (2002). She voiced Terk in the German dub of Disney's Tarzan. Since 2012, Makatsch has been a face for French cosmetics company L'Oréal. Makatsch served on the jury of the Goldene Kamera awards in 2017.

Makatsch was in a seven year relationship with British actor Daniel Craig, ending in 2004. She has three daughters, born in 2007, 2009, and 2015; the first two are with musician Max Martin Schröder, from the German indie band Tomte. She has been in a relationship with actor Trystan Pütter since 2017.

as of 2022, Makatsch lives in Berlin.

In 1995, Makatsch won the Bavarian Film Award for Best New Actress for her role in Männerpension. In 2003, she and the rest of the cast of Love Actually were nominated for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast. She was nominated in 2006 for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role in Margarete Steiff – A Story of Courage.

Year Title Role Notes1996JailbirdsMaren Krummsieg1997ObsessionMiriam Auerbach1998KillerShortAm I Beautiful?VeraLiebe deine Nächste!Isolde1999Das Gelbe vom EiFloris BlinkerTV filmAimée & JaguarKlärchenMen and Other CatastrophesJudith KernTV filmCamino de SantiagoTeaTV miniseriesTails You Win, Heads You LoseMaja2000LongitudeQueen CharlotteTV filmGripsholmPrinzessinThe AnnouncementRumour2001Late Night Shopping Madeline ZozzocolovicA Goddamn JobKatinka Sirena2002 Die Affäre Semmeling Silke SemmelingTV miniseries (6 episodes)Resident EvilDr. Lisa AddisonNakedEmiliaAt Night in the ParkKatharina Lumis2003Anatomy 2ViktoriaLove ActuallyMiaRenate RegerTV film2004Familie auf BestellungEvaTV film2005Margarete Steiff (film)Margarete SteiffTV filmA Sound of ThunderAlicia WallenbeckNo Songs of LoveEllenTara RoadBernadetteHelen Schuster2006Twisted Sister (film)Anna2007Mrs. Ratcliffe's RevolutionFrau Unger2008Mirabel BlinkerTV film2009The DoorGia KonradsLe Combat d'une femme (téléfilm, 2009)Hope Bridges AdamsTV filmHildeHildegard Knef2011Tom Sawyer (2011 film)Aunt Polly2012Homecoming (2012 film)Katarina EndrissTV filmSechzehneichenLauraTV film2013The Book ThiefLiesel's motherBack on TrackBirgit Averhoff2014Charleen macht SchlussSabinelt=Everything is LoveClaraGeography of the HeartRachelSegment "Berlin" 2016–2021 Tatort Ellen Berlinger 3 episodes2017Sara2018The Most Beautiful Girl in the WorldFrau Reimann2019I've Never Been to New York Lisa Wartberg 2020 God, You're Such a Prick Eva Pape 2021 Zero Cynthia Bonsant TV film TBA Vienna Game TBA In production