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.
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.
External links
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/nm5019500
Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25354295
Facebook: https://facebook.com/verenaaltenbergeractress
Instagram: https://instagram.com/verena_altenberger
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Filmography (Movies)
In the Rose Garden
Character:
Release Date:11/12/2025
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Character:Eila Kampstahl
Release Date:22/11/2025
The Life of Wishes
Character:
Release Date:13/11/2025
Babystar
Character:AI CEO
Release Date:06/09/2025
Slow Down the Fall
Character:
Release Date:30/05/2025
Acht
Character:Sandra Wolf
Release Date:28/03/2025
No Beast. So Fierce.
Character:Elisabet York
Release Date:26/03/2025
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Character:Anna Magdalena Bach
Release Date:30/10/2024
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:27/02/2024
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Character:Self
Release Date:23/03/2023
First Snow of Summer
Character:Caro
Release Date:03/03/2023
Die Doppelte Frau
Character:Betty Steinhart
Release Date:21/11/2022
Shadows of the Past
Character:Christina
Release Date:29/06/2022
Above the World
Character:Moid
Release Date:25/03/2022
Hannes
Character:Dr. Redlich
Release Date:25/11/2021
Bis Mitternacht
Character:Elisabeth Eyckhoff
Release Date:05/09/2021
Commitment Phobia
Character:Martha
Release Date:01/07/2021
Me, We
Character:Marie
Release Date:09/06/2021
Schönes Schlamassel
Character:Anne Braun
Release Date:02/09/2020
Die Lüge, die wir Zukunft nennen
Character:Police Chief Inspector Elisabeth Eyckhoff
Release Date:08/12/2019
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
Character:Eva Schädler
Release Date:01/10/2019
Shillings from Heaven
Character:Rosa Unterguggenberger
Release Date:08/12/2018
Rufmord
Character:Kommissarin Baumann
Release Date:30/06/2018
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
Character:Narrator
Release Date:22/12/2017
The Best of All Worlds
Character:Helga Wachter
Release Date:08/09/2017
Cold Hell
Character:Ranya
Release Date:19/01/2017
Der Treue größter Akt
Character:Kriemhild
Release Date:02/01/2017
Kästner and Little Tuesday
Character:young woman
Release Date:01/11/2016
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Character:Ina
Release Date:14/10/2016
Secret of the Midwife
Character:Dame Margareth
Release Date:25/03/2016
The Dragon Maiden
Character:Hannah
Release Date:11/03/2016
Therapy for a Vampire
Character:Woman in Dirndl
Release Date:19/12/2014
Television Appearances
Mozart/Mozart
Character:Marie Antoinette
Sturm kommt auf
Character:Elies Heingeiger
Kafka
Character:Robert Musil
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
Character:Birgit Eberharter
Wild Republic
Character:Rebecca
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Character:Mutter
Magda macht das schon!
Character:Magda Wozniak
Lena Lorenz
Character:Hanna Striebel
Lena Lorenz
Character:Hanne Striebel
Shades of Guilt
Character:Sheryl
DENK mit KULTUR
Character:Self
Murder by the Lake
Character:Maike Vogel
Im Schleudergang
Character:Tatjana
CopStories
Character:Chantal
Vienna Crime Squad
Character:Jenny Peschke
Cologne P.D.
Character:Sarah Fischer
SOKO Kitzbühel
Character:Yvonne
Abendschau
Character:Self
Bavarian Film Awards
Character:Self
Kölner Treff
Character:Self
Polizeiruf 110
Character:Elisabeth Eyckhoff
Polizeiruf 110
Character:Elisabeth 'Bessie' Eykhoff
Scene of the Crime
Character:Valli Granitzer
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