Verena Altenberger
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1987-11-11 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
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.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
Abendschau
2000
as Self
Scene of the Crime
1970
as Valli Granitzer
SOKO Köln
2003
as Sarah Fischer
Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Elisabeth Eyckhoff / Elisabeth 'Bessie' Eykhoff
Murder in the Mountains
2001
as Yvonne
Vienna Crime Squad
2005
as Jenny Peschke
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
DENK mit KULTUR
2014
as Self
Murder by the Lake
2014
as Maike Vogel
Magda macht das schon!
2017
as Magda Wozniak
CopStories
2013
as Chantal
Shades of Guilt
2015
as Sheryl
Lena Lorenz
2015
as Hanna Striebel / Hanne Striebel
Kafka
2024
as Robert Musil
Mozart/Mozart
2025
as Marie Antoinette
Sheep
2026
as Astrid
Wild Republic
2021
as Rebecca
Sturm kommt auf
2025
as Elies Heingeiger
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
as Mutter
Im Schleudergang
2013
as Tatjana
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
2022
as Birgit Eberharter
Movies (32)
Athos 2643
2027
The Life of Wishes
2025
Above the World
2022
as Moid
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
2025
as Eila Kampstahl
The Dragon Maiden
2016
as Hannah
Schönes Schlamassel
2020
as Anne Braun
Cold Hell
2017
as Ranya
Babystar
2026
as AI CEO
The Road to Nevermore
as Gwen
Secret of the Midwife
2016
as Dame Margareth
Slow Down the Fall
2025
Der Treue größter Akt
2017
as Kriemhild
The Best of All Worlds
2017
as Helga Wachter
First Snow of Summer
2023
as Caro
No Beast. So Fierce.
2025
as Elisabet York
Hannes
2021
as Dr. Redlich
Shillings from Heaven
2018
as Rosa Unterguggenberger
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023
as Self
Commitment Phobia
2021
as Martha
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
2019
as Eva Schädler
Kästner and Little Tuesday
2016
as young woman
Rufmord
2018
as Kommissarin Baumann
Therapy for a Vampire
2014
as Woman in Dirndl
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
2016
as Ina
In the Rose Garden
2025
Die Doppelte Frau
2022
as Betty Steinhart
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
2024
as Anna Magdalena Bach
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024
as Self - Interviewee
Me, We
2021
as Marie
Shadows of the Past
2022
as Christina
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
2017
as Narrator
Marie Kreutzer Landkrimi Vier
as Sandra Wolf
About Verena Altenberger
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 p… With 54 credits spanning from 1970 to 2027, Verena Altenberger has appeared in 32 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Verena Altenberger Movies
- Athos 2643 (2027)
- The Life of Wishes (2025)
- Above the World (2022) — as Moid
- Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner (2025) — as Eila Kampstahl
- The Dragon Maiden (2016) — as Hannah
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