Person
Vera Farmiga
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 6, 1973
- Place of birth
- Clifton, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Vera Ann Farmiga
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 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).
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5 Works in the catalog credit them.
Filmography
The LeaderFilm · 2026 · as Bonnie Nettles
BootsTV · 2025 · as Barbara Cope · 8 episodes
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesFilm · 2025 · as Self (archive footage)
The Conjuring: Last RitesFilm · 2025 · as Lorraine Warren
EzraFilm · 2024 · as Grace
OriginFilm · 2023 · as Kate Medina
The Nun IIFilm · 2023 · as Lorraine Warren
Five Days at MemorialTV · 2022 · as Dr. Anna Pou · 8 episodes
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeFilm · 2022 · as Self - Eleanor Bishop
HalstonTV · 2021 · as Adele · 1 episode
HawkeyeTV · 2021 · as Eleanor Bishop · 6 episodes
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialFilm · 2021 · as Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do ItFilm · 2021 · as Lorraine Warren
The Many Saints of NewarkFilm · 2021 · as Livia Soprano
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring UniverseFilm · 2020 · as Self
Annabelle Comes HomeFilm · 2019 · as Lorraine Warren
Captive StateFilm · 2019 · as Jane Doe
Godzilla: King of the MonstersFilm · 2019 · as Emma Russell
SkinFilm · 2019 · as Shareen
When They See UsTV · 2019 · as Elizabeth Lederer · 4 episodes
BoundariesFilm · 2018 · as Laura
The CommuterFilm · 2018 · as Joanna
The Front RunnerFilm · 2018 · as Lee Hart
The NunFilm · 2018 · as Lorraine Warren
Philip K. Dick's Electric DreamsTV · 2017 · as The Candidate · 1 episode
Burn Your MapsFilm · 2016 · as Alise Firth
Special CorrespondentsFilm · 2016 · as Eleanor Finch
The Conjuring 2Film · 2016 · as Lorraine Warren
The EscapeFilm · 2016 · as Dr. Nora Phillips
Closer to the MoonFilm · 2014 · as Alice Bercovich
The JudgeFilm · 2014 · as Samantha Powell
At MiddletonFilm · 2013 · as Edith
Bates MotelTV · 2013 · as Norma Bates · 50 episodes- Bates MotelTV · 2013 · Producer · 20 episodes
The ConjuringFilm · 2013 · as Lorraine Warren
GoatsFilm · 2012 · as Wendy Whitman
Safe HouseFilm · 2012 · as Catherine Linklater
Higher GroundFilm · 2011 · as Corinne Walker- Higher GroundFilm · 2011 · Director
Source CodeFilm · 2011 · as Colleen Goodwin
Henry's CrimeFilm · 2010 · as Julie Ivanova
Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil ChildrenFilm · 2009 · as Self
OrphanFilm · 2009 · as Kate
The Vintner's LuckFilm · 2009 · as Aurora de Valday
Up in the AirFilm · 2009 · as Alex Goran
In TranzitFilm · 2008 · as Natalia
Notes on an American Film Director at WorkFilm · 2008 · as Self
Nothing But the TruthFilm · 2008 · as Erica Van Doren
Quid Pro QuoFilm · 2008 · as Fiona Ankany
The Boy in the Striped PyjamasFilm · 2008 · as Mother
JoshuaFilm · 2007 · as Abby Cairn
Never ForeverFilm · 2007 · as Sophie Lee
Breaking and EnteringFilm · 2006 · as Oana
Running ScaredFilm · 2006 · as Teresa Gazelle
The DepartedFilm · 2006 · as Madolyn
The Hard EasyFilm · 2006 · as Dr. Charlie Brooks
NeverwasFilm · 2005 · as Eleanna
Down to the BoneFilm · 2004 · as Irene Morrison
Iron Jawed AngelsFilm · 2004 · as Ruza Wenclawska
Mind the GapFilm · 2004 · as Allison Lee
The Manchurian CandidateFilm · 2004 · as Jocelyne Jordan
Touching EvilTV · 2004 · as Detective Susan Branca · 13 episodes
DummyFilm · 2002 · as Lorena Fanchetti
Love in the Time of MoneyFilm · 2002 · as Greta
15 MinutesFilm · 2001 · as Daphne Handlova
DustFilm · 2001 · as Amy
Snow WhiteFilm · 2001 · as Josephine
The HireTV · 2001 · as Dr. Nora Phillips · 1 episode
UC: UndercoverFilm · 2001 · as Alex Cross
UC: UndercoverTV · 2001 · as Alex Cross · 13 episodes
Autumn in New YorkFilm · 2000 · as Lisa Tyler
The OpportunistsFilm · 2000 · as Miriam Kelly
Return to ParadiseFilm · 1998 · as Kerrie
The Butterfly DanceFilm · 1998 · as Diane
TrinityTV · 1998 · Acting · 1 episode
RoarTV · 1997 · as Caitlin · 13 episodes
Rose HillFilm · 1997 · as Emily Elliot
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV · 1993 · as Self - Guest · 1 episode
MTV Movie & TV AwardsTV · 1992 · as Self - Presenter · 1 episode
Law & OrderTV · 1990 · as Lindsay Carson · 1 episode
Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951 · as Emily · 1 episode- Bad BloomFilm · Acting
- Bad BloomFilm · Producer
Billion Dollar SpyFilm · as Natasha Tolkachev- Weekend WarriorsFilm · Acting
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