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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Vera Farmiga into the ol’ VCR.

On August 6, 1973, Vera Farmiga was born. 

She was raised in New Jersey and went to Hunterdon Central Regional High School, where, like many of our spotlight subjects, she began acting in drama productions. 

From there, Vera Farmiga went on to graduate from Syracuse University, where she continued acting in stage productions and received several accolades. 

After college, she continued to act in theatrical productions and became an understudy for the Broadway production of Taking Sides. 

Over the next couple of years, Vera Farmiga would take on more substantial roles in shows like Roar and The Opportunist, while also booking her first role in a feature film in 1998 with Return to Paradise. 

She would continue acting in supporting roles in both television and film until 2004 when she gained acclaim for her role in the indie drama, Down to the Bone. 

After that, Vera Farmiga’s career took off with roles in The Departed and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. 

Additionally, she would become a staple of the horror genre with roles in Orphan and Bates Motel, and, most notably, for her portrayal as Lorraine Warren in The Conjuring-verse. 

Recently, Vera Farmiga also released her first single with her band, The Yagas, which I would highly recommend checking out, especially if you’re a fan of artists like Chelsea Wolfe. 

Lastly, Vera Farmiga is also the older sister of another scream queen and actor, Taissa Farmiga, who you might know from the likes of American Horror Story and The Final Girls. Taissa also starred in The Nun II, making The Conjuring-verse a family affair. 

There’s not much more that I can say about Vera Farmiga that hasn’t already been said. 

Vera, if you ever read this, thank you (and our editor, Elliott, would like you to know that she has a very not-obsessive-at-all crush on you). 🖤

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite Vera Farmiga content: 

• Bates Motel 
• The Departed 
• Iron Jawed Angels 
• The Conjuring series