Verena Altenberger
Birthday: 1987-11-11
Place of Birth: Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
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.
Movies
First Snow of Summer
Alexander grows up in a small house with his loving grandmother. In order to avoid his father’s fate...
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Kästner and Little Tuesday
Germany, 1931. The youth novel "Emil and the Detectives" is being filmed, which will make its author...
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Above the World
The expectations of Elias are high. He is not only an excellent student, but also the son of the ric...
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Shadows of the Past
As a 16-year-old girl, Christina experienced her great love – with 39-year-old Jakob. When he died i...
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No Beast. So Fierce.
In the aftermath of a bloody gang war, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to p...
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Slow Down the Fall
The reunion of two ski jumping champions whose romantic past will resurface as they face the demands...
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Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Lars Eidinger is one of Germany’s most talented and versatile actors with his love of improvisation ...
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Die Doppelte Frau
All mysteries were solved around the history of the Salzburg photo studio Ellinger. The owner had di...
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Therapy for a Vampire
Horror comedy film following vampire count Geza von Kösznöm who's visiting groundbreaking neurologis...
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Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Insults, humiliation, violence, sexual assault - the world behind the camera and the scenes can be a...
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In the Rose Garden
Yak, a troubled pop musician, receives shocking news. His father, who’d rushed back to his home coun...
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The Life of Wishes
Felix is at an impasse in his family life and his job. His wife Bianca wants a separation, his child...
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Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
In the third film of the successful series, Jan Fedder is back as a Pastor Book with body and soul. ...
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Cold Hell
A young Vienna-based taxi driver of Turkish origin witnesses an extremely brutal murder. The perpetr...
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The Best of All Worlds
Seven-year-old Adrian is growing up in the underground drug scene of Salzburg, usually famous for cu...
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The Dragon Maiden
The body of a teenage girl is found at the foot of a waterfall, a heart-shaped stone in her hand. Th...
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Ein Dorf wehrt sich
In the last days of World War II, Gauleiter Eigruber ordered the blasting of the salt mine. Stolen a...
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Secret of the Midwife
Marthe is a girl with a special gift: she can cure illnesses. But the time she lives in is marked by...
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Rufmord
Luisa loves her teaching profession and is popular with her students because of her fresh teaching m...
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Shillings from Heaven
Tyrol, 1932: The world economic crisis is at its peak, radical political movements emerge. In a smal...
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Schönes Schlamassel
Anne falls in love with the Jewish doctor Daniel. Since he is not Jewish, he allows himself to be co...
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Hannes
Born at the same place, on the same day, Hannes and Moritz grow up to be inseparable friends. But on...
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Commitment Phobia
Like most singles of his generation, Tim has a "problem": he is apparently unable to have a relation...
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Me, We
Maria travels to the Mediterranean to help people who are stranded at sea. Marcel founds an escort s...
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Babystar
Luca is an influencer. For as long as she can remember, she has been the star of her parents' family...
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Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Leipzig, December 1734: Christmas brings the Bach family together. The first snow has fallen and the...
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Acht
A single long-range shot shatters the quiet of a country morning, leaving a beloved doctor dead on t...
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Die Lüge, die wir Zukunft nennen
During an investigation against a company for illegal insider trading, the colleagues of Eyckhoff pa...
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Bis Mitternacht
Elisabeth "Bessie" Eyckhoff, who has recently moved to the Munich Homicide Commission as Chief Detec...
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