Vera Ann Farmiga is an American actress. She began her professional acting career on stage in the original Broadway production of
Taking Sides (1996). She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy adventure series
Roar (1997), and her feature film debut in the drama-thriller
Return to Paradise (1998). Farmiga's breakthrough came in 2004 with her starring role as a drug addict in the drama
Down to the Bone. She received further praise for the drama film
Nothing But the Truth (2008), and won critical acclaim for starring in the 2009 comedy-drama
Up in the Air, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.