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. 하이케 마카치(1971년생, Düsseldorf, Germany) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 책도둑, Liebe Deine Nächste!, Nackt가 있으며, 그 외에도 Tatort, Die Harald Schmidt Show, DAS!, Leute heute, Kölner Treff, NDR Talk Show, Kulturzeit, alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio, Taff, Die Johannes B. Kerner Show, Wer weiß denn sowas?, Zimmer frei! 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2027년 Komplizinnen - Vernunft ist keine Lösung에 출연했다. 2025년 Bibi Blocksberg - Das große Hexentreffen에서 Servera 역을 맡았다. 2025년 날으는 원숭이 아키코에서 Police Chief 역을 맡았다.