Actor
Verena Altenberger
38 years · Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria · 31 films
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.
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Filmography 30
Monster Mia
2026 · Oskar (voice)
Babystar
2026 · AI CEO
In the Rose Garden
2025 · Actor
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
2025 · Eila Kampstahl
The Life of Wishes
2025 · Actor
Slow Down the Fall
2025 · Actor
ACHT
2025 · Sandra Wolf
No Beast. So Fierce.
2025 · Elisabet York
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
2024 · Anna Magdalena Bach
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024 · Self - Interviewee
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023 · Self
First Snow of Summer
2023 · Caro
Shadows of the Past
2022 · Christina
Above the World
2022 · Moid
Hannes
2021 · Dr. Redlich
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
2021 · Buhlschaft
Commitment Phobia
2021 · Martha
Me, We
2021 · Marie
Schönes Schlamassel
2020 · Anne Braun
Secret in the Mountain
2019 · Eva Schädler
Shillings from Heaven
2018 · Rosa Unterguggenberger
Rufmord
2018 · Kommissarin Baumann
The Best of All Worlds
2017 · Helga Wachter
Cold Hell
2017 · Ranya
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