Vera Farmiga
Biography
Vera Ann Farmiga is an American actress born on August 6, 1973, in Clifton, New Jersey. With a career spanning decades, she has established herself as a versatile performer across stage, television, and film. Known for her extensive body of work, Farmiga holds 82 known credits in the entertainment industry. Her professional journey began in the mid-1990s, eventually leading to critical recognition for her dramatic portrayals and contributions to the horror genre. As of her current standing in the industry, she remains a recognized figure in American cinema, noted for her range in both independent dramas and major studio productions.
Career overview
Vera Farmiga began her professional acting career on stage in the 1996 original Broadway production of Taking Sides. Following her theatrical debut, she expanded her work into television and film. Her breakthrough performance occurred in 2004 when she starred as a drug addict in the drama Down to the Bone. During that same year, she appeared in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate. She continued to build her filmography with roles in the 2006 crime drama The Departed and the 2008 historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.
In addition to her dramatic work, Farmiga became established as a scream queen through her performances in the horror films Joshua, released in 2007, and Orphan, released in 2009. Her career trajectory also includes a notable performance in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air.
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- The Leader (2026) as Bonnie Nettles
- The Leader (2026) Executive Producer
- The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) as Lorraine Warren
- Boots (2025) as Barbara Cope
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage)
- Ezra (2024) as Grace
- The Nun II (2023) as Lorraine Warren
- Origin (2023) as Kate Medina
- Five Days at Memorial (2022) as Dr. Anna Pou
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye (2022) as Self - Eleanor Bishop
- Hawkeye (2021) as Eleanor Bishop
- The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021) as Lorraine Warren
- Halston (2021) as Adele
- The Many Saints of Newark (2021) as Livia Soprano
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) as Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)
- Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe (2020) as Self
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) as Emma Russell
- When They See Us (2019) as Elizabeth Lederer
- Annabelle Comes Home (2019) as Lorraine Warren
- Captive State (2019) as Jane Doe
- Skin (2019) as Shareen
- The Nun (2018) as Lorraine Warren
- The Commuter (2018) as Joanna
- The Front Runner (2018) as Lee Hart
- Boundaries (2018) as Laura
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017) as The Candidate
- The Conjuring 2 (2016) as Lorraine Warren
- Special Correspondents (2016) as Eleanor Finch
- Burn Your Maps (2016) as Alise Firth
- The Escape (2016) as Dr. Nora Phillips
- The Judge (2014) as Samantha Powell
- Closer to the Moon (2014) as Alice Bercovich
- The Conjuring (2013) as Lorraine Warren
- Bates Motel (2013) as Norma Bates
- Bates Motel (2013) Executive Producer
- Bates Motel (2013) Producer
- At Middleton (2013) as Edith Martin
- Safe House (2012) as Catherine Linklater
- Goats (2012) as Wendy Whitman
- Source Code (2011) as Colleen Goodwin
- Higher Ground (2011) as Corinne Walker
- Higher Ground (2011) Director
- Henry's Crime (2010) as Julie Ivanova
- Orphan (2009) as Kate
- Up in the Air (2009) as Alex Goran
- The Vintner's Luck (2009) as Aurora de Valday
- Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children (2009) as Self
- The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) as Mother
- In Tranzit (2008) as Natalia
- Nothing but the Truth (2008) as Erica van Doren
- Quid Pro Quo (2008) as Fiona Ankany
- Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008) as Self
- Never Forever (2007) as Sophie Lee
- Joshua (2007) as Abby Cairn
- The Departed (2006) as Madolyn
- Running Scared (2006) as Teresa Gazelle
- Breaking and Entering (2006) as Oana
- The Hard Easy (2006) as Dr. Charlie Brooks
- Neverwas (2005) as Eleanna
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Jocelyne Jordan
- Touching Evil (2004) as Detective Susan Branca
- Iron Jawed Angels (2004) as Ruza Wenclawska
- Mind the Gap (2004) as Allison Lee
- Down to the Bone (2004) as Irene Morrison
- Love in the Time of Money (2002) as Greta
- Dummy (2002) as Lorena Fanchetti
- The Hire (2001) as Dr. Nora Phillips
- 15 Minutes (2001) as Daphne Handlova
- UC: Undercover (2001) as Alex Cross
- Dust (2001) as Amy
- Snow White (2001) as Josephine
- UC: Undercover (2001) as Alex Cross
- Autumn in New York (2000) as Lisa Tyler
- The Opportunists (2000) as Miriam Kelly
- Return to Paradise (1998) as Kerrie
- Trinity (1998)
- The Butterfly Dance (1998) as Diane
- Roar (1997) as Caitlin
- Rose Hill (1997) as Emily Elliot
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- MTV Movie & TV Awards (1992) as Self - Presenter
- Law & Order (1990) as Lindsay Carson
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Emily
- Weekend Warriors
- Bad Bloom
- Bad Bloom Producer
- Billion Dollar Spy as Natasha Tolkachev