Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Born: August 6, 1973 (52 years)
Clifton, New Jersey, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vera Farmiga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Movies as Actor (66)
The Leader

The Leader

as Bonnie Nettles

Jun 5, 2026

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

as Self - (archive footage)

Nov 21, 2025

The Conjuring: Last Rites

The Conjuring: Last Rites

as Lorraine Warren

Sep 3, 2025

Ezra

Ezra

as Grace

May 30, 2024

Origin

Origin

as Kate Medina

Dec 8, 2023

The Nun II

The Nun II

as Lorraine Warren

Sep 6, 2023

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye

as Self - Eleanor Bishop

Feb 9, 2022

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

as Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)

Nov 12, 2021

The Many Saints of Newark

The Many Saints of Newark

as Livia Soprano

Sep 22, 2021

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

as Lorraine Warren

May 25, 2021

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe

as Self

Oct 23, 2020

Skin

Skin

as Shareen

Jul 26, 2019

Annabelle Comes Home

Annabelle Comes Home

as Lorraine Warren

Jun 26, 2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Emma Russell

May 29, 2019

Captive State

Captive State

as Jane Doe

Mar 15, 2019

The Front Runner

The Front Runner

as Lee Hart

Nov 6, 2018

The Nun

The Nun

as Lorraine Warren

Sep 5, 2018

Boundaries

Boundaries

as Laura

Jun 22, 2018

The Commuter

The Commuter

as Joanna

Jan 11, 2018

The Escape

The Escape

as Dr. Nora Phillips

Oct 23, 2016

Burn Your Maps

Burn Your Maps

as Alise Firth

Oct 7, 2016

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

as Lorraine Warren

Jun 8, 2016

Special Correspondents

Special Correspondents

as Eleanor Finch

Apr 22, 2016

The Judge

The Judge

as Samantha Powell

Oct 8, 2014

Closer to the Moon

Closer to the Moon

as Alice Bercovich

Mar 7, 2014

At Middleton

At Middleton

as Edith Martin

Oct 9, 2013

The Conjuring

The Conjuring

as Lorraine Warren

Jul 18, 2013

Goats

Goats

as Wendy Whitman

Aug 10, 2012

Safe House

Safe House

as Catherine Linklater

Feb 8, 2012

Higher Ground

Higher Ground

as Corinne Walker

Aug 26, 2011

Source Code

Source Code

as Colleen Goodwin

Mar 30, 2011

Henry's Crime

Henry's Crime

as Julie Ivanova

Jan 14, 2010

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

as Alex Goran

Dec 4, 2009

Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children

Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children

as Self

Oct 27, 2009

The Vintner's Luck

The Vintner's Luck

as Aurora de Valday

Sep 1, 2009

Orphan

Orphan

as Kate

Jul 24, 2009

Nothing But the Truth

Nothing But the Truth

as Erica van Doren

Dec 19, 2008

Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo

as Fiona Ankany

Jun 13, 2008

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

as Mother

May 7, 2008

In Tranzit

In Tranzit

as Natalia

Mar 4, 2008

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

as Self

Jan 1, 2008

Never Forever

Never Forever

as Sophie Lee

Jun 20, 2007

Joshua

Joshua

as Abby Cairn

Jan 21, 2007

Breaking and Entering

Breaking and Entering

as Oana

Dec 15, 2006

The Hard Easy

The Hard Easy

as Dr. Charlie Brooks

Nov 4, 2006

The Departed

The Departed

as Madolyn

Oct 4, 2006

Running Scared

Running Scared

as Teresa Gazelle

Jan 6, 2006

Neverwas

Neverwas

as Eleanna

Sep 9, 2005

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

as Jocelyne Jordan

Jul 30, 2004

Iron Jawed Angels

Iron Jawed Angels

as Ruza Wenclawska

Jan 16, 2004

Down to the Bone

Down to the Bone

as Irene Morrison

Jan 14, 2004

Mind the Gap

Mind the Gap

as Allison Lee

Jan 1, 2004

Love in the Time of Money

Love in the Time of Money

as Greta

Nov 1, 2002

Dummy

Dummy

as Lorena Fanchetti

Sep 12, 2002

Snow White

Snow White

as Josephine

Oct 28, 2001

UC: Undercover

UC: Undercover

as Alex Cross

Sep 30, 2001

Dust

Dust

as Amy

Aug 29, 2001

15 Minutes

15 Minutes

as Daphne Handlova

Mar 1, 2001

Autumn in New York

Autumn in New York

as Lisa Tyler

Aug 11, 2000

The Opportunists

The Opportunists

as Miriam Kelly

May 17, 2000

Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

as Kerrie

Aug 10, 1998

The Butterfly Dance

The Butterfly Dance

as Diane

May 15, 1998

Rose Hill

Rose Hill

as Emily Elliot

Apr 20, 1997

Bad Bloom

Bad Bloom

Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy

as Natasha Tolkachev

Weekend Warriors

Weekend Warriors