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).
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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Filmography (Movies)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Character:Self - (archive footage)
Release Date:21/11/2025
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:03/09/2025
Ezra
Character:Grace
Release Date:30/05/2024
Origin
Character:Kate Medina
Release Date:08/12/2023
The Nun II
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:06/09/2023
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Character:Self - Eleanor Bishop
Release Date:09/02/2022
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Character:Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)
Release Date:12/11/2021
The Many Saints of Newark
Character:Livia Soprano
Release Date:22/09/2021
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:25/05/2021
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Character:Self
Release Date:23/10/2020
Skin
Character:Shareen
Release Date:26/07/2019
Annabelle Comes Home
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:26/06/2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Character:Emma Russell
Release Date:29/05/2019
Captive State
Character:Jane Doe
Release Date:15/03/2019
The Front Runner
Character:Lee Hart
Release Date:06/11/2018
The Nun
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:05/09/2018
Boundaries
Character:Laura Jaconi
Release Date:22/06/2018
The Commuter
Character:Joanna
Release Date:11/01/2018
The Escape
Character:Dr. Nora Phillips
Release Date:23/10/2016
Burn Your Maps
Character:Alise Firth
Release Date:07/10/2016
The Conjuring 2
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:08/06/2016
Special Correspondents
Character:Eleanor Finch
Release Date:22/04/2016
The Judge
Character:Samantha Powell
Release Date:08/10/2014
Annabelle
Character:Loraine Warren
Release Date:01/10/2014
Closer to the Moon
Character:Alice Bercovich
Release Date:07/03/2014
At Middleton
Character:Edith Martin
Release Date:09/10/2013
The Conjuring
Character:Lorraine Warren
Release Date:18/07/2013
Goats
Character:Wendy Whitman
Release Date:10/08/2012
Safe House
Character:Catherine Linklater
Release Date:08/02/2012
Higher Ground
Character:Corinne Walker
Release Date:26/08/2011
Source Code
Character:Colleen Goodwin
Release Date:30/03/2011
Henry's Crime
Character:Julie Ivanova
Release Date:14/01/2010
Up in the Air
Character:Alex Goran
Release Date:04/12/2009
Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children
Character:Self
Release Date:27/10/2009
The Vintner's Luck
Character:Aurora de Valday
Release Date:01/09/2009
Orphan
Character:Kate
Release Date:24/07/2009
Nothing But the Truth
Character:Erica van Doren
Release Date:19/12/2008
Quid Pro Quo
Character:Fiona Ankany
Release Date:13/06/2008
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Character:Mother
Release Date:07/05/2008
In Tranzit
Character:Natalia
Release Date:04/03/2008
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2008
Never Forever
Character:Sophie Lee
Release Date:20/06/2007
Joshua
Character:Abby Cairn
Release Date:21/01/2007
Breaking and Entering
Character:Oana
Release Date:15/12/2006
The Hard Easy
Character:Dr. Charlie Brooks
Release Date:04/11/2006
The Departed
Character:Madolyn
Release Date:04/10/2006
Running Scared
Character:Teresa Gazelle
Release Date:06/01/2006
Neverwas
Character:Eleanna
Release Date:09/09/2005
The Manchurian Candidate
Character:Jocelyne Jordan
Release Date:30/07/2004
Iron Jawed Angels
Character:Ruza Wenclawska
Release Date:16/01/2004
Down to the Bone
Character:Irene Morrison
Release Date:14/01/2004
Mind the Gap
Character:Allison Lee
Release Date:01/01/2004
Love in the Time of Money
Character:Greta
Release Date:01/11/2002
Dummy
Character:Lorena Fanchetti
Release Date:12/09/2002
Snow White
Character:Josephine
Release Date:28/10/2001
UC: Undercover
Character:Alex Cross
Release Date:30/09/2001
Dust
Character:Amy
Release Date:29/08/2001
15 Minutes
Character:Daphne Handlova
Release Date:01/03/2001
Autumn in New York
Character:Lisa Tyler
Release Date:11/08/2000
The Opportunists
Character:Miriam Kelly
Release Date:17/05/2000
Return to Paradise
Character:Kerrie
Release Date:10/08/1998
The Butterfly Dance
Character:Diane
Release Date:15/05/1998
Rose Hill
Character:Emily Elliot
Release Date:20/04/1997
Television Appearances
Boots
Character:Barbara Cope
Five Days at Memorial
Character:Dr. Anna Pou
Hawkeye
Character:Eleanor Bishop
Halston
Character:Adele
When They See Us
Character:Elizabeth Lederer
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
Character:The Candidate
Bates Motel
Character:Norma Bates
Touching Evil
Character:Detective Susan Branca
UC: Undercover
Character:Alex Cross
The Hire
Character:Dr. Nora Phillips
Trinity
Character:
Roar
Character:Caitlin
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Law & Order
Character:Lindsay Carson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Emily
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