Vera Farmiga

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: 55
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 86
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 24
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Negative: 4 out of 21
21 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: 38
Goats
Aug 10, 2012 Wendy 8.7
Metascore: 34
15 Minutes
Mar 9, 2001 Daphne Handlova 4.8
Metascore: 24
Autumn in New York
Aug 11, 2000 Lisa Tyler 2.9
Metascore: 30
Love in the Time of Money
Nov 1, 2002 Greta 1.0