Vera Farmiga's Birth Date:
August 6, 1973
Place of Birth:
Vera Farmiga was born in Passaic County, New Jersey.
Breakthrough Role:
Vera Farmiga's been slowly and steadily building up an impressive acting resume for the past decade and a half. But if there's one film that can be pointed out as her breakthrough performance, it's probably 2004's Down to the Bone. Farmiga played a mother struggling with addiction and won the Special Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival, as well as best actress honors from the LA Film Critics, for her effort.
In 2010, Farmiga picked up her first Academy Award nomination for her supporting performance in Up in the Air.
In 2010, Farmiga picked up her first Academy Award nomination for her supporting performance in Up in the Air.
Vera Farmiga's Personal Life:
Vera Farmiga married keyboardist/producer Renn Hawkey in September 2008.
An Interesting Sidenote:
Vera Farmiga is the second of seven children, and for the first five years of her life, she spoke only Ukrainian.
Notable Movie Credits:
Return to Paradise (1998)
The Opportunists (2000)
Autumn in New York (2000)
15 Minutes (2001)
Dust (2001)
Love in the Time of Money (2002)
Dummy (2002)
Down to the Bone (2004)
Mind the Gap (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Hard Easy (2005)
Neverwas (2005)
Running Scared (2006)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Joshua (2007)
Never Forever (2007)
Quid Pro Quo (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Orphan (2009)
Up in the Air (2009)
Henry's Crime (2010)
Source Code (2011)
Safe House (2012)
The Opportunists (2000)
Autumn in New York (2000)
15 Minutes (2001)
Dust (2001)
Love in the Time of Money (2002)
Dummy (2002)
Down to the Bone (2004)
Mind the Gap (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Hard Easy (2005)
Neverwas (2005)
Running Scared (2006)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Joshua (2007)
Never Forever (2007)
Quid Pro Quo (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Orphan (2009)
Up in the Air (2009)
Henry's Crime (2010)
Source Code (2011)
Safe House (2012)
