Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga
Farmiga in November 2011
Born	Vera Ann Farmiga (1973-08-06) August 6, 1973 (age 43) Clifton, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater	Syracuse University
Occupation	Actress director producer
Years active	1996–present
Spouse(s)	Sebastian Roché (m. 1997–2004) Renn Hawkey (m. 2008)
Children	2
Relatives	Taissa Farmiga (sister) Adriana Farmiga (paternal cousin) Molly Hawkey (sister-in-law)

Vera Ann Farmiga (/fɑːrˈmiːɡə/; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress, director and producer. She began her career on Broadway in the play Taking Sides (1996). She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar (1997), and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise (1998).

Farmiga's breakout role came in 2004, when she portrayed a mother harboring a secret drug habit in the drama film Down to the Bone. She then co-starred in The Manchurian Candidate (2004), The Departed (2006), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), and Nothing But the Truth (2008). She gained more critical acclaim for her role as Alex Goran in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actress.