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Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

43 movies on Netflix

Biography

Vera Farmiga is an American actress who began her career on stage in the Broadway production of Taking Sides (1996). Her breakthrough came as a drug-addicted mother in Down to the Bone (2004). She appeared in The Departed (2006) and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), and became known as a scream queen through Joshua (2007) and Orphan (2009). Her performance in Up in the Air (2009) earned an Academy Award nomination. Farmiga made her directorial debut with Higher Ground (2011) and appeared in Source Code (2011) and Safe House (2012). She played Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring films, including The Conjuring (2013), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025). On television, she earned Emmy nominations for Bates Motel and When They See Us, and later appeared in Hawkeye and Five Days at Memorial. She debuted as a singer with the band The Yagas in 2024.

53years old

Turns 54 on August 6in 309 days

  • Born Clifton
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Vera Ann Farmiga (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
43
Career span
27 years1998 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Farmiga made her Broadway debut in October 1996 in Taking Sides, understudying the role of Emmi Straube alongside Ed Harris and Daniel Massey.

  2. Beyond film

    The Yagas, the band in which Farmiga made her singing debut in October 2024, put out their first album, Midnight Minuet, on April 25, 2025.

Vera Farmiga movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Conjuring2013 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Lorraine Warren

    IMDb rating 7.5633K votes

  2. The Conjuring 22016 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Lorraine Warren

    IMDb rating 7.3349K votes

  3. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It2021as Lorraine Warren

    IMDb rating 6.2174K votes

  4. Up in the Air2009as Alex Goran

    IMDb rating 7.4363K votes

  5. Source Code2011as Colleen Goodwin

    IMDb rating 7.5588K votes

  6. The Departed2006as Madolyn

    IMDb rating 8.51.6M votes

  7. Orphan2009as Kate

    IMDb rating 7.0281K votes

  8. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas2008as Mother

    IMDb rating 7.7278K votes

Most often with

James Wan directed two of these films, Jaume Collet-Serra two and Jason Reitman two. Patrick Wilson appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Patrick Wilson, 7 films togetherSee the 7 films with Patrick WilsonSteve Coulter, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Steve CoulterJ.K. Simmons, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with J.K. SimmonsKarel Roden, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Karel RodenTaissa Farmiga, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Taissa FarmigaSterling Jerins, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Sterling JerinsJames WanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by James WanJaume Collet-SerraDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jaume Collet-SerraJason ReitmanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jason Reitman

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Box office

What Vera Farmiga's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.7 billion

31 of the 43 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 43 films: 31 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 31Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Conjuring: Last Rites2025as Lorraine Warren$499 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 72% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Conjuring: Last Rites2025as Lorraine Warren
    $499M13.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019as Dr. Emma Russell
    $387M10.6% of the total
  3. 3
    The Nun2018as Lorraine Warren
    $366M10.0% of the total
  4. 4
    The Conjuring 22016as Lorraine Warren
    $323M8.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Conjuring2013as Lorraine Warren
    $321M8.8% of the total
  6. 6
    The Departed2006as Madolyn
    $291M8.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Annabelle Comes Home2019as Lorraine Warren
    $231M6.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Safe House2012as Catherine Linklater
    $208M5.7% of the total
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021), $206 millionUp in the Air (2009), $167 millionSource Code (2011), $147 millionThe Commuter (2018), $120 millionAutumn in New York (2000), $90.7 millionThe Judge (2014), $84.4 millionOrphan (2009), $77.9 million15 Minutes (2001), $56.4 millionThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008), $20.4 millionThe Many Saints of Newark (2021), $13.0 millionRunning Scared (2006), $9.5 millionBreaking and Entering (2006), $9.0 millionCaptive State (2019), $8.8 millionOrigin (2023), $4.5 millionThe Front Runner (2018), $3.3 millionEzra (2024), $3.0 million

$1.0 billionfrom the other 23 films with a worldwide figure, 28% of the total

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