Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films '' The Conjuring'' (2013), '' The Conjuring 2'' (2016), '' Annabelle Co ...
is an American actress, director, and producer. She garnered worldwide acclaim for her role in the 2009 film ''
Up in the Air''. This role earned Farmiga nominations for the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film.
This award ...
and the
, as well as many other nominations. In 2011, she made her directing debut with the acclaimed drama film ''
Higher Ground'', for which she received multiple award nominations, including the
Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Director and the
Satellite Award for Best Actress.
From 2013 to 2017, she starred in the
A&E television series ''
Bates Motel'' as
Norma Louise Bates. Her performance in the role has earned her a
Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television
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(2013) and a
People's Choice Award
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(2016), and nominations for the
(2013), the
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
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(2013), the
TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
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Winners and nominees
Multiple wins
;3 wins
* James Gandolfini (consecutive)
;2 wins
* Andre Braugher (consecutive)
* Jon Hamm
* Hugh Lau ...
(2013), and the
(20132015). In 2019, Farmiga portrayed prosecutor Elizabeth Lederer in the acclaimed
Netflix
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miniseries ''
When They See Us
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''. For her performance, she received a nomination for the
.
Major awards
Academy Awards
BAFTA Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Critics' awards
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Critics' Choice Awards
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
Denver Film Critics Society Awards
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
National Board of Review Awards
National Society of Film Critics Awards
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Online Film Critics Society Awards
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
Television Critics Association Awards
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
Other awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards
BendFilm Festival Awards
Boston Film Festival Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Dorian Awards
Empire Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Gopo Awards
Gotham Awards
Gracie Awards
Independent Spirit Awards
Marrakech International Film Festival Awards
MTV Movie Awards
People's Choice Awards
Provincetown International Film Festival Awards
Qantas Film and Television Awards
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards
Satellite Awards
Saturn Awards
Sundance Film Festival Awards
Village Voice Film Poll Awards
Women's Image Network Awards
Notes
* A Shared with
Anthony Anderson
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,
Alec Baldwin,
Matt Damon
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,
Leonardo DiCaprio,
Jack Nicholson
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,
Martin Sheen
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,
Mark Wahlberg
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, and
Ray Winstone
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.
* B Shared with
Jason Bateman,
George Clooney,
Sam Elliott
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,
Zach Galifianakis
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Galifianakis has starred in films including ''T ...
,
Anna Kendrick,
Melanie Lynskey
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Lynskey is the recipi ...
,
Danny McBride
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,
Amy Morton
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, and
J. K. Simmons
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.
* C Tied with
Kate Dollenmayer
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She obtained her BA in Earth and Planetary Studies from Harvard University in 1998 and then an MFA in film ...
for ''
Funny Ha Ha
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''.
* D Originally titled ''The Vintner's Luck''.
* E Honored alongside
Peter Sarsgaard
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,
Christoph Waltz, and
Stanley Tucci
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.
See also
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Vera Farmiga on screen and stage
References
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