- Vera Farmiga
Infobox actor
birthdate = birth date and age|1973|8|6
birthplace =Essex County, New Jersey ,U.S.
birthname = Vera Ann Farmiga
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spouse =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 ".Biography
Early life
Vera Farmiga (pronounced|fɑɹˈmiːgə), the second oldest of seven children, was born in
Essex County, New Jersey and grew up inIrvington, New Jersey . She is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants Mikhail, a computer-systems analyst, and Luba Farmiga, a schoolteacher. Farmiga was raised in an insularUkrainian American community, not speaking English until the age of six. [Hirschberg, Lynn. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/magazine/03actesses.html "A Film of One’s Own"] , "The New York Times ",September 3 ,2006 . AccessedOctober 29 ,2007 . "The oldest girl in a family of seven children, Farmiga grew up in Irvington, N.J., a blue-collar town not far from Newark. She spoke only Ukrainian until she went to kindergarten."] She attended a UkrainianCatholic school in Newark and toured with a Ukrainian folk-dancing ensemble. [ [http://syzokryli.com/funfacts.htm#vera Fun Fact] fromSyzokryli website, accessedOctober 14 ,2006 ] In 1991, Farmiga graduated fromHunterdon Central Regional High School .Career
Although she originally intended to become an
optometrist , Farmiga attendedSyracuse 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 theAmerican 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".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 theLos Angeles Film Critics Association . In 2006 she appeared in "Running Scared", and as a police psychiatrist inMartin Scorsese 's "The Departed ".Personal life
Farmiga was formerly married to actor
Sebastian Roché , who co-starred with her in thetelevision series "Roar". The two eloped to theBahamas after the series' end in 1997. The marriage ended indivorce in 2005.Filmography
TV work
References
External links
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* [http://www.buzzine.com/contentengine/publish/buzzine/interviews/article_1270.html Buzzline interview] (February, 2006)
* [http://www.ukrweekly.com/Archive/2000/500032.shtml Dateline New York article] (December 10, 2000)
* [http://www.looksmartfamilymeals.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_9_30/ai_64993864 Interview] (September, 2000)
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* [http://www.myspace.com/verafarmiga Myspace Fan Page] (added October 20, 2007)
* [http://www.premiere.com/features/4613/vera-farmiga-offers-up-quid-pro-quo.html Vera Farmiga on Quid Pro Quo at Premiere.com] (June 13, 2008)
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