Vera Farmiga
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Lindsay Carson
1990
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Film
The Conjuring
Lorraine Warren
2013
Film
The Departed
Madolyn
2006
Series
Bates Motel
Norma Bates
2013
Film
The Conjuring 2
Lorraine Warren
2016
Series
Hawkeye
Eleanor Bishop
2021
Film
The Conjuring: Last Rites
Lorraine Warren
2025
Film
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Lorraine Warren
2021
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
1992
Film
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Emma Russell
2019
Film
The Nun
Lorraine Warren
2018
Film
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Mother
2008
Film
The Nun II
Lorraine Warren
2023
Series
Boots
Barbara Cope
2025
Film
Source Code
Colleen Goodwin
2011
Film
The Judge
Samantha Powell
2014
Series
When They See Us
Elizabeth Lederer
2019
Film
The Commuter
Joanna
2018
Film
Orphan
Kate
2009
Film
Annabelle Comes Home
Lorraine Warren
2019
Film
Up in the Air
Alex Goran
2009
Film
Safe House
Catherine Linklater
2012
Series
Five Days at Memorial
Dr. Anna Pou
2022
Series
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
The Candidate
2017
Series
Halston
Adele
2021
Film
Captive State
Jane Doe
2019
Series
The Hire
Dr. Nora Phillips
2001
Film
Running Scared
Teresa Gazelle
2006
Film
The Many Saints of Newark
Livia Soprano
2021
Film
15 Minutes
Daphne Handlova
2001
Film
The Front Runner
Lee Hart
2018
Film
Henry's Crime
Julie Ivanova
2010
Series
Roar
Caitlin
1997
Film
The Manchurian Candidate
Jocelyne Jordan
2004
Film
Skin
Shareen
2019
Film
Autumn in New York
Lisa Tyler
2000
Series
UC: Undercover
Alex Cross
2001
Series
Touching Evil
Detective Susan Branca
2004
Film
Nothing but the Truth
Erica van Doren
2008
Film
In Tranzit
Natalia
2008
Film
Origin
Kate Medina
2023
Film
Breaking and Entering
Oana
2006
Film
Return to Paradise
Kerrie
1998
Film
Ezra
Grace
2024
Film
Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special
Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)
2021
Film
Snow White
Josephine
2001
Film
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
Self - Eleanor Bishop
2022
Film
Dust
Amy
2001
Film
Higher Ground
Corinne Walker
2011
Series
Trinity
1998
Film
At Middleton
Edith Martin
2013
Film
Joshua
Abby Cairn
2007
Film
Special Correspondents
Eleanor Finch
2016
Film
Boundaries
Laura
2018
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Emily
1951
Film
Iron Jawed Angels
Ruza Wenclawska
2004
Film
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2025
Film
Neverwas
Eleanna
2005
Film
Dummy
Lorena Fanchetti
2002
Film
Quid Pro Quo
Fiona Ankany
2008
Film
Goats
Wendy Whitman
2012
Film
Burn Your Maps
Alise Firth
2016
Film
The Escape
Dr. Nora Phillips
2016
Film
Never Forever
Sophie Lee
2007
Film
The Hard Easy
Dr. Charlie Brooks
2006
Film
The Vintner's Luck
Aurora de Valday
2009
Film
UC: Undercover
Alex Cross
2001
Film
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
Self
2008
Film
Closer to the Moon
Alice Bercovich
2014
Film
Love in the Time of Money
Greta
2002
Film
The Leader
Bonnie Nettles
2026
Film
Billion Dollar Spy
Natasha Tolkachev
Film
Down to the Bone
Irene Morrison
2004
Film
Mind the Gap
Allison Lee
2004
Film
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Self
2020
Film
Rose Hill
Emily Elliot
1997
Film
The Opportunists
Miriam Kelly
2000
Weekend Warriors
Bad Bloom
Film
Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil Children
Self
2009
Film
The Butterfly Dance
Diane
1998