Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga is an American actress who has appeared in the Fox TV series Roar and the Martin Scorsese Oscar-nominated film The Departed. Farmiga is also well-known for her appearances in the movies Up in the Air and Orphan. She is nominated for a 2010 Oscar for her supporting role in Up in the Air. Farmiga started filming the movie just two weeks after giving birth to her daughter Fynn.http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/vera-farmiga-had-mixed-feelings-filming-up-in-the-air-two-weeks-after-giving-birth-201023 The movie is based on Walter Kirn's book with the same title. It's about two frequent flyers, Ryan Bingham (played by George Clooney) and Alex (Farmiga).

Farmiga is Oscar-nominated for Actress in a Leading Role in Up in The Air. The 2010 Oscars will air on March 7, 2010 on ABC.

Vera Ann Farmiga was born in Passaic County, New Jersey on August 6, 1973 and attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School. She then attended Syracuse University where she studied acting. She made her Broadway debut in the play Taking Sides where she then went into the acting realm.

After Farmiga's success on stage, her television and film career would begin with guest appearances on TV shows and featured performances in films such as Return to Paradise and 15 Minutes. She then established herself as a reliable and solid character actress in films such as Iron Jawed Angels with Hilary Swank and The Manchurian Candidate with Denzel Washington. In 2006, Farmiga starred in two high profile films, Running Scared starring Paul Walker and the Academy Award Winning picture The Departed directed by Martin Scorsese. The two films firmly established Farmiga as a popular leading actress.

• 1997: Roar
• 2001: 15 Minutes
• 2004: Manchurian Candidate
• 2005: Down to the Bone
• 2006: Running Scared
• 2006: The Departed
• 2008: Nothing But the Truth
• 2009: Up in the Air

• Variety: Vera Farmiga Articles

• New York Times: "A Film of One's Own" (2006)

• New York Magazine: "The Trouper: Vera Farmiga"

• USA Weekend: "Meet Vera Farmiga"

• Rotten Tomatoes: Vera Farmiga Reviews

• Fan Site: Vera Farmiga Online Press

• Esquire: Women We Love: Vera Farmiga

• Google News: Vera Farmiga

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• August 6, 1973: Born

• 1996: Taking Sides

• 1997: Roar

• 2001: 15 Minutes

• 2005: Down to the Bone

• 2006: The Departed

• 2008: Nothing But the Truth

• 2009: Up in the Air | Mahalo