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Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 06, 1973 (52)
Birthplace Clifton, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 add ... ict 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.

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Filmography

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

2025

as Lorraine Warren

Ezra

Ezra

2024

as Grace

Origin

Origin

2023

as Kate Medina

The Nun II

The Nun II

2023

as Lorraine Warren

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

2021

as Lorraine Warren

The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark

2021

as Livia Soprano

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021

as Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

as Emma Russell

Skin

Skin

2019

as Shareen

Captive State

Captive State

2019

as Jane Doe

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

2019

as Lorraine Warren

Boundaries

Boundaries

2018

as Laura Jaconi

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

2018

as Lee Hart

The Commuter

The Commuter

2018

as Joanna

The Nun

The Nun

2018

as Lorraine Warren

Burn Your Maps

Burn Your Maps

2016

as Alise Firth

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

2016

as Lorraine Warren

Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

2016

as Eleanor Finch

The Escape

The Escape

2016

as Dr. Nora Phillips

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

2014

as Alice Bercovich

The Judge

The Judge

2014

as Samantha Powell

The Conjuring

The Conjuring

2013

as Lorraine Warren

At Middleton

At Middleton

2013

as Edith Martin

Goats

Goats

2012

as Wendy Whitman

Safe House

Safe House

2012

as Catherine Linklater

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

2011

as Corinne Walker

Source Code

Source Code

2011

as Colleen Goodwin

Henry's Crime

Henry's Crime

2010

as Julie Ivanova

Orphan

Orphan

2009

as Kate

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

2009

as Alex Goran

The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck

2009

as Aurora de Valday

In Tranzit

In Tranzit

2008

as Natalia

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

2008

as Fiona Ankany

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

2008

as Erica van Doren

Joshua

Joshua

2007

as Abby Cairn

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

2006

as Oana

The Hard Easy

The Hard Easy

2006

as Dr. Charlie Brooks

Running Scared

Running Scared

2006

as Teresa Gazelle

The Departed

The Departed

2006

as Madolyn

Neverwas

Neverwas

2005

as Eleanna

Down to the Bone

Down to the Bone

2004

as Irene Morrison

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

2004

as Ruza Wenclawska

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

2004

as Allison Lee

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004

as Jocelyne Jordan

Dummy

Dummy

2002

as Lorena Fanchetti

Snow White

Snow White

2001

as Josephine

Dust

Dust

2001

as Amy

15 Minutes

15 Minutes

2001

as Daphne Handlova

Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

2000

as Lisa Tyler

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

2000

as Miriam Kelly

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

1998

as Kerrie

Rose Hill

Rose Hill

1997

as Emily Elliot

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Higher Ground

Higher Ground

2011

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Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actress Up in the Air Nominated
Golden Globes Best Actress The Trial of the Chicago 7 Won
BAFTA Awards Best Actress Up in the Air Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Supporting Actor The Hurt Locker Nominated
Television Credits

Bates Motel

as Norma Bates

Episodes: 50

First Aired: Mar 18, 2013

UC: Undercover

as Alex Cross

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

Roar

as Caitlin

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 14, 1997

Touching Evil

as Detective Susan Branca

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Mar 12, 2004

Five Days at Memorial

as Dr. Anna Pou

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Aug 11, 2022

Hawkeye

as Eleanor Bishop

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 24, 2021

When They See Us

as Elizabeth Lederer

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 31, 2019

Law & Order

as Lindsay Carson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Halston

as Adele

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 14, 2021

The Corps

as Barbara Cope

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

as The Candidate

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2017

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Emily

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Hire

as Dr. Nora Phillips

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 2001

Trinity

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 16, 1998

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

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