Verena Altenberger
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Valli Granitzer
1970
Series
Abendschau
Self
2000
Series
Murder in the Mountains
Yvonne
2001
Series
Vienna Crime Squad
Jenny Peschke
2005
Series
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
Series
SOKO Köln
Sarah Fischer
2003
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Elisabeth Eyckhoff
1971
Series
Polizeiruf 110
Elisabeth 'Bessie' Eykhoff
1971
Series
Lena Lorenz
Hanna Striebel
2015
Series
Lena Lorenz
Hanne Striebel
2015
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
Series
Murder by the Lake
Maike Vogel
2014
Series
Shades of Guilt
Sheryl
2015
Series
Mozart/Mozart
Marie Antoinette
2025
Series
Sheep
Astrid
2026
Series
Kafka
Robert Musil
2024
Series
DENK mit KULTUR
Self
2014
Series
Sturm kommt auf
Elies Heingeiger
2025
Series
CopStories
Chantal
2013
Film
ACHT
Sandra Wolf
2025
Series
Magda macht das schon!
Magda Wozniak
2017
Series
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Mutter
2019
Series
Wild Republic
Rebecca
2021
Series
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
Birgit Eberharter
2022
Film
The Life of Wishes
2025
Film
Babystar
AI CEO
2026
Film
Above the World
Moid
2022
Athos 2643
2027
Series
Im Schleudergang
Tatjana
2013
Film
Cold Hell
Ranya
2017
Film
Slow Down the Fall
2025
Film
The Dragon Maiden
Hannah
2016
Film
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Eila Kampstahl
2025
Film
Secret of the Midwife
Dame Margareth
2016
Film
Schönes Schlamassel
Anne Braun
2020
Film
The Best of All Worlds
Helga Wachter
2017
Film
Hannes
Dr. Redlich
2021
Film
Therapy for a Vampire
Woman in Dirndl
2014
Film
No Beast. So Fierce.
Elisabet York
2025
Film
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Anna Magdalena Bach
2024
Film
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Self
2023
The Road to Nevermore
Gwen
Film
Der Treue größter Akt
Kriemhild
2017
Film
Shillings from Heaven
Rosa Unterguggenberger
2018
Film
First Snow of Summer
Caro
2023
Film
Commitment Phobia
Martha
2021
Film
Ein Dorf wehrt sich
Eva Schädler
2019
Film
Kästner and Little Tuesday
young woman
2016
Film
In the Rose Garden
2025
Film
Rufmord
Kommissarin Baumann
2018
Die Doppelte Frau
Betty Steinhart
2022
Film
Shadows of the Past
Christina
2022
Film
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Self - Interviewee
2024
Film
Me, We
Marie
2021
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
Narrator
2017
Film
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Ina
2016