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Vera Farmiga

Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn August 6, 1973 (51 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Nothing But the Truth
  • Henry's Crime
  • Dummy
  • Goats
  • In Tranzit
  • Quid Pro Quo
  • Dust
  • Mind the Gap
  • Rose Hill

Known For

  • The Conjuring
  • Orphan
  • Up in the Air
  • Bates Motel
  • The Departed
  • Source Code
  • The Conjuring 2
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters
  • Safe House
  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
  • The Judge
  • Running Scared
  • Hawkeye (2021)
  • The Commuter
  • The Nun
  • Annabelle Comes Home
  • Five Days at Memorial
  • Captive State
  • When They See Us
  • The Many Saints of Newark
  • Henry's Crime
  • Nothing But the Truth
  • Special Correspondents

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    The Conjuring: Last Rites · as Lorraine Warren
    2023
    Standing Up · as Grace
    2023
    Origin · as Kate Medina
    2023
    The Nun II · as Lorraine Warren
    2022
    Five Days at Memorial (TV Series) · as Dr. Anna Pou
    2021
    Hawkeye (2021) (TV Series) · as Eleanor Bishop
    2021
    Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special · as Eleanor Bishop (archive Footage)
    2021
    The Many Saints of Newark · as Livia Soprano
    2021
    2021
    Halston (TV Series) · as Adele
    2019
    Annabelle Comes Home · as Lorraine Warren
    2019
    When They See Us (TV Series) · as Elizabeth Lederer
    2019
    2019
    Captive State · as Jane Doe
    2019
    2019
    2019
    2018
    Skin · as Shareen
    2018
    The Front Runner · as Lee Hart
    2018
    Boundaries · as Laura Jaconi
    2018
    The Nun · as Lorraine Warren
    2018
    The Commuter · as Joanna
    2017
    Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV Series) · as The Candidate
    2016
    The Escape · as Dr. Nora Phillips
    2016
    Burn Your Maps · as Alise Firth
    2016
    The Conjuring 2 · as Lorraine Warren
    2016
    Special Correspondents · as Eleanor Finch
    2014
    The Judge · as Samantha Powell
    2014
    Closer to the Moon · as Alice Bercovich
    2013
    At Middleton · as Edith Martin
    2013
    The Conjuring · as Lorraine Warren
    2013
    Bates Motel (TV Series) · as Norma Bates
    2012
    Goats · as Wendy Whitman
    2012
    Safe House · as Catherine Linklater
    2011
    Higher Ground · as Corinne Walker
    2011
    Source Code · as Colleen Goodwin
    2010
    Henry's Crime · as Julie Ivanova
    2009
    Up in the Air · as Alex Goran
    2009
    A Heavenly Vintage · as Aurora De Valday
    2009
    Orphan · as Kate
    2008
    Nothing But the Truth · as Erica Van Doren
    2008
    2008
    Quid Pro Quo · as Fiona Ankany
    2008
    In Tranzit · as Natalia
    2007
    Joshua · as Abby Cairn
    2007
    Never Forever · as Sophie Lee
    2006
    2006
    The Hard Easy · as Dr. Charlie Brooks
    2006
    The Departed · as Madolyn
    2006
    Running Scared · as Teresa Gazelle
    2005
    Neverwas · as Eleanna
    2004
    The Manchurian Candidate · as Jocelyne Jordan
    2004
    Touching Evil (US) (TV Series) · as Detective Susan Branca
    2004
    Iron Jawed Angels · as Ruza Wenclawska
    2004
    Down to the Bone · as Irene Morrison
    2004
    Mind the Gap · as Allison Lee
    2002
    2002
    Dummy · as Lorena Fanchetti
    2001
    2001
    Dust · as Amy
    2001
    UC: Undercover (TV Series) · as Alex Cross
    2001
    The Hire (TV Series) · as Dr. Nora Phillips
    2001
    15 Minutes · as Daphne Handlova
    2000
    Autumn in New York · as Lisa Tyler
    1999
    The Opportunists · as Miriam Kelly
    1998
    Trinity (TV Series)
    1998
    Return to Paradise · as Kerrie
    1997
    Roar (TV Series) · as Caitlin
    1997
    Rose Hill · as Emily Elliot
    1990
    Law & Order (TV Series) · as Lindsay Carson
    1951
    Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Emily

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