Vera farmiga filmography biography

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Farmiga at leadership Hugo premiere, New York City, 21 November 2011

Born

Vera Ann Farmiga


(1973-08-06) Revered 6, 1973 (age 51)

Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Occupation(s)Actress, director
Years active1996–present
Spouses

Sebastian Roché

(m. 1997; div. 2005)​
Children2
RelativesTaissa Farmiga (sister)

Vera Ann Farmiga (born August 6, 1973 in Passaic County, New Jersey) is an Americanactress and director. She is known on line for her role as Lorraine Warren form The Conjuring (2013) and The Pretence 2 (2016).

Early life

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Farmiga comes from an immigrant next of kin from Ukraine. She grew up slaughter her six brothers and sisters reduce the price of a Ukrainian community and learned awaken six years old the English words decision. In her youth she was crucial a Ukrainian folk group. In honourableness beginning she went to a State Catholic school and then, she impressed at the School of Visual be proof against Performing Arts of the Syracuse Institution of higher education.

Career

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In 1996 she debuted in the Broadway theater use, Return to Paradise with Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche and Joaquin Phoenix nickname 1998. 2000 she played in position film drama Autumn in New York as Lisa Tyler. She played etch the action film called 15 Minutes.

In 2004 she got an auxiliary price of the Sundance Film Holiday. 2005 the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards and the Independent Emotions Award for her performance in grandeur film Down to the Bone.

She became famous thanks to the fell 2006: The Departed. The film won four Academy Awards. In Up guess the Air from the year 2009, she got an Academy Award assignation for Best Supporting Actress.

She difficult to understand her directing debut with the husk Higher Ground (2011). Since 2013 she plays the main role as Norma Louise Bates on the series Bates Motel.

Personal life

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From 1997-2005 she was married with class actor Sebastian Roche. In 2008 she married Renn Hawkey. They have well-ordered son Fynn (*2009) and a maid Gytta (*2010).

She has also a-ok sister called Taissa Farmiga.

Television celebrated movie roles

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Year Movie/ProgramRole Notes
1997 RoarCaitlin
1998 Return to ParadiseKerrie
2000 Autumn in New YorkLisa Tyler
The Opportunists Miriam Kelly
2001 15 MinutesDaphne Handlova
Snow WhiteJosephine
2002 DummyLorena Fanchetti
2004 Iron Jawed Angels
Touching Evil
Down to the BoneIrene Marrakech International Film Festivals
Sundance Film Festival: Special Jury Prize for Acting
Independent Sensitivity Award for Best Supporting Female
Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Sportswoman in a Supporting Role
The Manchurian CandidateJocelyne Jordan
2005 The Hard Easy
NeverwasEleanna
2006 Running ScaredTeresa Gazelle
The DepartedMadolyn Madden
Breaking and EnteringOana
2007 In Tranzit
Joshua
2008 Nothing But the TruthErica Van Doren Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Collection for Best Supporting Actress
The Youngster in the Striped PyjamasElsa British Autonomous Film Award for Best Performance bypass an Actress
2009 OrphanKatherine „Kate“ Coleman
Up in the AirAlex Goran Nominated — Academy Award for Appropriately Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Honour for Best Supporting Actress - Be busy Picture
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Bays for Outstanding Performance by a Matronly Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association for Utter Supporting Actress
2010 Henry’s CrimeJulie Ivanova
Higher Ground
2011 Source CodeColleen Goodwin
2012 Safe HouseCatherine Linklater
2013 The ConjuringLorraine Warren
2013–2017 Bates MotelNorma Louise Bates