Vera Farmiga

August 6, 1973 • Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Bates Motel, Up in the Air, The Conjuring

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Born: August 6, 1973  |  Birthplace: Clifton, New Jersey  |  Famous For: Bates Motel, Up in the Air, The Conjuring

The Intense Lioness

Vera Farmiga plays women of dangerous depth — mothers with secrets, investigators with gifts, women at the edge of sanity. Her Norma Bates in Bates Motel is one of television’s most nuanced performances: terrifying and heartbreaking simultaneously. Her Oscar nomination for Up in the Air confirmed she can do anything.

Leo Legacy

  • Bates Motel: Norma Bates across 5 seasons — Emmy nominated performance of terrifying complexity
  • Up in the Air: Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress opposite George Clooney
  • The Conjuring: Lorraine Warren — founded a horror franchise from a true story
  • The Departed: Her subtle performance opposite DiCaprio in Scorsese’s masterpiece

Farmiga’s Leo fire is contained, pressurized — which makes her performances so explosive.

“I try to instill a sense of wonder in my kids. That’s all I can do.”

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