- Became known to a wide audience in Germany for playing "Else Stratmann" on TV, a simple-minded woman commenting on the olympic games in Los Angeles, USA, (1984) and Seoul, South Korea (1988).
- Good friends with actresses Senta Berger and Mariele Millowitsch.
- One of Germany's most respected literature critics. Almost every book she presents on her show Lesen! Mit Elke Heidenreich (2003) reaches the bestseller lists.
- Author of very successful books like "Nero Corleone" (1995) and "Der Welt den Rücken" (2001).
- Although her marriages broke up, she remains good friends with Gert Heidenreich and Bernd Schröder.
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