
Verena Altenberger
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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.
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Athos 2643 (2027)
Actor

ACHT (2025)
as Sandra Wolf

The Life of Wishes (2025)
Actor

Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner (2025)
as Eila Kampstahl

The Dragon Maiden (2016)
as Hannah

Above the World (2022)
as Moid

Babystar (2026)
as AI CEO

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

Secret of the Midwife (2016)
as Dame Margareth

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

Cold Hell (2017)
as Ranya

The Best of All Worlds (2017)
as Helga Wachter

No Beast. So Fierce. (2025)
as Elisabet York

First Snow of Summer (2023)
as Caro

Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
as Woman in Dirndl

Kästner and Little Tuesday (2016)
as young woman

Secret in the Mountain (2019)
as Eva Schädler

Shillings from Heaven (2018)
as Rosa Unterguggenberger

Schönes Schlamassel (2020)
as Anne Braun
The Road to Nevermore (—)
as Gwen

Hannes (2021)
as Dr. Redlich

Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel (2016)
as Ina

Der Treue größter Akt (2017)
as Kriemhild

Commitment Phobia (2021)
as Martha

In the Rose Garden (2025)
Actor

Slow Down the Fall (2025)
Actor

Bach - A Christmas Miracle (2024)
as Anna Magdalena Bach

Rufmord (2018)
as Kommissarin Baumann
Die Doppelte Frau (2022)
as Betty Steinhart

Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele (2021)
as Buhlschaft

Shadows of the Past (2022)
as Christina

Me, We (2021)
as Marie
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music (2017)
as Narrator




