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Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga’s screen credits include Madolyn in The Departed, Mother in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring.
Born August 6, 1973 Clifton, New Jersey, USA7 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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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- 2021The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It1h 51m · Horror · MysteryLorraine Warren
- 2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters2h 12m · Action · Science FictionEmma Russell
- 2018The Nun1h 36m · HorrorLorraine Warren
- 2016The Conjuring 22h 14m · HorrorLorraine Warren
- 2013The Conjuring1h 52m · Horror · ThrillerLorraine Warren
- 2008The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas1h 34m · Drama · HistoryMother
- 2006The Departed2h 31m · Crime · DramaMadolyn
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- 2026The LeaderProducer · Bonnie Nettles
- 2025Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror MoviesSelf (archive footage)
- 2025The Conjuring: Last RitesLorraine Warren
- 2024EzraGrace
- 2023OriginKate Medina
- 2023The Nun IILorraine Warren
- 2022Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of HawkeyeSelf - Eleanor Bishop
- 2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialEleanor Bishop (archive footage)
- 2021The Many Saints of NewarkLivia Soprano
- 2020Faith & Fear: The Conjuring UniverseSelf
- 2019SkinShareen
- 2019Annabelle Comes HomeLorraine Warren
- 2019Captive StateJane Doe
- 2018The Front RunnerLee Hart
- 2018BoundariesLaura
- 2018The CommuterJoanna
- 2016The EscapeDr. Nora Phillips
- 2016Burn Your MapsAlise Firth
- 2016Special CorrespondentsEleanor Finch
- 2014The JudgeSamantha Powell
- 2014Closer to the MoonAlice Bercovich
- 2013At MiddletonEdith
- 2012GoatsWendy Whitman
- 2012Safe HouseCatherine Linklater
- 2011Higher GroundDirector · Corinne Walker
- 2011Source CodeColleen Goodwin
- 2010Henry's CrimeJulie Ivanova
- 2009Up in the AirAlex Goran
- 2009Mama's Little Devils: Bad Seeds and Evil ChildrenSelf
- 2009The Vintner's LuckAurora de Valday
- 2009OrphanKate
- 2008Nothing But the TruthErica Van Doren
- 2008Quid Pro QuoFiona Ankany
- 2008In TranzitNatalia
- 2008Notes on an American Film Director at WorkSelf
- 2007Never ForeverSophie Lee
- 2007JoshuaAbby Cairn
- 2006Breaking and EnteringOana
- 2006The Hard EasyDr. Charlie Brooks
- 2006Running ScaredTeresa Gazelle
- 2005NeverwasEleanna
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateJocelyne Jordan
- 2004Iron Jawed AngelsRuza Wenclawska
- 2004Down to the BoneIrene Morrison
- 2004Mind the GapAllison Lee
- 2002Love in the Time of MoneyGreta
- 2002DummyLorena Fanchetti
- 2001Snow WhiteJosephine
- 2001UC: UndercoverAlex Cross
- 2001DustAmy
- 200115 MinutesDaphne Handlova
- 2000Autumn in New YorkLisa Tyler
- 2000The OpportunistsMiriam Kelly
- 1998Return to ParadiseKerrie
- 1998The Butterfly DanceDiane
- 1997Rose HillEmily Elliot
- Bad BloomActor · Producer
- Billion Dollar SpyNatasha Tolkachev
- Weekend WarriorsActor
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