Taissa Farmiga
Born: 1994-08-17 in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2024
- She Taught Love as Samantha
2023
- The Nun II as Sister Irene
2022
- The Gilded Age as Gladys Russell
2021
- John and the Hole as Laurie
2020
- Justice League Dark: Apokolips War as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
- 50 States of Fright as Hannah
- Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe as Self
2019
- The Twilight Zone as Annie
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle as Merricat Blackwood
2018
- The Nun as Sister Irene
- The Mule as Ginny
- What They Had as Emma
- The Long Dumb Road as Rebecca
2017
- Teen Titans: The Judas Contract as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
2016
- In a Valley of Violence as Mary Anne
- Justice League vs. Teen Titans as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
- Buried Child as Shelly
- Rules Don't Apply as Sarah Bransford
2015
- 6 Years as Mel Clark
- The Final Girls as Max Cartwright
- Wicked City as Karen McClaren
- Share as Krystal
2014
- Jamesy Boy as Sarah
2013
- At Middleton as Audrey Martin
- Anna as Anna Greene
- The Bling Ring as Sam
2011
- American Horror Story as Zoe Benson
- Higher Ground as Teenage Corinne Walker