Verena Altenberger
Actor
November 11, 1987 (38 years)
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
Filmography
| 2027 | |
| 2025 | Mozart/Mozart · as Marie Antoinette |
| 2025 | Tödliches Spiel - Das Live-Krimi-Dinner · as Eila Kampstahl |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Sturm kommt auf · as Elies Heingeiger |
| 2025 | Babystar · as Ai Ceo |
| 2025 | Acht - Ein Landkrimi · as Sandra Wolf |
| 2025 | Kein Tier. So Wild. · as Elisabet York |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Bach - Ein Weihnachtswunder · as Anna Magdalena Bach |
| 2024 | Kafka · as Robert Musil |
| 2023 | First Snow of Summer · as Caro |
| 2022 | Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt · as Birgit Eberharter |
| 2022 | Above the World · as Moid |
| 2022 | Gesicht der Erinnerung · as Christina |
| 2021 | Hannes · as Dr. Redlich |
| 2021 | Commitment Phobia · as Martha |
| 2021 | Me, We · as Marie |
| 2021 | Wild Republic · as Rebecca |
| 2020 | Schönes Schlamassel · as Anne Braun |
| 2019 | Secret in the Mountain · as Eva Schädler |
| 2019 | In Her Boots · as Mia |
| 2019 | Hunt for the Bosses · as Carla Orlando |
| 2019 | M - A City Hunts a Murderer · as Mutter |
| 2018 | Shillings from Heaven · as Rosa Unterguggenberger |
| 2018 | Defamed · as Kommissarin Baumann |
| 2017 | The Best of All Worlds · as Helga Wachter |
| 2017 | Cold Hell · as Ranya |
| 2017 | Magda does that · as Magda Wozniak |
| 2016 | Landkrimi: Drachenjungfrau · as Hannah |
| 2016 | Kästner and Little Tuesday · as Young Woman |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Secret of the Midwife · as Dame Margareth |
| 2016 | Secret of the Midwife · as Dame Margareth |
| 2016 | The Dead of Salzburg · as Annemarie Edlinger |
| 2015 | Lena Lorenz · as Hanne Striebel |
| 2015 | Old Money · as Politredakteurin |
| 2015 | Shades of Guilt · as Sheryl |
| 2014 | Therapy for a Vampire · as Woman In DirndlOn Plex |
| 2014 | Murder by the Lake · as Maike Vogel |
| 2013 | Im Schleudergang · as Tatjana |
| 2013 | CopStories · as Chantal |
| 2011 | Hubert und/ohne Staller · as Marcella Torres |
| 2009 | Schnell Ermittelt · as Assistentin Von Dr. Poschner |
| 2009 | The Lottery Winners · as Cindy Kretz |
| 2005 | SOKO Wien · as Jenny Peschke |
| 2003 | SOKO Köln · as Sarah Fischer |
| 2001 | SOKO Kitzbühel · as Yvonne |
| 1993 | Tom Turbo · as Supergirl |
| 1971 | Polizeiruf 110 · as Elisabeth 'bessie' Eykhoff |
| 1970 | Tatort · as Valli Granitzer |
| 2022 | Lars Eidinger - Sein oder nicht sein · as Self |
| 2014 | MDR um 4 · as Self |
| 2013 | Stöckl · as Self |
| 2007 | Willkommen Österreich · as Self |
| 2007 | We are emperors · as Self |
| 1994 | Brisant · as Self |
| 1991 | DAS! · as Self |
| 1976 | Kölner Treff · as Self |
| 1967 | TTT · as Self |