History Creator / VeraFarmiga

** ''Film/TheConjuringII'' (2016)

* MetalHead: She's a Music/IronMaiden fan and she also sings Iron Maiden song The Trooper with her friend Scott Ian of Music/{{Anthrax}} playing Guitar. She also sings Music/BlackSabbath song War Pig.

* ''The Conjuring 4'' (TBA)

* MetalHead: She's a Music/IronMaiden fan and she also sings Iron Maiden song The Trooper with her friend Scott Ian of Music/{{Anthrax}} playing Guitar.

* MetalHead: She's sings Music/IronMaiden song The Trooper with her friend Scott Ian of Music/{{Anthrax}} playing Guitar.

Vera Ann Farmiga (/fɑrˈmiːɡə/; born August 6, 1973 in Clifton, New Jersey) is a American actress and film director of Ukrainian descent.

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Vera Ann Farmiga (/fɑrˈmiːɡə/; born August 6, 1973 in Clifton, New Jersey) is a Ukrainian-American actress and film director.

* PracticallyDifferentGenerations: She's 21 years older than her sister and fellow actress Creator/{{Taissa|Farmiga}}. Taissa has even played Vera's daughter in a film.

* ThoseTwoActors: Seems to be developing into this with close friend Patrick Wilson, having done four installments and counting of the ''Conjuring'' series with him, as well as the unrelated film ''The Commuter''.

* HiddenDepths: Loads.
** Vera is Ukrainian-American (her first name means "faith") and was raised in an insular ethnic community that spoke Ukrainian as a first language. She did not learn English until she was six.
** She's also a classically trained pianist and an excellent guitar player.
** When she was a teenager, she toured Ukraine and Eastern Europe as a Ukrainian folk dancer.
** When she's not filming elsewhere, she lives in rural New York, where she raises goats for milk and wool. And yes, she can and does spin her own yarn, which she then uses for knitting.
** To de-stress from filming intense scenes on ''Bates Motel'', she would play Music/{{Slipknot}}[[note]]yes, the heavy metal band[[/note]] on her guitar.
* LikeBrotherAndSister: With her ''Conjuring'' co-star Creator/PatrickWilson, whom she absolutely adores. While they were already friends beforehand, Farmiga having worked and become good friends with Wilson's wife Creator/DagmaraDominczyk[[note]]on Farmiga's directorial debut ''Higher Ground''[[/note]], they have become incredibly close through their work in the franchise. She [[https://www.tnp.sg/entertainment/movies/vera-farmiga-has-hell-time-conjuring-sequel spelled it out]] in an interview:
-->'''Vera''': We are family at this point. Patrick knows the deepest parts of me, he’s in the inner circles of my life. We adore each other, and we adore each other’s families. We have so much in common. That deep friendship is a gift from God.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: She is the second of seven siblings. Also a case of PracticallyDifferentGenerations since she and [[Creator/TaissaFarmiga Taissa]], her youngest sibling, are over 20 years apart in age.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: She has a long list of villains and morally-grey characters on her resume (the latter including her iconic role as [[Series/BatesMotel Norma Bates]]), and has a real gift for playing darker roles. In real life, however, she is universally known as a bubbly sweetheart who is kind to everyone she meets, her fans included.

* ThoseTwoActors: It seems to be developing into this with close friend Patrick Wilson, having done four installments and counting of the ''Conjuring'' series with him, as well as the unrelated film ''The Commuter''.

* HiddenDepths: Loads of.
** Vera is Ukrainian American (her first name means "faith") and was raised in an insular ethnic community that spoke Ukrainian as a first language. She did not learn English until she was six.

* ThoseTwoActors: Seems to be developing into this with close friend Patrick Wilson, having done four installments and counting of the ''Conjuring'' series with him, as well as the unrelated film ''The Commuter''.

** Her sister [[Creator/TaissaFarmiga Taissa]] played the younger version of Vera's character in ''Higher Ground'', her character's daughter in ''At Middleton'' and
played Sister Irene in ''The Nun''.

** Her sister [[Creator/TaissaFarmiga Taissa]] played the younger version of Vera's character in ''Higher Ground'' and her character's daughter in ''At Middleton''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** She has auditioned for the role of Vesper Lynd in ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' but Creator/EvaGreen wast cast instead.
** She's the original cast to play Cassidy but she passed the project and replaced by Creator/MarisaTomei.

She was married to Creator/SebastianRoche from 1997 to 2004. Since 2008, she has been married to rock band Deadsy member Renn Hawkey, with whom she has two children.

* RealLifeRelative: Her sister [[Creator/TaissaFarmiga Taissa]] played the younger version of Vera's character in ''Higher Ground'' and her character's daughter in ''At Middleton''. Her son, Fynn Hawkey played Baby Abigail in ''Higher Ground''.

* RealLifeRelative: Her sister [[Creator/TaissaFarmiga Taissa]] played the younger version of Vera's character in ''Higher Ground'' and her character's daughter in ''At Middleton''.

She made her feature film debut in the 1998 drama thriller ''Return to Paradise'' and subsequently worked consistently in Hollywood, with 2004 indie drama ''Down to the Bone'' proving a breakthrough performance for her. She went on to feature in the 2006 crime thriller ''Film/TheDeparted'', directed by none other than Creator/MartinScorsese, which only increased her profile, and earned critical acclaim for both that film and her leading role as Elsa in the 2008 historical drama ''Literature/TheBoyInTheStripedPyjamas''.

She made her feature film debut in the 1998 drama thriller ''Return to Paradise'' and subsequently worked consistently in Hollywood, with 2004 indie drama ''Down to the Bone'' proving a breakthrough performance for her. She went on to feature in the 2006 crime thriller ''Film/TheDeparted'', directed by none other than Creator/MartinScorsese, which only increased her profile, and earned critical acclaim for both that film and her leading role in 2008 historical drama ''Literature/TheBoyInTheStripedPyjamas''.

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* ThoseTwoActors: Seems to be developing into this with close friend Patrick Wilson, having done four installments and counting of the ''Conjuring'' series with him, as well as the unrelated film ''The Commuter''.