
Verena Altenberger
Known for Acting · 53 credits
- Born
- 1987-11-11 (age 38)
- Place of birth
- Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
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.
Known For
TV Shows (21)

Scene of the Crime
1970
as Valli Granitzer

Abendschau
2000
as Self

Polizeiruf 110
1971
as Elisabeth Eyckhoff / Elisabeth 'Bessie' Eykhoff

Kölner Treff
1976
as Self

SOKO Köln
2003
as Sarah Fischer

SOKO Kitzbühel
2001
as Yvonne

Vienna Crime Squad
2005
as Jenny Peschke
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self

Lena Lorenz
2015
as Hanna Striebel / Hanne Striebel

Murder by the Lake
2014
as Maike Vogel

Shades of Guilt
2015
as Sheryl

CopStories
2013
as Chantal

DENK mit KULTUR
2014
as Self

Kafka
2024
as Robert Musil

M - A City Hunts a Murderer
2019
as Mutter

Magda macht das schon!
2017
as Magda Wozniak

Wild Republic
2021
as Rebecca

Mozart/Mozart
2025
as Marie Antoinette

Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
2022
as Birgit Eberharter

Im Schleudergang
2013
as Tatjana

Sturm kommt auf
2025
as Elies Heingeiger
Movies (32)

The Life of Wishes
2025

Babystar
2026
as AI CEO

Cold Hell
2017
as Ranya

Kästner and Little Tuesday
2016
as young woman

No Beast. So Fierce.
2025
as Elisabet York

Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
2025
as Eila Kampstahl

Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
2023
as Self

Hannes
2021
as Dr. Redlich

Secret of the Midwife
2016
as Dame Margareth

Commitment Phobia
2021
as Martha

Ein Dorf wehrt sich
2019
as Eva Schädler

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
2024
as Self - Interviewee

The Best of All Worlds
2017
as Helga Wachter

The Dragon Maiden
2016
as Hannah
Athos 2643
2027

Schönes Schlamassel
2020
as Anne Braun

Bach - A Christmas Miracle
2024
as Anna Magdalena Bach

Therapy for a Vampire
2014
as Woman in Dirndl

First Snow of Summer
2023
as Caro

Above the World
2022
as Moid

In the Rose Garden
2025

Shillings from Heaven
2018
as Rosa Unterguggenberger

Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
2016
as Ina
Die Doppelte Frau
2022
as Betty Steinhart

Rufmord
2018
as Kommissarin Baumann

Me, We
2021
as Marie
The Road to Nevermore
as Gwen

Shadows of the Past
2022
as Christina

Der Treue größter Akt
2017
as Kriemhild

Slow Down the Fall
2025
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
2017
as Narrator

Marie Kreutzer Landkrimi Vier
as Sandra Wolf
About 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 p… With 53 credits spanning from 1970 to 2027, Verena Altenberger has appeared in 32 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Verena Altenberger Movies
- The Life of Wishes (2025)
- Babystar (2026) — as AI CEO
- Cold Hell (2017) — as Ranya
- Kästner and Little Tuesday (2016) — as young woman
- No Beast. So Fierce. (2025) — as Elisabet York
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