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Feature films on her resume, spanning gritty indie dramas (Down to the Bone) to studio blockbusters (Godzilla: King of the Monsters).
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Emmy nods: one for playing Norma Bates in Bates Motel (2013–2017), another for Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us (2019).
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Academy Award nomination, for Best Supporting Actress in Up in the Air.
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Years portraying Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring series, anchoring one of the century’s most successful horror franchises.
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Age when she first began speaking English—learning in the classroom while her home life remained firmly Ukrainian.
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The actress began practicing Muay Thai at 20 and later earned an orange belt in jujitsu, making martial arts one of her favorite hobbies. She is also a skilled guitarist and pianist, and has played the piano for many of her roles, including Orphan and Bates Motel.
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Years of marriage to Renn Hawkey, with whom she has two children and also launched the band The Yagas.
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Pre-album singles with The Yagas—“The Crying Room,” “She’s Walking Down,” and “Life of a Widow”—leading up to their debut album, Midnight Minuet, in April.
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Episodes in her career-defining role as Norma Bates across five seasons of
Bates Motel.
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Siblings in her Ukrainian American family. Vera is the second-oldest; her sister Taissa Farmiga is known for American Horror Story and The Nun films.
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Born August 6, 1973—making the actress a Leo—in Clifton, New Jersey, Farmiga celebrated her 52nd birthday this year.