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Vera Farmiga

Farmiga at the showing of Nothing But the Truth at the Toronto International Film Festival
Born Vera Ann Farmiga
August 6, 1973 (1973-08-06) (age 35)
Essex County, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s) Sebastian Roché (1997–2005) (divorced) Renn Hawkey (2008–present)

Vera Ann Farmiga (born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 2006 films Running Scared and The Departed.

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Biography

Early life

Vera Ann Farmiga (pronounced /fɑrˈmiːɡə/), the second oldest of seven children, was born in Essex County, New Jersey and grew up in Irvington, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants Mykhailo, a computer-systems analyst, and Luba Farmiga, a schoolteacher.1 Farmiga was raised in an insular Ukrainian American community, not speaking English until the age of six.12 She attended a Ukrainian Catholic school in Newark and toured with a Ukrainian folk-dancing ensemble.3 In 1991, Farmiga graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School.

Career

Although she originally intended to become an optometrist, Farmiga attended Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts. She made her Broadway debut in 1996 as an understudy in the play Taking Sides. The same year, she starred as Miranda in the American Conservatory Theater production of The Tempest. Following her theater debut, she played a role the television series, Roar, which was filmed in Australia, alongside Heath Ledger.1 Farmiga said that the series "wanted to be Braveheart but turned out more Xena: Warrior Princess."1 Throughout the late 1990s, she continued appearing in stage, television and film roles, including a part in the 1998 film Return to Paradise.

Farmiga appeared in several high profile films in the early 2000s, including Autumn in New York, 15 Minutes and the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Her lead performance in the 2005 film Down to the Bone received a "Best Actress" award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. In 2006, she appeared in Running Scared.

Rather than attending auditions for films in which she interested, Farmiga makes short films which she submits for casting. "To fade in and fade out, have intimacy with the mikes, the lighting, and have the luxury of takes - you could make yourself as ugly or as beautiful as you wanted".1 The films have always resulted in a meeting.

It was one of these audition films that led to Scorsese inviting her for what she calls 'a chemistry read' with Leonardo DiCaprio, which led to her role as a police psychiatrist in The Departed.1

Farmiga starred in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

In 2008 she played the role of Erica Van Doren in the political thriller, Nothing But the Truth, for which she has been nominated as Best Supporting Actress in the 2009 Critics Choice Awards.

Currently, Farmiga can be seen in Campbells soup commercials.

Personal life

Farmiga met French actor Sebastian Roché while filming Roar.1 The two eloped to the Bahamas after the series' end in 1997. The marriage ended in 2003.1 After being together for four years, Farmiga married Renn Hawkey in September 2008. They announced they are having a child around the same time due in the summer of 2009.1 Hawkey, a carpenter, is also the keyboardist for a goth band named Deadsy.1

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1998 Return to Paradise Kerrie
2000 Autumn in New York Lisa Tyler
2001 15 Minutes Daphne Handlova
Dust Amy
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All Josephine
2002 Love in the Time of Money Greta limited release
2003 Dummy Lorena
2004 Down to the Bone Irene limited release
Iron Jawed Angels Ruza Wenclawska TV film
Mind the Gap Allison Lee
The Manchurian Candidate Jocelyne Jordan
2005 The Hard Easy Dr. Charlie Brooks
Neverwas Eleanna
2006 Running Scared Teresa Gazelle
Breaking and Entering Oana
The Departed Madolyn Madden
2007 Joshua Abby Cairn
Never Forever Sophie Lee
In Tranzit Natalia
2008 Quid Pro Quo Fiona
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Mother
Nothing But the Truth Erica Van Doren
2009 The Vintner's Luck Baroness Aurora awaiting release
Orphan Kate Coleman awaiting release
Up in the Air Alex filming

TV work

Year Title Role Other notes
2004 Touching Evil Detective Susan Branca
2002 UC: Undercover Alex Cross
1998 Law & Order Lindsay Episode entitled "Expert"
1997 Roar Caitlin

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Brown, Mick. "Vera Farmiga: rare breed." The Telegraph. August 30, 2008.
  2. ^ Hirschberg, Lynn. "A Film of One’s Own", The New York Times, September 3, 2006. Accessed October 29, 2007.
  3. ^ Fun Fact from Syzokryli website, accessed October 14, 2006

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