Verena Altenberger
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.
Movie Appearances
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
as Narrator
2017
First Snow of Summer
as Caro
2023
Kästner and Little Tuesday
as young woman
2016
Above the World
as Moid
2022
Shadows of the Past
as Christina
2022
No Beast. So Fierce.
as Elisabet York
2025
Slow Down the Fall
2025
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
as Self
2023
Die Doppelte Frau
as Betty Steinhart
2022
Therapy for a Vampire
as Woman in Dirndl
2014
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
as Self - Interviewee
2024
In the Rose Garden
2025
The Life of Wishes
2025
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
as Ina
2016
Cold Hell
as Ranya
2017
The Best of All Worlds
as Helga Wachter
2017
The Dragon Maiden
as Hannah
2016
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
as Eva Schädler
2019
Secret of the Midwife
as Dame Margareth
2016
Rufmord
as Kommissarin Baumann
2018
TV Appearances
Wild Republic
as Rebecca
2021
Im Schleudergang
as Tatjana
2013
Lena Lorenz
as Hanna Striebel
2015
DENK mit KULTUR
as Self
2014
Vienna Crime Squad
as Jenny Peschke
2005
Magda macht das schon!
as Magda Wozniak
2017
Polizeiruf 110
as Elisabeth Eyckhoff
1971
SOKO Kitzbühel
as Yvonne
2001
SOKO Köln
as Sarah Fischer
2003
CopStories
as Chantal
2013
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
as Birgit Eberharter
2022
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
as Mutter
2019