Vera Farmiga
Acting
Born: Aug 06, 1973
From: Clifton, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Leader | Bonnie Nettles | 2026 | — |
| Origin | Kate Medina | 2023 | 6.419 |
| Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye | Self - Eleanor Bishop | 2022 | 7.127 |
| Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special | Eleanor Bishop (archive footage) | 2021 | 6.906 |
| Goats | Wendy Whitman | 2012 | 5.5 |
| Safe House | Catherine Linklater | 2012 | 6.489 |
| Source Code | Colleen Goodwin | 2011 | 7.31 |
| Higher Ground | Corinne Walker | 2011 | 6.0 |
| Henry's Crime | Julie Ivanova | 2010 | 5.8 |
| Orphan | Kate | 2009 | 6.99 |
| Up in the Air | Alex Goran | 2009 | 6.893 |
| The Vintner's Luck | Aurora de Valday | 2009 | 4.6 |
| Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children | Self | 2009 | — |
| In Tranzit | Natalia | 2008 | 5.5 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Mother | 2008 | 7.8 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Erica van Doren | 2008 | 6.955 |
| Quid Pro Quo | Fiona Ankany | 2008 | 5.292 |
| Joshua | Abby Cairn | 2007 | 5.624 |
| Never Forever | Sophie Lee | 2007 | 6.6 |
| Breaking and Entering | Oana | 2006 | 6.074 |
| The Departed | Madolyn | 2006 | 8.16 |
| Running Scared | Teresa Gazelle | 2006 | 6.986 |
| Neverwas | Eleanna | 2005 | 6.395 |
| Down to the Bone | Irene Morrison | 2004 | 6.513 |
| The Manchurian Candidate | Jocelyne Jordan | 2004 | 6.481 |
| Iron Jawed Angels | Ruza Wenclawska | 2004 | 6.767 |
| Dummy | Lorena Fanchetti | 2002 | 5.901 |
| Love in the Time of Money | Greta | 2002 | 4.664 |
| 15 Minutes | Daphne Handlova | 2001 | 5.923 |
| The Opportunists | Miriam Kelly | 2000 | 5.775 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1973 |
| From | Clifton, New Jersey, … |