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 Vera Farmiga is an American actress who has received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Up in the Air (2009) and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Bates Motel (2013) and When They See Us (2019).She was born Vera Ann Farmiga, the second of seven children, on August 6, 1973, in Clifton, New Jersey, USA, to Ukrainian parents. She did not speak English until the age of six, and was raised in the Ukrainian Catholic home of her mother, Luba (Spas), a schoolteacher, and her father, Michael Farmiga, a computer systems analyst. Her younger sister is actress Taissa Farmiga, who is 21 years her junior. Young Vera was a shy, nearsighted girl, who played piano and folk danced with a Ukrainian touring company in her teens.In 1991, she graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Farmiga initially dreamed of becoming an optometrist, but she later changed her mind and studied acting at Syracuse University's School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1995. The following year, she began her professional acting career, making her Broadway debut as an understudy in the play "Taking Sides". Her stage credits included performances in "The Tempest", "Good", "The Seagull", and in a well-reviewed off-Broadway production of "Second-Hand Smoke" (1997). That same year, she made her television debut as the female lead, opposite a then-unknown Heath Ledger, in Fox's adventure series Roar (1997).In 1998, Farmiga made her big screen debut in the drama Return to Paradise (1998), then played the daughters of Christopher Walken in The Opportunists (1999) and Richard Gere in Autumn in New York (2000). She starred as a working-class mother struggling to keep her life and marriage together while hiding her drug addiction in Down to the Bone (2004), for which she was awarded Best Actress from the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Farmiga's acting talent shone in a range of characters, from her role as a senator's daughter in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), the wife of a mobster in Running Scared (2006), a humorous prostitute in Breaking and Entering (2006), and a police psychiatrist in The Departed (2006).In 2010, Farmiga received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Up in the Air (2009). In 2011, she made her directorial debut with the drama Higher Ground (2011), in which she also appeared in the leading role. Although the film had a limited release, Farmiga's direction and performance received attention at several festivals. In 2013, she began starring in the drama thriller series Bates Motel (2013), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in the first season. In 2019, she received a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination, this time in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category, for her role in the drama miniseries When They See Us (2019).Farmiga was formerly married to actor Sebastian Roch��, whom she met during production of Roar (1997). The two eloped to the Bahamas after the series ended in 1997. They separated and subsequently divorced in 2004. On September 13, 2008, she married musician Renn Hawkey, with whom she has two children, son Fynn McDonnell (b. 2009) and daughter Gytta Lubov Hawkey (b. 2010). Farmiga lives with her family in Hudson Valley, New York. Her other activities, outside her acting profession, include reading, playing piano, boxing, jujitsu, and spending time with her pet angora goats.
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Vera Farmiga is an American actress who has received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Up in the Air (2009) and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Bates Motel (2013) and When They See Us (2019).She was born Vera Ann Farmiga, the second of seven children, on August 6, 1973, in Clifton, New Jersey, USA, to Ukrainian parents. She did not speak English until the age of six, and was raised in the Ukrainian Catholic home of her mother, Luba (Spas), a schoolteacher, and her father, Michael Farmiga, a computer systems analyst. Her younger sister is actress Taissa Farmiga, who is 21 years her junior. Young Vera was a shy, nearsighted girl, who played piano and folk danced with a Ukrainian touring company in her teens.In 1991, she graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Farmiga initially dreamed of becoming an optometrist, but she later changed her mind and studied acting at Syracuse University's School of Performing Arts, graduating in 1995. The following year, she began her professional acting career, making her Broadway debut as an understudy in the play "Taking Sides". Her stage credits included performances in "The Tempest", "Good", "The Seagull", and in a well-reviewed off-Broadway production of "Second-Hand Smoke" (1997). That same year, she made her television debut as the female lead, opposite a then-unknown Heath Ledger, in Fox's adventure series Roar (1997).In 1998, Farmiga made her big screen debut in the drama Return to Paradise (1998), then played the daughters of Christopher Walken in The Opportunists (1999) and Richard Gere in Autumn in New York (2000). She starred as a working-class mother struggling to keep her life and marriage together while hiding her drug addiction in Down to the Bone (2004), for which she was awarded Best Actress from the 2004 Sundance Film Festival and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. Farmiga's acting talent shone in a range of characters, from her role as a senator's daughter in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), the wife of a mobster in Running Scared (2006), a humorous prostitute in Breaking and Entering (2006), and a police psychiatrist in The Departed (2006).In 2010, Farmiga received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in Up in the Air (2009). In 2011, she made her directorial debut with the drama Higher Ground (2011), in which she also appeared in the leading role. Although the film had a limited release, Farmiga's direction and performance received attention at several festivals. In 2013, she began starring in the drama thriller series Bates Motel (2013), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in the first season. In 2019, she received a second Primetime Emmy Award nomination, this time in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie category, for her role in the drama miniseries When They See Us (2019).Farmiga was formerly married to actor Sebastian Roch��, whom she met during production of Roar (1997). The two eloped to the Bahamas after the series ended in 1997. They separated and subsequently divorced in 2004. On September 13, 2008, she married musician Renn Hawkey, with whom she has two children, son Fynn McDonnell (b. 2009) and daughter Gytta Lubov Hawkey (b. 2010). Farmiga lives with her family in Hudson Valley, New York. Her other activities, outside her acting profession, include reading, playing piano, boxing, jujitsu, and spending time with her pet angora goats.
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Daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, and the second of seven children.Older sister of Taissa Farmiga.Did not learn English until she was six.Can speak some French and Spanish, in addition to being fluent in English and Ukrainian.Grew up in a Ukrainian-speaking enclave in New Jersey.Is a highly skilled pianist. She has played the piano for many of her acting roles, including Orphan (2009), At Middleton (2013), and Bates Motel (2013).Her role in Roar (1997) paid off her college student loans.Plays the guitar and piano.Though both her parents are Ukrainian-born, her mother grew up in the United States from infancy and her father was raised in Argentina.Had to go to the emergency room after sustaining an injury during the filming of Bates Motel (2013)'s third season finale.Is referred to as a "Scream Queen" after her starring roles in Joshua (2007), Orphan (2009), Bates Motel (2013), The Conjuring (2013), and The Conjuring 2 (2016).Placed the People's Choice Award she won for Bates Motel (2013) in a scene in the series finale, as an "Easter egg" for the supportive fans of the show.Last name is pronounced far-MEE-guh.Auditioned for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), but Eva Green was cast instead.Found her love of acting after being benched during a high school soccer match. She auditioned for the drama department's production of "The Vampire" and won the lead role.Her sister Laryssa was born with spina bifida.Began studying Muay Thai boxing during the second season of Bates Motel (2013). She previously studied the sport as a 20-year-old.Earlier in her career, Farmiga would send self-taped auditions to casting directors instead of auditioning in person.Used a body double for her nude scene in Up in the Air (2009) as she had just recently given birth. However, she has appeared nude herself in Down to the Bone (2004), Iron Jawed Angels (2004), Never Forever (2007), In Transit (2008), and A Heavenly Vintage (2009).Flashed Jude Law on the set of Breaking and Entering (2006). She said, "It was just me and Anthony Minghella messing with Jude and his reaction [was] priceless -- embarrassed and amused and giddy".Freddie Highmore is godfather to her son, Fynn Hawkey.Played the older version of her sister Taissa Farmiga's character in Higher Ground (2011), and her mother in At Middleton (2013).Once played her agent, Tracy Brennan, in a video for CAA. She was so good in the role that other agents began recommending her to casting directors for roles.Counts boxing and knitting among her hobbies.Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, son Fynn Hawkey (Fynn McDonnell Hawkey) on January 13, 2009. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey.Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 37, daughter Gytta Hawkey (Gytta Lubov Hawkey) on November 4, 2010. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey.The set of The Conjuring (2013) was allegedly haunted. Farmiga apparently received an unexplained claw-shaped scratch on her thigh, and a similarly-shaped mark also appeared on her laptop screen.Was originally cast as Wallis Simpson in W.E. (2011). She met with Madonna for tea to discuss the role, but ultimately dropped out due to her second pregnancy. Andrea Riseborough was then cast instead.Her father was a soccer player in his youth and was scouted for Argentina's national team.Her six siblings are named Victor, Stephan, Nadia, Alexander, Laryssa, and Taissa. They all share the same parents.Practices the Japanese martial art of Jujitsu, in which she has earned an orange belt (March 2017).Owns three angora goats named Zoshya, Fruzia and Sofika, and a dog named Muppet.Is good friends with Peter Sarsgaard, who shares the same manager, and his wife Maggie Gyllenhaal.Attended St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School.Has sung in four of her projects: Iron Jawed Angels (2004), Higher Ground (2011), Bates Motel (2013), and Special Correspondents (2016).Counts Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball among her idols.Met her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey, on the set of Touching Evil (2004) in Vancouver, British Columbia.Has starred in two films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Departed (2006) (which won) and Up in the Air (2009).Met with Darren Aronofsky to discuss her taking a role in The Wrestler (2008). Farmiga could not envision herself coupled with Mickey Rourke and passed on the project. Marisa Tomei was eventually cast.Before acting professionally, she worked in customer service for an air conditioning company.Anthony Minghella sought Farmiga for a lead role in Breaking and Entering (2006), but due to scheduling conflicts with The Departed (2006), she instead took the supporting role of Oana.Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Fynn in order to begin filming Up in the Air (2009).Has made two films with sister Taissa Farmiga: Higher Ground (2011) and At Middleton (2013).Attended Syracuse University with actor Taye Diggs and producer Terry Dinan.Good friends with Dagmara Dominczyk and Patrick Wilson.Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.Was five months pregnant with her daughter Gytta when she completed filming on Higher Ground (2011).Good friends with George Clooney.Good friends with Bates Motel (2013) co-stars Freddie Highmore, Nestor Carbonell, and Max Thieriot.Was a semi-professional Ukrainian folk dancer in the troupe Syzokryli, instructed by dancer and choreographer Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky. |
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Vera Farmiga |
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Actress,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actress,Producer,Director |
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| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Vera Farmiga is an American actress who has received an Academy Award nomination for her role in Up in the Air (2009) and Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her roles in Bates Motel (2013) and When They See Us (2019).She was born Vera Ann Farmiga, |
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Daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, and the second of seven children.Older sister of Taissa Farmiga.Did not learn English until she was six.Can speak some French and Spanish, in addition to being fluent in English and Ukrainian.Grew up in a Ukrainian-speaking enclave in New Jersey.Is a highly skilled pianist. She has played the piano for many of her acting roles, including Orphan (2009), At Middleton (2013), and Bates Motel (2013).Her role in Roar (1997) paid off her college student loans.Plays the guitar and piano.Though both her parents are Ukrainian-born, her mother grew up in the United States from infancy and her father was raised in Argentina.Had to go to the emergency room after sustaining an injury during the filming of Bates Motel (2013)'s third season finale.Is referred to as a "Scream Queen" after her starring roles in Joshua (2007), Orphan (2009), Bates Motel (2013), The Conjuring (2013), and The Conjuring 2 (2016).Placed the People's Choice Award she won for Bates Motel (2013) in a scene in the series finale, as an "Easter egg" for the supportive fans of the show.Last name is pronounced far-MEE-guh.Auditioned for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), but Eva Green was cast instead.Found her love of acting after being benched during a high school soccer match. She auditioned for the drama department's production of "The Vampire" and won the lead role.Her sister Laryssa was born with spina bifida.Began studying Muay Thai boxing during the second season of Bates Motel (2013). She previously studied the sport as a 20-year-old.Earlier in her career, Farmiga would send self-taped auditions to casting directors instead of auditioning in person.Used a body double for her nude scene in Up in the Air (2009) as she had just recently given birth. However, she has appeared nude herself in Down to the Bone (2004), Iron Jawed Angels (2004), Never Forever (2007), In Transit (2008), and A Heavenly Vintage (2009).Flashed Jude Law on the set of Breaking and Entering (2006). She said, "It was just me and Anthony Minghella messing with Jude and his reaction [was] priceless -- embarrassed and amused and giddy".Freddie Highmore is godfather to her son, Fynn Hawkey.Played the older version of her sister Taissa Farmiga's character in Higher Ground (2011), and her mother in At Middleton (2013).Once played her agent, Tracy Brennan, in a video for CAA. She was so good in the role that other agents began recommending her to casting directors for roles.Counts boxing and knitting among her hobbies.Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, son Fynn Hawkey (Fynn McDonnell Hawkey) on January 13, 2009. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey.Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 37, daughter Gytta Hawkey (Gytta Lubov Hawkey) on November 4, 2010. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey.The set of The Conjuring (2013) was allegedly haunted. Farmiga apparently received an unexplained claw-shaped scratch on her thigh, and a similarly-shaped mark also appeared on her laptop screen.Was originally cast as Wallis Simpson in W.E. (2011). She met with Madonna for tea to discuss the role, but ultimately dropped out due to her second pregnancy. Andrea Riseborough was then cast instead.Her father was a soccer player in his youth and was scouted for Argentina's national team.Her six siblings are named Victor, Stephan, Nadia, Alexander, Laryssa, and Taissa. They all share the same parents.Practices the Japanese martial art of Jujitsu, in which she has earned an orange belt (March 2017).Owns three angora goats named Zoshya, Fruzia and Sofika, and a dog named Muppet.Is good friends with Peter Sarsgaard, who shares the same manager, and his wife Maggie Gyllenhaal.Attended St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School.Has sung in four of her projects: Iron Jawed Angels (2004), Higher Ground (2011), Bates Motel (2013), and Special Correspondents (2016).Counts Carol Burnett and Lucille Ball among her idols.Met her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey, on the set of Touching Evil (2004) in Vancouver, British Columbia.Has starred in two films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture: The Departed (2006) (which won) and Up in the Air (2009).Met with Darren Aronofsky to discuss her taking a role in The Wrestler (2008). Farmiga could not envision herself coupled with Mickey Rourke and passed on the project. Marisa Tomei was eventually cast.Before acting professionally, she worked in customer service for an air conditioning company.Anthony Minghella sought Farmiga for a lead role in Breaking and Entering (2006), but due to scheduling conflicts with The Departed (2006), she instead took the supporting role of Oana.Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Fynn in order to begin filming Up in the Air (2009).Has made two films with sister Taissa Farmiga: Higher Ground (2011) and At Middleton (2013).Attended Syracuse University with actor Taye Diggs and producer Terry Dinan.Good friends with Dagmara Dominczyk and Patrick Wilson.Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.Was five months pregnant with her daughter Gytta when she completed filming on Higher Ground (2011).Good friends with George Clooney.Good friends with Bates Motel (2013) co-stars Freddie Highmore, Nestor Carbonell, and Max Thieriot.Was a semi-professional Ukrainian folk dancer in the troupe Syzokryli, instructed by dancer and choreographer Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky. |
| Trademarks: |
Expressive, piercing blue eyes
Frequently plays the mother of disturbed children |
| Quotes: |
I can't do Los Angeles. I've always been the anti-Barbie. I don't want to be in a place where almost every woman walks around with puffy lips, little noses and breasts large enough to nourish a small country. As a kid I wanted attention, so I started praying for glasses because everyone had ace vision in my family. Then one day my eyes started going bad and never stopped.
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It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror.
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I really don't feel a need to be famous. But I do feel a need to make a difference, to shed light on human emotion through acting.
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession.
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I'm not in this for the achievement. I'm in it for the illumination. That's how I choose my roles, that's how I attract roles -- it's a very spiritual process for me. And it's the only way I can continue, and stay interested. The acting...it's really a vocation. |
| Salaries: |
Bates Motel (2013) - $75,000 per episode (season one) |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(1995) Stage play: "The Seagull" - playing the role of Nina Zarechnaya, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C., USA
TV commercial for Jos�� Cuervo brand tequila
(1996) Stage play: "The Tempest" - play |
| Spouse: |
Renn Hawkey (September 13, 2008 - present) (2 children)Sebastian Roch�� (1997 - 2004) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Gytta HawkeyFynn Hawkey |
| Parents: |
Luba Farmiga (Spas)
Michael Farmiga |
| Relatives: |
Taissa Farmiga (Sibling)
Victor Farmiga (Sibling)
Stephan Farmiga (Sibling)
Nadia Farmiga (Sibling)
Alexander Farmiga (Sibling)
Laryssa Farmiga (Sibling) |
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