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Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Actor, also producer and director · Born August 6, 1973 (53) · Clifton, New Jersey, USA

Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Vera Ann Farmiga (/fɑːrˈmiːɡə/ far-MEE-gə; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. Farmiga began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of Taking Sides (1996). After expanding to television and film, her breakthrough came with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama Down to the Bone (2004). She then had roles in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate (2004), the crime drama The Departed (2006), and the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008). She was also established as a scream queen for her performances in the horror films Joshua (2007) and Orphan (2009). For her performance in the comedy-drama Up in the Air (2009), Farmiga was nominated for an Academy Award and other accolades. She then made her directorial debut with the drama film Higher Ground (2011), in which she had the leading role. She starred in the thrillers Source Code (2011) and Safe House (2012), before furthering her scream queen status by portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), Annabelle Comes Home (2019), and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021). She also starred in the legal drama The Judge (2014), the biographical drama The Front Runner (2018), the monster film Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), and the crime drama The Many Saints of Newark (2021). On television, Farmiga received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for playing Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama horror series Bates Motel (2013–2017) and starring in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us (2019). She also appears in the Disney+ miniseries Hawkeye (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Apple TV+ miniseries Five Days at Memorial (2022). Description above from the Wikipedia article Vera Farmiga, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 6, 1973 (53)
From
Clifton, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and director
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 75 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Vera Farmiga's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
26%
Bonds
26%
Self
17%
Survival
13%
Society
10%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds24 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 10 · Serious 14 · Dark 28

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 16 · Intense 26

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 37 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 26 · Full focus 11

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 27

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

36 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 36 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 36
Shapeshifter
7 of 36
Ally
6 of 36
Herald
4 of 36
Mentor
4 of 36
Threshold guardian
3 of 36
Trickster
1 of 36
Show the 36 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
38
Melancholic
26
Dread
19
Contemplative
15
Hopeful
14
Other
41

How their films linger

Hopeful28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet28
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vera Farmiga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 43 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vera Farmiga's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

75 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Leader(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Bonnie Nettles

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Boots(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Barbara Cope

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites(2025)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Ezra(2023)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Origin(2023)

    as Kate Medina

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Nun II(2023)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Five Days at Memorial(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Anna Pou

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hawkeye(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Eleanor Bishop

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Eleanor Bishop (archive footage)

  • The Many Saints of Newark(2021)

    as Livia Soprano

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It(2021)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Halston(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Adele

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Skin(2018)

    as Shareen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Annabelle Comes Home(2019)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • When They See Us(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as Elizabeth Lederer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    as Emma Russell

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Captive State(2019)

    as Jane Doe

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Front Runner(2018)

    as Lee Hart

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Boundaries(2018)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Commuter(2018)

    as Joanna

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Electric Dreams(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as The Candidate

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Dr. Nora Phillips

  • Burn Your Maps(2016)

    as Alise Firth

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring 2(2016)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Special Correspondents(2016)

    as Eleanor Finch

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Judge(2014)

    as Samantha Powell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Closer to the Moon(2014)

    as Alice Bercovich

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • At Middleton(2013)

    as Edith Martin

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring(2013)

    as Lorraine Warren

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bates Motel(2013)

    Show 50 episodes · Executive Producer · Producer · as Norma Bates

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Goats(2012)

    as Wendy Whitman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Safe House(2012)

    as Catherine Linklater

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Higher Ground(2011)

    Director · as Corinne Walker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Source Code(2011)

    as Colleen Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Henry's Crime(2010)

    as Julie Ivanova

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Up in the Air(2009)

    as Alex Goran

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Heavenly Vintage(2009)

    as Aurora de Valday

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Orphan(2009)

    as Kate

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Nothing But the Truth(2008)

    as Erica van Doren

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Quid Pro Quo(2008)

    as Fiona Ankany

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas(2008)

    as Mother

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • In Tranzit(2008)

    as Natalia

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Never Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sophie Lee

  • Joshua(2007)

    as Abby Cairn

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Breaking and Entering(2006)

    as Oana

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Hard Easy(2006)

    as Dr. Charlie Brooks

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Departed(2006)

    as Madolyn

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Running Scared(2006)

    as Teresa Gazelle

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Neverwas(2005)

    as Eleanna

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    as Jocelyne Jordan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Touching Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · as Detective Susan Branca

  • Iron Jawed Angels(2004)

    as Ruza Wenclawska

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Down to the Bone(2004)

    as Irene Morrison

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Mind the Gap(2004)

    as Allison Lee

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Love in the Time of Money(2002)

    as Greta

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Dummy(2002)

    as Lorena Fanchetti

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Snow White: The Fairest of Them All(2001)

    as Josephine

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • UC: Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Alex Cross

  • UC: Undercover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 13 episodes · as Alex Cross

  • Dust(2001)

    as Amy

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Nora Phillips

  • 15 Minutes(2001)

    as Daphne Handlova

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Autumn in New York(2000)

    as Lisa Tyler

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Opportunists(1999)

    as Miriam Kelly

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Trinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Return to Paradise(1998)

    as Kerrie

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Butterfly Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Diane

  • Roar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 13 episodes · as Caitlin

  • Rose Hill(1997)

    as Emily Elliot

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Lindsay Carson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

  • Bad Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Billion Dollar Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Natasha Tolkachev

  • Weekend Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 75 titles, 72 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2008.

Biggest box office

The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

$499M worldwide

Highest rated

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Bates Motel (2013)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting75 of 75: 71 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 75: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 75: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

75 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s24 · 24 acting · 2 crew2020s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 23% of 48 roles
9803081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 13 major nominations, 2004–2019.

WinNomination
  1. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
  2. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2011
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic
  4. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  5. 2009
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  6. 2007
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble
  7. 2005
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  8. 2004
    • Sundance award, won · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Vera Farmiga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 53; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 61 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Boundaries (2018)

81st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Departed (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 50 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vera Farmiga's work okay for kids?

Across up to 39 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore27 titles14–88 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity39 titles9–62 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity29 titles29–88 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs25 titles8–65 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense26 titles27–90 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vera Farmiga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vera Farmiga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patrick Wilson shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles