Verena Altenberger

Known for ActingBorn 1987-11-11 (age 38)Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Magda macht das schon!

No Beast. So Fierce.

Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt

Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be

The Best of All Worlds

Kafka

Kästner and Little Tuesday

Shillings from Heaven

Babystar

SOKO Köln

Murder by the Lake

Rufmord

Shades of Guilt

Ein Dorf wehrt sich

Secret of the Midwife

Bach - A Christmas Miracle

Kölner Treff

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

Me, We

The Dragon Maiden

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Schönes Schlamassel

Cold Hell

Commitment Phobia

Mozart/Mozart

Polizeiruf 110

Scene of the Crime

The Life of Wishes

Therapy for a Vampire

Above the World

Wild Republic

Hannes

Lena Lorenz

First Snow of Summer

CopStories

Sturm kommt auf

Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner

Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel

Vienna Crime Squad

SOKO Kitzbühel

Abendschau

Shadows of the Past

Athos 2643

Slow Down the Fall

In the Rose Garden

Die Doppelte Frau

The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music

Der Treue größter Akt