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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 t…
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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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Verena Altenberger's Filmography
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Athos 2643
Babystar
as AI CEO
In the Rose Garden
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
as Eila Kampstahl
The Life of Wishes
Slow Down the Fall
ACHT
as Sandra Wolf
No Beast. So Fierce.
as Elisabet York
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
as Anna Magdalena Bach
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
as Self - Interviewee
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
as Self
First Snow of Summer
as Caro
No Poster
Die Doppelte Frau
as Betty Steinhart
Shadows of the Past
as Christina
Above the World
as Moid
Hannes
as Dr. Redlich
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
as Buhlschaft
Commitment Phobia
as Martha
Me, We
as Marie
Schönes Schlamassel
as Anne Braun
Secret in the Mountain
as Eva Schädler
Shillings from Heaven
as Rosa Unterguggenberger
Rufmord
as Kommissarin Baumann
No Poster
The Makemakes in Hollywood - Auf den Spuren von Sound of Music
as Narrator
The Best of All Worlds
as Helga Wachter
Cold Hell
as Ranya
Der Treue größter Akt
as Kriemhild
Kästner and Little Tuesday
as young woman
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
as Ina
Secret of the Midwife
as Dame Margareth
The Dragon Maiden
as Hannah
Therapy for a Vampire
as Woman in Dirndl
No Poster
The Road to Nevermore
as Gwen