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Taissa Farmiga Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1994-08-17

Birthplace:
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA

Credits:
31 Total Roles

Taissa Farmiga

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Biography

Taissa Farmiga (born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. Born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, she is the younger sister of actress Vera Farmiga. Her numerous appearances in horror films have established her as a scream queen.

Farmiga was encouraged to begin acting by her sister, and subsequently made her debut in her sister's film Higher Ground (2011). Thereafter, she rose to prominence for her work on the anthology series American Horror Story, starring in the seasons Murder House (2011), Coven (2013–2014), Roanoke (2016) and Apocalypse (2018). Her early film roles include the romantic comedy At Middleton (2013), the crime drama The Bling Ring (2013) and the psychological thriller Mindscape (2013), the latter of which was her first starring film role.

Farmiga was lauded for her performances in the comedy slasher film The Final Girls (2015), and the drama films 6 Years (2015) and Share (2015), all of which premiered at South by Southwest, which led her to be named one of the breakout stars of the festival. She has also provided the voice of Raven in the DC Animated Movie Universe (2016–2020), starred in the comedy films Rules Don't Apply (2016) and The Long Dumb Road (2018), the drama films In a Valley of Violence (2016) and What They Had (2018) and the supernatural thriller film The Nun (2018). Farmiga headlined the procedural drama series Wicked City (2015), and made her stage debut in the off-Broadway revival of the drama play Buried Child (2016).

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 She Taught Love MOVIE Samantha
2023 The Nun II MOVIE Sister Irene
2022 The Gilded Age TV Gladys Russell
2021 John and the Hole MOVIE Laurie
2020 Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe MOVIE Self
2020 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War MOVIE Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
2020 50 States of Fright TV Hannah
2019 We Have Always Lived in the Castle MOVIE Merricat Blackwood
2019 The Twilight Zone TV Annie
2018 The Mule MOVIE Ginny

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