Biography: Vera Farmiga, born in New Jersey, entered the world on August 6th 1973. Throughout her childhood, she lived in a Ukrainian-American community. She did not know how to speak English until she was 6. She attended a Ukrainian Catholic grade school and a American high school. At a young age, she also took up Ukrainian folk dancing. She went to Syracuse University's School of Performing Arts. Learning how to be a better actress, Vera got her first major gig as Caitlin in the action-packed FOX show, Roar. After a few plays and minor movie roles, she got a major role opposite Meryl Streep in the acclaimed 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Vera married Sebastian Roché in 1997. This ended in a divorce in 2005.
Vera Farmiga's Scores
- Movies
| Average career score: | 56 |
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| Highest Metascore: | |
| Lowest Metascore: |
- By date
- By user score
| Title: | Year: | Credit: | User score: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safe House | Feb 10, 2012 | Cast | 6.9 |
| Higher Ground | Aug 26, 2011 | Director / Corinne | 6.9 |
| Henry's Crime | Apr 8, 2011 | Julie | 1.3 |
| Source Code | Apr 1, 2011 | Carol Goodwin | 7.5 |
| Up in the Air | Dec 4, 2009 | Alex Goran | 7.3 |
| Orphan | Jul 24, 2009 | Kate Coleman | 7.0 |
| Nothing But the Truth | Dec 17, 2008 | Erica Van Doren | 7.3 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Nov 7, 2008 | Elsa - Mother | 7.6 |
| Quid Pro Quo | Jun 13, 2008 | Fiona | 7.3 |
| Joshua | Jul 6, 2007 | Abby Cairn | 5.6 |
| The Departed | Oct 6, 2006 | Madolyn | 7.9 |
| Running Scared | Feb 24, 2006 | Teresa Gazelle | 7.2 |
| Down to the Bone | Nov 25, 2005 | Irene | 7.1 |
| Dummy | Sep 12, 2003 | Lorena | 8.3 |
| Dust | Aug 22, 2003 | Amy | tbd |
| Love in the Time of Money | Nov 1, 2002 | Greta | 1.0 |
| 15 Minutes | Mar 9, 2001 | Daphne Handlova | 4.6 |
| The Opportunists | Aug 11, 2000 | Miriam Kelly | 9.0 |
| Autumn in New York | Aug 11, 2000 | Lisa Tyler | 2.2 |
| Return to Paradise | Aug 14, 1998 | Kerrie | 7.7 |
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