Verena Altenberger
Acting
1987-11-11 · 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
Athos 2643
2027 · Movie
TheatersMonster Mia
2026 · Movie
Sheep
2026 · Series
Babystar
2026 · Movie
Mozart/Mozart
2025 · Series
In the Rose Garden
2025 · Movie
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
2025 · Movie
The Life of Wishes
2025 · Movie
Sturm kommt auf
2025 · Series
Slow Down the Fall
2025 · Movie
ACHT
2025 · Movie
No Beast. So Fierce.
2025 · Movie
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
2024 · Movie
Kafka
2024 · Series
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024 · Movie
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023 · Movie
First Snow of Summer
2023 · Movie
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
2022 · Series
Die Doppelte Frau
2022 · Movie
Shadows of the Past
2022 · Movie
Above the World
2022 · Movie
Hannes
2021 · Movie
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
2021 · Movie
Commitment Phobia
2021 · Movie
Me, We
2021 · Movie
Wild Republic
2021 · Series
Schönes Schlamassel
2020 · Movie
Secret in the Mountain
2019 · Movie
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019 · Series
Shillings from Heaven
2018 · Movie
Rufmord
2018 · Movie
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
2017 · Movie
The Best of All Worlds
2017 · Movie
Cold Hell
2017 · Movie
Magda macht das schon!
2017 · Series
Der Treue größter Akt
2017 · Movie
Kästner and Little Tuesday
2016 · Movie
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
2016 · Movie
Secret of the Midwife
2016 · Movie
The Dragon Maiden
2016 · Movie
Lena Lorenz
2015 · Series
Shades of Guilt
2015 · Series
Therapy for a Vampire
2014 · Movie
DENK mit KULTUR
2014 · Series
Murder by the Lake
2014 · Series
Im Schleudergang
2013 · Series
CopStories
2013 · Series
Vienna Crime Squad
2005 · Series
SOKO Köln
2003 · Series
Murder in the Mountains
2001 · Series
Abendschau
2000 · Series
Bavarian Film Awards
1979 · Series
Kölner Treff
1976 · Series
Polizeiruf 110
1971 · Series
Scene of the Crime
1970 · Series
The Road to Nevermore
Movie