Acting
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 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
Athos 2643
Film · 2027
Babystar
Film · 2026
Sheep
Series · 2026
No Beast. So Fierce.
Film · 2025
Slow Down the Fall
Film · 2025
In the Rose Garden
Film · 2025
The Life of Wishes
Film · 2025
ACHT
Film · 2025
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Film · 2025
Sturm kommt auf
Series · 2025
Mozart/Mozart
Series · 2025
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Film · 2024
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Film · 2024
Kafka
Series · 2024
First Snow of Summer
Film · 2023
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Film · 2023
Above the World
Film · 2022
Shadows of the Past
Film · 2022
Die Doppelte Frau
Film · 2022
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
Series · 2022
Hannes
Film · 2021
Commitment Phobia
Film · 2021
Me, We
Film · 2021
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
Film · 2021
Wild Republic
Series · 2021
Schönes Schlamassel
Film · 2020
Secret in the Mountain
Film · 2019
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
Series · 2019
Rufmord
Film · 2018
Shillings from Heaven
Film · 2018
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
Film · 2017
Cold Hell
Film · 2017
The Best of All Worlds
Film · 2017
Der Treue größter Akt
Film · 2017
Magda macht das schon!
Series · 2017
Kästner and Little Tuesday
Film · 2016
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Film · 2016
The Dragon Maiden
Film · 2016
Secret of the Midwife
Film · 2016
Lena Lorenz
Series · 2015
Shades of Guilt
Series · 2015
Lena Lorenz
Series · 2015
Therapy for a Vampire
Film · 2014
DENK mit KULTUR
Series · 2014
Murder by the Lake
Series · 2014
Im Schleudergang
Series · 2013
CopStories
Series · 2013
Vienna Crime Squad
Series · 2005
SOKO Köln
Series · 2003
Murder in the Mountains
Series · 2001
Abendschau
Series · 2000
Bavarian Film Awards
Series · 1979
Kölner Treff
Series · 1976
Polizeiruf 110
Series · 1971
Polizeiruf 110
Series · 1971
Scene of the Crime
Series · 1970
The Road to Nevermore
Film