Acting
Verena Altenberger
EN, DE, FR cinema · 33 credits
Born
11 November 1987 (age 38)
Birthplace
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.
Known for
Filmography
Babystar
as AI CEO
No Beast. So Fierce.
as Elisabet York
The Life of Wishes
as Paula
ACHT
as Sandra Wolf
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
as Eila Kampstahl
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
as Self - Interviewee
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
as Anna Magdalena Bach
Above the World
as Moid
Shadows of the Past
as Christina
Die Doppelte Frau
2022
Die Doppelte Frau
as Betty Steinhart
Hannes
as Dr. Redlich
Commitment Phobia
as Martha
Me, We
as Marie
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
as Buhlschaft
Schönes Schlamassel
as Anne Braun
Secret in the Mountain
as Eva Schädler
Rufmord
as Kommissarin Baumann
Shillings from Heaven
as Rosa Unterguggenberger
Cold Hell
as Ranya
The Best of All Worlds
as Helga Wachter
Der Treue größter Akt
as Kriemhild
Kästner and Little Tuesday
as young woman
The Dragon Maiden
as Hannah
Secret of the Midwife
as Dame Margareth
Therapy for a Vampire
as Woman in Dirndl