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Encyclopedia > Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga
Birth name Vera Ann Farmiga
Born August 6, 1973 (1973-08-06) (age 34)
Flag of the United States Essex County New Jersey, United States
Spouse(s) Sebastian Roché (1997 - 2005) (divorced)

Vera Ann Farmiga (born August 6, 1973) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the 2006 films Running Scared and The Departed. is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Sebastian Roché (born August 4, 1964) is a French actor. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Running Scared is a 2006 crime film written and directed by Wayne Kramer and released by New Line Cinema. ... The Departed is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. ...

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Biography

Early life

Vera Farmiga (pronounced /fɑɹ'mi.gæ/ (far-MEE-guh)), the second oldest of seven children, was born in Essex County, New Jersey and grew up in Irvington, New Jersey, the daughter of Michael and Luba Farmiga, Ukrainian immigrants. She was raised in an insular Ukrainian American community, not speaking English until the age of six. She attended a Ukrainian Catholic school in Newark and toured with a Ukrainian folk-dancing ensemble.[1] In 1991, Farmiga graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School. Essex County is in Ontario: see Essex County, Ontario or Essex County is the name of several counties in the United States: Essex County, Massachusetts Essex County, New Jersey Essex County, New York Essex County, Vermont Essex County, Virginia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Map of Irvington Township in Essex County Irvington is a Township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. ... Distribution of Ukrainian-Americans according to the 2000 census Ukrainian-Americans are citizens of the United States who are of Ukrainian ancestry. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Catholic schools are education ministries of the Roman Catholic Church. ... A Ukrainian dance troupe at the BC Ukrainian Cultural Festival Ukrainian Dance most often to refers to Ukrainian Folk-Stage Dance (as it is known by ethnographers and dance historians), a stylized form of a Folk Dance based in part on the movements contained in, and the actual traditional dances... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Hunterdon Central Regional High School is a comprehensive, regional, four-year public high school, and school district that serves, as of 2006, approximately 3,020 students from five municipalities in east central Hunterdon County, New Jersey. ...


Career

Farmiga in Down to the Bone, 2005

Although she originally intended to become an optometrist, Farmiga attended Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts. She made her Broadway debut in 1996 as an understudy in the play Taking Sides. The same year, she starred as Miranda in the American Conservatory Theater production of The Tempest. Throughout the late 1990s, she continued appearing in stage, television and film roles, including a part in the 1998 film Return to Paradise. Image File history File links Vera2. ... Image File history File links Vera2. ... Down to the Bone is a 2005 independent film drama, starring Vera Farmiga, who received a Best Actress award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for the role. ... Optometrists are primary care practitioners for vision and ocular health concerns. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... The Lion King at the New Amsterdam Theatre, 2003 Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Taking Sides are a Hardcore punk band from Sydney, Australia. ... American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) is a prestigious theater company in San Francisco, USA that offers both contemporary and classical theater productions and a wide range of classes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ... Return to Paradise is a 1998 film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn. ...


Farmiga appeared in several high profile films in the early 2000s, including Autumn in New York and 15 Minutes. She also appeared in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Her lead performance in the 2005 film Down to the Bone received a "Best Actress" award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. In 2006 she appeared in Running Scared, and as a police psychiatrist in Martin Scorsese's The Departed. Autumn in New York is a 2000 romance/drama movie directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, and Anthony LaPaglia. ... 15 Minutes is a 2001 film directed by John Herzfeld starring Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, and Kelsey Grammar about a homicide detective and a fire marshal who must stop a couple of murderers from videotaping their killing and becoming sensationalized by the media. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American film based on the 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon, and a reimagining of the previous 1962 film. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2005. ... Down to the Bone is a 2005 independent film drama, starring Vera Farmiga, who received a Best Actress award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for the role. ... The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. ... Running Scared is a 2006 crime film written and directed by Wayne Kramer and released by New Line Cinema. ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... The Departed is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. ...


Personal life

Farmiga was formerly married to actor Sebastian Roché, who co-starred with her in the television series Roar. The two eloped to the Bahamas after the series' end in 1997. The marriage ended in divorce in 2005. Sebastian Roché (born August 4, 1964) is a French actor. ... Roar is an American television show that aired on the FOX network in the summer of 1997. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ...


She is dating Renn Hawkey of the band Deadsy.[citation needed] Renn Hawkey, otherwise known as Dr. Nner, is the synthesizer player and was the third member of the band Deadsy after frontman Elijah Blue Allman sent him a demo tape that Allman and bandmate Alec Puro had made and a Juno 106 synth. ... Deadsy is an American synth rock band from California. ...


Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Quid Pro Quo Fiona
Never Forever Sophie
Joshua Abby Cairn
2006 Breaking and Entering Oana
The Departed Madolyn Madden
Running Scared Teresa Gazelle
2004 Down to the Bone Irene limited release
The Manchurian Candidate Jocelyne Jordan
2003 Dummy Lorena
2002 Love in the Time of Money Greta limited release
2001 15 Minutes Daphne Handlova
2000 Autumn in New York Lisa Tyler
1998 The Return to Paradise Kerrie

2007 has been referred to, by film and media critics, as the year of the threequels, a nickname referring to both the 2004 summer movie season and three film franchises from that year, which again appear this year: Spider-Man 3, Shrek the Third, and Oceans Thirteen, and in... Quid pro quo (Latin for something for something [1]) indicates a more-or-less equal exchange or substitution of goods or services. ... Joshua is a 2007 psychological horror/thriller film about an affluent young Manhattan family, and how they are torn apart by the increasingly psychotic behavior of the mentally disturbed son Joshua. ... // Please note that following the tradition of the English language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the United States and Canada in 2006; because they may have made most of their income in a later year, they may not be the top-grossing... Breaking and Entering, a 2006 romantic drama, is Academy Award-winning director Anthony Minghellas first original screenplay since his 1991 feature debut, Truly, Madly, Deeply. ... The Departed is an Academy Award-winning 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Jack Nicholson. ... Running Scared is a 2006 crime film written and directed by Wayne Kramer and released by New Line Cinema. ... The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. ... Down to the Bone is a 2005 independent film drama, starring Vera Farmiga, who received a Best Actress award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for the role. ... The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American film based on the 1959 novel The Manchurian Candidate by Richard Condon, and a reimagining of the previous 1962 film. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Dummy is a 2002 drama film/comedy film written and directed by Greg Pritikin. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2002. ... For the 1968 science-fiction film and novel, see 2001: A Space Odyssey The year 2001 in film involved some significant events. ... 15 Minutes is a 2001 film directed by John Herzfeld starring Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, and Kelsey Grammar about a homicide detective and a fire marshal who must stop a couple of murderers from videotaping their killing and becoming sensationalized by the media. ... This is a list of film-related events in 2000. ... Autumn in New York is a 2000 romance/drama movie directed by Joan Chen and starring Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, and Anthony LaPaglia. ... // February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein. ... Return to Paradise is a 1998 film directed by Joseph Ruben and starring Anne Heche, Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn. ...

TV work

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Touching Evil Detective Susan Branca
2002 UC: Undercover Alex Cross
1997 Roar Caitlin

The year 2004 in television involved some significant events. ... Touching Evil was a 1997 British television drama serial, produced by Granada Television and screened on the ITV network. ... This is a list of television-related events in 2002. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1997. ... Roar is an American television show that aired on the FOX network in the summer of 1997. ...

References

  1. ^ Fun Fact from Syzokryli website, accessed October 14, 2006

is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links


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Vera Farmiga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (344 words)
Vera Farmiga (born August 6, 1973, Passaic County, New Jersey) is an American actress.
Farmiga, the second oldest of seven children, was born in Livingston, New Jersey to Michael and Luba Farmiga, Ukrainian immigrants.
Farmiga was formerly married to actor Sebastian Roache, who co-starred with her in the television series Roar.
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Actress Vera Farmiga is trudging through dirt, trying to get two stubborn goats to eat dinner while simultaneously telling a reporter that she needs a few more minutes before her scheduled phone interview can begin.
Farmiga, who is of Ukrainian descent, but grew up in Passaic County, New Jersey, is promoting her latest movie, Down to the Bone, in which she stars as a mother of two struggling with cocaine addiction.
Farmiga lives far from the gossip and glitz of Hollywood, but with upcoming roles in two high profile films – directed by A-list directors Anthony Minghella and Martin Scorsese, respectively – she won’t be able to hide from the industry’s spotlight for long.
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