Verena Altenberger
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 11, 1987 (age 39)
- Birthplace
- Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Road to Nevermore
Movie · as Gwen
Athos 2643
Movie
Babystar
Movie · as AI CEO
Sheep
TV · as Astrid · 5 eps
No Beast. So Fierce.
Movie · as Elisabet York
Slow Down the Fall
Movie
In the Rose Garden
Movie
The Life of Wishes
Movie · as Paula
ACHT
Movie · as Sandra Wolf
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Movie · as Eila Kampstahl
Sturm kommt auf
TV · as Elies Heingeiger · 2 eps
Mozart/Mozart
TV · as Marie Antoinette · 6 eps
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Movie · as Anna Magdalena Bach
Kafka
TV · as Robert Musil · 6 eps
First Snow of Summer
Movie · as Caro
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Movie · as Self
Above the World
Movie · as Moid
Shadows of the Past
Movie · as Christina
Die Doppelte Frau
Movie · as Betty Steinhart
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
TV · as Birgit Eberharter · 2 eps
Hannes
Movie · as Dr. Redlich
Commitment Phobia
Movie · as Martha
Me, We
Movie · as Marie
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
Movie · as Buhlschaft
Wild Republic
TV · as Rebecca · 8 eps
Schönes Schlamassel
Movie · as Anne Braun
Secret in the Mountain
Movie · as Eva Schädler
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
TV · as Mutter · 6 eps
Rufmord
Movie · as Kommissarin Baumann
Shillings from Heaven
Movie · as Rosa Unterguggenberger
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
Movie · as Narrator
Cold Hell
Movie · as Ranya
The Best of All Worlds
Movie · as Helga Wachter
Der Treue größter Akt
Movie · as Kriemhild
Magda macht das schon!
TV · as Magda Wozniak · 46 eps
Kästner and Little Tuesday
Movie · as young woman
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Movie · as Ina
The Dragon Maiden
Movie · as Hannah
Secret of the Midwife
Movie · as Dame Margareth
Lena Lorenz
TV · as Hanna Striebel, Hanne Striebel · 1 ep
Shades of Guilt
TV · as Sheryl · 1 ep
Therapy for a Vampire
Movie · as Woman in Dirndl
DENK mit KULTUR
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Murder by the Lake
TV · as Maike Vogel · 1 ep
Im Schleudergang
TV · as Tatjana · 1 ep
CopStories
TV · as Chantal · 3 eps
Vienna Crime Squad
TV · as Jenny Peschke · 1 ep
SOKO Köln
TV · as Sarah Fischer · 1 ep
Murder in the Mountains
TV · as Yvonne · 1 ep
Abendschau
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bavarian Film Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kölner Treff
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Polizeiruf 110
TV · as Elisabeth Eyckhoff, Elisabeth 'Bessie' Eykhoff · 2 eps
Scene of the Crime
TV · as Valli Granitzer · 1 ep