Acting · Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria · Born November 11, 1987
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.
Athos 2643
2027
TVSheep
2026
as Astrid
MovieBabystar
2026
as AI CEO
TVMozart/Mozart
2025
as Marie Antoinette
MovieIn the Rose Garden
2025
MovieTödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
2025
as Eila Kampstahl
MovieThe Life of Wishes
2025
TVSturm kommt auf
2025
as Elies Heingeiger
MovieSlow Down the Fall
2025
MovieNo Beast. So Fierce.
2025
as Elisabet York
MovieBach - A Christmas Miracle
2024
as Anna Magdalena Bach
TVKafka
2024
as Robert Musil
MovieGegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024
as Self - Interviewee
MovieLars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023
as Self
MovieFirst Snow of Summer
2023
as Caro
TVRiesending - Jede Stunde zählt
2022
as Birgit Eberharter
Die Doppelte Frau
2022
as Betty Steinhart
MovieShadows of the Past
2022
as Christina
MovieAbove the World
2022
as Moid
MovieHannes
2021
as Dr. Redlich
MovieCommitment Phobia
2021
as Martha
MovieMe, We
2021
as Marie
TVWild Republic
2021
as Rebecca
MovieSchönes Schlamassel
2020
as Anne Braun
MovieEin Dorf wehrt sich
2019
as Eva Schädler
TVM - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
as Mutter
MovieShillings from Heaven
2018
as Rosa Unterguggenberger
MovieRufmord
2018
as Kommissarin Baumann
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
2017
as Narrator
MovieThe Best of All Worlds
2017
as Helga Wachter
MovieCold Hell
2017
as Ranya
TVMagda macht das schon!
2017
as Magda Wozniak
MovieDer Treue größter Akt
2017
as Kriemhild
MovieKästner and Little Tuesday
2016
as young woman
MovieDer Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
2016
as Ina
MovieSecret of the Midwife
2016
as Dame Margareth
MovieThe Dragon Maiden
2016
as Hannah
TVLena Lorenz
2015
as Hanna Striebel
TVShades of Guilt
2015
as Sheryl
MovieTherapy for a Vampire
2014
as Woman in Dirndl
TVDENK mit KULTUR
2014
as Self
TVMurder by the Lake
2014
as Maike Vogel
TVIm Schleudergang
2013
as Tatjana
TVCopStories
2013
as Chantal
TVVienna Crime Squad
2005
as Jenny Peschke
TVSOKO Köln
2003
as Sarah Fischer
TVMurder in the Mountains
2001
as Yvonne
TVAbendschau
2000
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
TVKölner Treff
1976
as Self
TVPolizeiruf 110
1971
as Elisabeth Eyckhoff
TVScene of the Crime
1970
as Valli Granitzer
MovieMarie Kreutzer Landkrimi Vier
as Sandra Wolf
The Road to Nevermore
as Gwen
