Heike Makatsch is a German actress who started her singing career in 1996 with a cover version of Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man", which she sings in Detlev Buck's German film comedy "Männerpension" (1996). The song reached number eleven in the German singles charts. She has appeared in several other German films and also in films such as "Resident Evil" (2002), "Love Actually" (2003) and "The Book Thief" (2013).
In 1997, she starred alongside British actor Daniel Craig in the drama "Obsession" (1997) and began a multi-year relationship with the future James Bond star. She sings three songs on the film's soundtrack album, including "This Girl Was Made for Loving" with Bela B. Her version of "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" appears in her 1999 drama "The Heads of My Loved Ones". She sings several country songs on the soundtrack album for her 2005 film 'Almost Heaven'.
In 2009, she played the role of German singer and actress Hildegard Knef in the film biopic "Hilde" and sings several of the singer's well-known songs on the soundtrack album. She also sings with her co-star Max Martin Schröder on the soundtrack album of their 2009 film 'Die schönsten Kinderlieder'. In 2018, she also stars in Aron Lehmann's romantic comedy "Das schönste Mädchen der Welt".
