Verena Altenberger
Acting • Born 1987-11-11
Biography
Verena Altenberger is an Austrian actress born and raised in the federal state of Salzburg. She studied acting in Vienna after completing a degree in Communication Studies and graduated from the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna in 2015. Altenberger gained early stage experience at the Burgtheater and later appeared at major theaters such as the Volkstheater Vienna and the Salzburg Festival, where she played the role of the Buhlschaft in Jedermann in 2021 and 2022. She rose to international attention with her award-winning lead performance in Adrian Goiginger’s film The Best of All Worlds (2017), which earned her several acting awards. Altenberger is also widely known for her television work, including CopStories, Magda Makes It Work!, Polizeiruf 110, and numerous film and TV productions across Austria and Germany. Beyond acting, she has served as President of the Austrian Film Academy since 2021 and became a UN World Food Programme ambassador in 2025.
Filmography
53 credits
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
Movie • 2017
Narrator
First Snow of Summer
Movie • 2023
Caro
Kästner and Little Tuesday
Movie • 2016
young woman
Above the World
Movie • 2022
Moid
Shadows of the Past
Movie • 2022
Christina
No Beast. So Fierce.
Movie • 2025
Elisabet York
Slow Down the Fall
Movie • 2025
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Movie • 2023
Self
Die Doppelte Frau
Movie • 2022
Betty Steinhart
Therapy for a Vampire
Movie • 2014
Woman in Dirndl
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Movie • 2024
Self - Interviewee
In the Rose Garden
Movie • 2025
The Life of Wishes
Movie • 2025
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Movie • 2016
Ina
Cold Hell
Movie • 2017
Ranya
The Best of All Worlds
Movie • 2017
Helga Wachter
The Dragon Maiden
Movie • 2016
Hannah
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
Movie • 2019
Eva Schädler
Secret of the Midwife
Movie • 2016
Dame Margareth
Rufmord
Movie • 2018
Kommissarin Baumann
Shillings from Heaven
Movie • 2018
Rosa Unterguggenberger
Der Treue größter Akt
Movie • 2017
Kriemhild
Schönes Schlamassel
Movie • 2020
Anne Braun
Hannes
Movie • 2021
Dr. Redlich
Commitment Phobia
Movie • 2021
Martha
Me, We
Movie • 2021
Marie
Babystar
Movie • 2026
AI CEO
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Movie • 2024
Anna Magdalena Bach
Acht
Movie • 2025
Sandra Wolf
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Movie • 2025
Eila Kampstahl
Wild Republic
TV • 2021
Rebecca
Im Schleudergang
TV • 2013
Tatjana
Lena Lorenz
TV • 2015
Hanna Striebel
DENK mit KULTUR
TV • 2014
Self
Vienna Crime Squad
TV • 2005
Jenny Peschke
Magda macht das schon!
TV • 2017
Magda Wozniak
Polizeiruf 110
TV • 1971
Elisabeth Eyckhoff
SOKO Kitzbühel
TV • 2001
Yvonne
SOKO Köln
TV • 2003
Sarah Fischer
CopStories
TV • 2013
Chantal
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
TV • 2022
Birgit Eberharter
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
TV • 2019
Mutter
Murder by the Lake
TV • 2014
Maike Vogel
Kafka
TV • 2024
Robert Musil
Bavarian Film Awards
TV • 1979
Self
Polizeiruf 110
TV • 1971
Elisabeth 'Bessie' Eykhoff
Shades of Guilt
TV • 2015
Sheryl
Scene of the Crime
TV • 1970
Valli Granitzer
Abendschau
TV • 2000
Self
Sturm kommt auf
TV • 2025
Elies Heingeiger
Lena Lorenz
TV • 2015
Hanne Striebel
Mozart/Mozart
TV • 2025
Marie Antoinette
Kölner Treff
TV • 1976
Self