Vera Farmiga

Born on 6th August 1973, Vera Farmiga is an American actress who made her television debut with the fantasy adventure series Roar. Following her strong performance in the independent drama Down to the Bone, she moved on to prominent roles in mainstream films like The Departed. The actress garnered an Academy Award nomination for the movie Up in the Air, and earned more critical acclaim for her work in the psychological thriller Orphan.

Farmiga made her directorial debut with the American drama film Higher Ground. An adaptation of the 2002 memoir This Dark World: A Memoir of Salvation Found and Lost, the movie, along with her, also starred Joshua Leonard, John Hawkes, and Donna Murphy.