Maike Conway was born in Starnberg, Germany. She attended stage school in Hamburg and was a guest student at the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film in Munich in 1987. From 1988 to 1995 she worked as a film and television editor. Since 1996 she has worked as a documentary filmmaker.

Ohne Meine Mutter (2003), Das Jahr Der Entscheidung (2009), Chancen (2010), Corinnes Secret (2015), Dance Till You Break (2022)