Verena Altenberger
Actor
Born November 11, 1987 in Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
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
Marie Kreutzer Landkrimi Vier
Sandra Wolf
Babystar
AI CEO
Mozart/Mozart
Marie Antoinette
In the Rose Garden
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Eila Kampstahl
The Life of Wishes
Sturm kommt auf
Elies Heingeiger
Slow Down the Fall
No Beast. So Fierce.
Elisabet York
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Anna Magdalena Bach
Kafka
Robert Musil
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Self - Interviewee
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Self
First Snow of Summer
Caro
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
Birgit Eberharter
Shadows of the Past
Christina
Above the World
Moid
Hannes
Dr. Redlich
Commitment Phobia
Martha
Me, We
Marie
Wild Republic
Rebecca
Schönes Schlamassel
Anne Braun
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
Eva Schädler
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Mutter
Shillings from Heaven
Rosa Unterguggenberger
Rufmord
Kommissarin Baumann
The Best of All Worlds
Helga Wachter
Cold Hell
Ranya
Magda macht das schon!
Magda Wozniak
Der Treue größter Akt
Kriemhild
Kästner and Little Tuesday
young woman
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Ina
Secret of the Midwife
Dame Margareth
The Dragon Maiden
Hannah
Lena Lorenz
Hanna Striebel
Shades of Guilt
Sheryl
Therapy for a Vampire
Woman in Dirndl
DENK mit KULTUR
Self
Murder by the Lake
Maike Vogel
Im Schleudergang
Tatjana
CopStories
Chantal
Vienna Crime Squad
Jenny Peschke
SOKO Köln
Sarah Fischer
Murder in the Mountains
Yvonne
Abendschau
Self
Kölner Treff
Self
Polizeiruf 110
Elisabeth Eyckhoff
Scene of the Crime
Valli Granitzer