Vera Farmiga’s next film was Henry’s Crime, a surrealist romantic comedy in which she played stage actress Julie Ivanova. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010.
She then played Captain Colleen Goodwin in Duncan Jones’ science fiction thriller Source Code, which premiered at the 2011 South by Southwest film festival. Farmiga was given the main role in Marc Forster’s action movie Machine Gun Preacher the same year but declined owing to her pregnancy.
Farmiga made her directorial debut with the micro-budget Christian-themed drama Higher Ground, in which she also featured as the protagonist, Corinne Walker, during her second pregnancy. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with mostly good reviews.
Farmiga’s family members were involved in the production, including her sister Taissa, who played Corinne as an adolescent, her husband Renn Hawkey, who served as producer and musical director, and her cousin Adriana Farmiga, who served as an art curator.
She was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Director and the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture for her work in the film. Her directorial debut was hailed by critics, and her acting was described as honest and empathic.
Following her directorial debut, Farmiga starred as the flaky New Age mother Wendy Whitman in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival’s independent comedy-drama Goats.
Is Vera Farmiga in Marvel?
Yes, Eleanor Bishop was represented by Vera Ann Farmiga in Hawkeye. For the Assembled episode The Making of Hawkeye, she was questioned.
Where does Vera Farmiga currently live?
Farmiga resides in Hudson Valley, New York, with her family. She also enjoys reading, playing the piano, boxing, jujitsu, and spending time with her pet angora goats in addition to her work as an actor.