Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vera Ann Farmiga (pronounced /f r mi /; born August 6, 1973) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress, best known for her roles in the films Running Scared, The Departed, Orphan and Up in the Air. For her role in the latter film, she was nominated for a Golden Globe, Screen Actor''s Guild Award, a BAFTA and Academy Award. Farmiga, the second oldest of seven children, was born in Passaic County, New Jersey and grew up in Clifton, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Ukrainian immigrants Mykhailo, a computer-systems analyst, and Luba Farmiga, a schoolteacher.