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 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.
53 acting credits
Acting · 53
Scene of the Crime
1970
Polizeiruf 110
1971
Abendschau
2000
SOKO Köln
2003
Kölner Treff
1976
Vienna Crime Squad
2005
SOKO Kitzbühel
2001
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
Murder by the Lake
2014
Lena Lorenz
2015
Shades of Guilt
2015
CopStories
2013
Kafka
2024
DENK mit KULTUR
2014
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
Mozart/Mozart
2025
Magda macht das schon!
2017
Wild Republic
2021
The Life of Wishes
2025
Babystar
2026
Sturm kommt auf
2025
Im Schleudergang
2013
Secret of the Midwife
2016
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023
Cold Hell
2017
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
2025
Kästner and Little Tuesday
2016
Commitment Phobia
2021
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
2022
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
2024
Hannes
2021
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024
First Snow of Summer
2023
No Beast. So Fierce.
2025
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
2019
In the Rose Garden
2025
Acht
2025
The Best of All Worlds
2017
Therapy for a Vampire
2014
Rufmord
2018
Shadows of the Past
2022
The Dragon Maiden
2016
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
2016
Above the World
2022
The Road to Nevermore
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Me, We
2021
Athos 2643
2027
Shillings from Heaven
2018
Schönes Schlamassel
2020
Der Treue größter Akt
2017
Slow Down the Fall
2025
Die Doppelte Frau
2022
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
2017