page_title: Heike Makatsch
section_title: Career
hierarchical_section_title: Heike Makatsch / Career
caption_attribution_description: Heike Makatsch beim Hessischen Film- und Kinopreis 2012
context_page_description: Heike Makatsch is a German actress, voice actress, and singer. She is known for her roles as Lisa Addison in Resident Evil, Mia in Love Actually, and as Liesel's mother in The Book Thief.
context_section_description: 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 cancelled 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).
  Since 2012, Makatsch has been a testimonial for French cosmetics company L'Oréal.
  Makatsch served on the jury of the Goldene Kamera awards in 2017.
caption: Makatsch at the 2012 Hessen Film and Cinema Prize
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