Verena Altenberger

Verena Altenberger

Birthday: 1987-11-11

Place of birth: Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm5019500

Biography:

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.

Played in movies:

No Beast. So Fierce.

Score: 8.0

Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be

Score: 7.8

The Best of All Worlds

Score: 7.6

Kästner and Little Tuesday

Score: 7.5

Shillings from Heaven

Score: 7.2

Rufmord

Score: 6.8

Secret of the Midwife

Score: 6.7

Bach - A Christmas Miracle

Score: 6.5

Ein Dorf wehrt sich

Score: 6.5

Me, We

Score: 6.2

The Dragon Maiden

Score: 6.2

Schönes Schlamassel

Score: 6.0

Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film

Score: 6.0

Commitment Phobia

Score: 6.0

Cold Hell

Score: 6.0

Therapy for a Vampire

Score: 5.6

First Snow of Summer

Score: 5.6

Above the World

Score: 5.4

Hannes

Score: 5.3

Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner

Score: 5.0

Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel

Score: 5.0

Shadows of the Past

Score: 3.8

Bis Mitternacht

Score: 0.0

Die Lüge, die wir Zukunft nennen

Score: 0.0

Acht

Score: 0.0

Babystar

Score: 0.0

Der Treue größter Akt

Score: 0.0

The Life of Wishes

Score: 0.0

In the Rose Garden

Score: 0.0

Die Doppelte Frau

Score: 0.0

Slow Down the Fall

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Magda macht das schon!

Score: 9.0

Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt

Score: 8.0

Kafka

Score: 7.3

Murder by the Lake

Score: 7.0

Sturm kommt auf

Score: 6.8

Cologne P.D.

Score: 6.7

Shades of Guilt

Score: 6.6

M - A City Hunts a Murderer

Score: 6.3

Polizeiruf 110

Score: 6.3

Polizeiruf 110

Score: 6.3

Scene of the Crime

Score: 6.2

Kölner Treff

Score: 6.0

Abendschau

Score: 6.0

CopStories

Score: 5.6

Wild Republic

Score: 5.4

Lena Lorenz

Score: 5.3

Lena Lorenz

Score: 5.3

Vienna Crime Squad

Score: 4.6

SOKO Kitzbühel

Score: 3.8

Mozart/Mozart

Score: 2.0

Bavarian Film Awards

Score: 0.0

DENK mit KULTUR

Score: 0.0

Im Schleudergang

Score: 0.0