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Verena Altenberger
Schwarzach im Pongau, Salzburg, Austria
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 gra…
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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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2027
Athos 2643
Movie
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2026
Monster Mia
Movie Oskar (Austrian voice)
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2026
Sheep
TV show Astrid
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2026
Babystar
Movie AI CEO
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2025
Mozart/Mozart
TV show Marie Antoinette
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2025
In the Rose Garden
Movie
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2025
Tödliches Spiel - Das Krimi-Dinner
Movie Eila Kampstahl
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2025
The Life of Wishes
Movie
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2025
Sturm kommt auf
TV show Elies Heingeiger
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2025
Slow Down the Fall
Movie
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2025
ACHT
Movie Sandra Wolf
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2025
No Beast. So Fierce.
Movie Elisabet York
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2024
Bach - A Christmas Miracle
Movie Anna Magdalena Bach
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2024
Kafka
TV show Robert Musil
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2024
Gegen das Schweigen - Machtmissbrauch bei Theater und Film
Movie Self - Interviewee
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2023
Lars Eidinger – To Be or Not To Be
Movie Self
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2023
First Snow of Summer
Movie Caro
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2022
Riesending - Jede Stunde zählt
TV show Birgit Eberharter
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2022
Die Doppelte Frau
Movie Betty Steinhart
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2022
Shadows of the Past
Movie Christina
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2022
Above the World
Movie Moid
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2021
Hannes
Movie Dr. Redlich
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2021
Jedermann - Salzburger Festspiele
Movie Buhlschaft
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2021
Commitment Phobia
Movie Martha
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2021
Me, We
Movie Marie
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2021
Wild Republic
TV show Rebecca
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2020
Schönes Schlamassel
Movie Anne Braun
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2019
Secret in the Mountain
Movie Eva Schädler
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2019
M - A City Hunts a Murderer
TV show Mutter
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2018
Shillings from Heaven
Movie Rosa Unterguggenberger
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2018
Rufmord
Movie Kommissarin Baumann
- 2017
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2017
The Best of All Worlds
Movie Helga Wachter
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2017
Cold Hell
Movie Ranya
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2017
Magda macht das schon!
TV show Magda Wozniak
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2017
Der Treue größter Akt
Movie Kriemhild
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2016
Kästner and Little Tuesday
Movie young woman
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2016
Der Hafenpastor und das Blaue vom Himmel
Movie Ina
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2016
Secret of the Midwife
Movie Dame Margareth
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2016
The Dragon Maiden
Movie Hannah
