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Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Acting

Born August 6, 1973 Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Vera Ann Farmiga (/fɑːrˈmiːɡə/ far-MEE-gə; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. Farmiga began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of Taking Sides (1996). After expanding to television and film, her breakthrough came with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama Down to the Bone (2004). She then had roles in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (2004), the crime drama The Departed (2006), and the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). She was also established as a scream queen for her performances in the horror films Joshua (2007) and Orphan (2009). For her performance in the comedy-drama Up in the Air (2009), Farmiga was nominated for an Academy Award and other accolades. She then made her directorial debut with the drama film Higher Ground (2011), in which she had the leading role. She starred in the thrillers Source Code (2011) and Safe House (2012), before furthering her scream queen status by portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle Comes Home (2019), and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). She also starred in the legal drama The Judge (2014), the biographical drama The Front Runner (2018), the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and the crime drama The Many Saints of Newark (2021). On television, Farmiga received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama horror series Bates Motel (2013–2017) and starring in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019). She also appears in the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Apple TV+ miniseries Five Days at Memorial (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vera Farmiga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

TV Shows(16)

Movies(66)

The Leader

The Leader

Bonnie Nettles

2026

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

Lorraine Warren

2025

Ezra

Ezra

Grace

2024

Origin

Origin

Kate Medina

2023

The Nun II

The Nun II

Lorraine Warren

2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

Self - Eleanor Bishop

2022

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)

2021

The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark

Livia Soprano

2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Lorraine Warren

2021

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

Self

2020

Skin

Skin

Shareen

2019

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

Lorraine Warren

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Emma Russell

2019

Captive State

Captive State

Jane Doe

2019

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

Lee Hart

2018

The Nun

The Nun

Lorraine Warren

2018

Boundaries

Boundaries

Laura

2018

The Commuter

The Commuter

Joanna

2018

The Escape

The Escape

Dr. Nora Phillips

2016

Burn Your Maps

Burn Your Maps

Alise Firth

2016

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

Lorraine Warren

2016

Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

Eleanor Finch

2016

The Judge

The Judge

Samantha Powell

2014

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

Alice Bercovich

2014

At Middleton

At Middleton

Edith Martin

2013

The Conjuring

The Conjuring

Lorraine Warren

2013

Goats

Goats

Wendy Whitman

2012

Safe House

Safe House

Catherine Linklater

2012

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

Corinne Walker

2011

Source Code

Source Code

Colleen Goodwin

2011

Henry's Crime

Henry's Crime

Julie Ivanova

2010

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Alex Goran

2009

Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children

Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children

Self

2009

The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck

Aurora de Valday

2009

Orphan

Orphan

Kate

2009

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

Erica van Doren

2008

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

Fiona Ankany

2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Mother

2008

In Tranzit

In Tranzit

Natalia

2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Self

2008

Never Forever

Never Forever

Sophie Lee

2007

Joshua

Joshua

Abby Cairn

2007

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

Oana

2006

The Hard Easy

The Hard Easy

Dr. Charlie Brooks

2006

The Departed

The Departed

Madolyn

2006

Running Scared

Running Scared

Teresa Gazelle

2006

Neverwas

Neverwas

Eleanna

2005

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

Jocelyne Jordan

2004

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

Ruza Wenclawska

2004

Down to the Bone

Down to the Bone

Irene Morrison

2004

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

Allison Lee

2004

Love in the Time of Money

Love in the Time of Money

Greta

2002

Dummy

Dummy

Lorena Fanchetti

2002

Snow White

Snow White

Josephine

2001

UC: Undercover

UC: Undercover

Alex Cross

2001

Dust

Dust

Amy

2001

15 Minutes

15 Minutes

Daphne Handlova

2001

Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

Lisa Tyler

2000

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

Miriam Kelly

2000

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

Kerrie

1998

The Butterfly Dance

The Butterfly Dance

Diane

1998

Rose Hill

Rose Hill

Emily Elliot

1997

Bad Bloom

Bad Bloom

Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy

Natasha Tolkachev

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors