Verena Altenberger
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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
Credits
Secret of the Midwife (2016)
as Dame Margareth
Athos 2643 (2027)
Actor
The Life of Wishes (2025)
Actor
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner (2025)
as Eila Kampstahl
First Snow of Summer (2023)
as Caro
No Beast. So Fierce. (2025)
as Elisabet York
Babystar (2026)
as AI CEO
Kästner and Little Tuesday (2016)
as young woman
Shillings from Heaven (2018)
as Rosa Unterguggenberger
Bach - A Christmas Miracle (2024)
as Anna Magdalena Bach
Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
as Woman in Dirndl
Cold Hell (2017)
as Ranya
The Road to Nevermore (—)
as Gwen
Hannes (2021)
as Dr. Redlich
Above the World (2022)
as Moid
Commitment Phobia (2021)
as Martha
Ein Dorf wehrt sich (2019)
as Eva Schädler
The Best of All Worlds (2017)
as Helga Wachter
The Dragon Maiden (2016)
as Hannah
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be (2023)
as Self
Schönes Schlamassel (2020)
as Anne Braun
Me, We (2021)
as Marie
Rufmord (2018)
as Kommissarin Baumann
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel (2016)
as Ina
Die Doppelte Frau (2022)
as Betty Steinhart
In the Rose Garden (2025)
Actor
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film (2024)
as Self - Interviewee
Slow Down the Fall (2025)
Actor
Der Treue größter Akt (2017)
as Kriemhild
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