Verena Altenberger
Acting
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
Movies (32)
- Athos 26432027
Babystar2026AI CEO
In the Rose Garden2025
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner2025Eila Kampstahl
The Life of Wishes2025
Slow Down the Fall2025
No Beast. So Fierce.2025Elisabet York
Bach - A Christmas Miracle2024Anna Magdalena Bach
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film2024Self - Interviewee
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be2023Self
First Snow of Summer2023Caro- Die Doppelte Frau2022Betty Steinhart
Shadows of the Past2022Christina
Above the World2022Moid
Hannes2021Dr. Redlich
Commitment Phobia2021Martha
Me, We2021Marie
Schönes Schlamassel2020Anne Braun
Ein Dorf wehrt sich2019Eva Schädler
Shillings from Heaven2018Rosa Unterguggenberger
Rufmord2018Kommissarin Baumann- The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music2017Narrator
The Best of All Worlds2017Helga Wachter
Cold Hell2017Ranya
Der Treue größter Akt2017Kriemhild
Kästner and Little Tuesday2016young woman
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel2016Ina
Secret of the Midwife2016Dame Margareth
The Dragon Maiden2016Hannah
Therapy for a Vampire2014Woman in Dirndl
Shows (21)
Mozart/Mozart2025Marie Antoinette
Sturm kommt auf2025Elies Heingeiger
Kafka2024Robert Musil
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt2022Birgit Eberharter
Wild Republic2021Rebecca
M - A City Hunts a Murderer2019Mutter
Magda macht das schon!2017Magda Wozniak
Lena Lorenz2015Hanna Striebel
Shades of Guilt2015Sheryl
DENK mit KULTUR2014Self
Murder by the Lake2014Maike Vogel
Im Schleudergang2013Tatjana
CopStories2013Chantal
Vienna Crime Squad2005Jenny Peschke
SOKO Köln2003Sarah Fischer
SOKO Kitzbühel2001Yvonne
Abendschau2000Self- Bavarian Film Awards1979Self
Kölner Treff1976Self
Polizeiruf 1101971Elisabeth Eyckhoff
Scene of the Crime1970Valli Granitzer