Ankie Beilke was born and raised in Germany. Her mother is a well-known Hong Kong actress Lau Heung-Ping and her father Michael Beilke is an art director. Ankie started acting and modeling at an early age, later attending The Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York and completing studies in Fine Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She enjoys creating colourful and abstract art, displaying a collection of original artwork internationally, including at Hotel SAV Hong Kong.