Vera Farmiga
QUICK FACTSNAME
Vera Farmiga
OCCUPATION
Film Actress, Television Actress
BIRTH DATE
August 6, 1973 (age 45)
EDUCATION
Syracuse University
PLACE OF BIRTH
Clifton, New Jersey
AKA
Vera Farmiga
FULL NAME
Vera Ann Farmiga
ZODIAC SIGN
Leo
Biography of Vera Farmiga
Film actress, Film actor / Film actress, TV actress, Actress (1973-)
Ukrainian-American actress Vera Farmiga has been acclaimed for her starring roles in films such as 'Up in the Air' and the television series 'Bates Motel'.
Synopsis
Vera Farmiga was born in New Jersey in 1973 and began working in television in the late 1990s. After his strong performance in the independent drama Down to the Bone, he went on to occupy prominent positions in such popular films as The Departed. The actress earned an Academy Award nomination after starring Up in the Air, and earned more accolades for her work on the television series Bates Motel.
Early life
Born on August 6, 1973 in Clifton, New Jersey, Vera Ann Farmiga has developed an important career for herself as an actress, playing a variety of diverse characters. The daughter of Ukrainian parents, Farmiga grew up in a very close community and "went to the Ukrainian Catholic school, was in the Ukrainian Girl Scouts and did Ukrainian folk dances in the Catskills during the summers," she told Interview magazine. In fact, Farmiga did not learn English until she was 5 or 6 years old.
Introduction to acting
Vera Farmiga discovered acting after being temporarily marginalized from playing football. She got a role in a school play, and later opted to pursue her interest in drama at Syracuse University. After college, Farmiga found work in theater productions in New York City. Then he started working in television in the late nineties. In addition to a supporting role in the 1997 film Rose Hill for television, he worked on his first series, Roar, that same year. Farmiga played a Celtic woman who joins the fight against the Romans in antiquity. Heath Ledger also starred in the short-lived show.
Movie roles
In 1998, Farmiga made his film debut in Return to Paradise with Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn and Anne Heche. He continued with a series of supporting roles, working with Richard Gere on the critically defamed drama Autumn in New York (2000) and with Christopher Walken in the independent film The Opportunists (2000). The following year, Farmiga appeared with Edward Burns and Robert De Niro in the 15 Minutes crime drama.
In 2004, Farmiga captivated audiences at the Sundance Film Festival with his performance in Down to the Bone. She acted as a mother fighting a drug addiction, and won a Special Jury Prize at the festival for her work in the film. Shortly after, Farmiga had the opportunity to work with the legendary director Martin Scorsese in The Departed (2006). She portrayed a police psychologist who gets involved with two law enforcement officers (played by Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio).
Farmiga's career continued to flourish with numerous roles in many independent films, as well as in some major studio projects. "It's just that when it comes to having a career in this business, women have the shelf life of seafood, and ... men have the life of the Twinkies." When the work is presented, you have to accept it. " Farmiga explained to the magazine Interview.
Recent successes
With Up in the Air (2009), Farmiga attracted international recognition as an executive who gets involved with a frequent flight professional fellow played by George Clooney. "She's a brilliant actress ... I needed someone who could go face to face with George Clooney, and she was perfect," Up in the Air director and co-author Jason Reitman told Entertainment Weekly. For her work in the film, Farmiga received several nominations for the awards, including a nod to the Oscar for best supporting actress.
Farmiga made her directorial debut in 2011 with Higher Ground, with younger sister Taissa in the cast. That year he also gained a prominent role in the sci-fi film Source Code.
As of 2013, Farmiga gained more recognition for her performance as Norma Bates younger in the A & E Bates Motel series. He also starred in the horror film The Conjuring (2013), reinforcing his reputation for being attracted by morbid fees. However, the actress continues to carry out projects in a variety of genres. She starred in the 2013 romantic comedy in Middleton, which also featured Sister Taissa, and the following year appeared alongside Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall in The Judge.
Previously married to actor Sebastian Roché, Farmiga lives on a farm in New York State with her husband, Renn Hawkey, and their two children. The family also spends time in Vancouver during the filming of Bates Motel.
