Vera Farmiga played Elsa Hoess in the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which had a global release in September 2008. For her performance in that movie, she was given the British Independent Film Award for Best Actress.
She co-starred with John Malkovich in the war drama movie In Transit that same year, and she also portrayed CIA agent Erica Van Doren in the political thriller Nothing But the Truth, for which she was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Farmiga played Kate Coleman, the title character in Jaume Collet-Serra’s psychological suspense film Orphan, in 2009. The movie, which Leonardo DiCaprio co-produced, had good reviews, and Toby Young of The Times praised Vera Farmiga’s performance.
She also made an appearance as Aurora de Valday in the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival premiere of the romance drama The Vintner’s Luck directed by Niki Caro.
She co-starred with George Clooney in Jason Reitman’s comedy-drama Up in the Air as frequent traveler Alex Goran in 2009.
Her work in the movie was praised by critics, and she was nominated for a number of honors, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She was admitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in June 2010.
Who is Vera Farmiga sister?
Vera Farmiga has three sisters and they’re known as Taissa Farmiga, Nadia Farmiga, and Laryssa Farmiga.
Who is Vera Farmiga’s husband now?
On the set of Touching Evil, Vera Farmiga met musician Renn Hawkey of the Deadsy, whom a mutual acquaintance, Allen Hughes, recommended to her. On September 13, 2008, Farmiga was five months pregnant with their first child when they got married.