Vera Ann Farmiga was born on the 6th August 1973 in Passaic County, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of businesswoman Alex Goran in “Up In The Air” (2009), playing Kate in “Orphan” (2009), portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in “The Conjuring” film series, and as Norma Louise Bates in the A&E TV series “Bates Motel” (2013-2016). Her professional career in the film industry has been active since 1996.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Vera Farmiga is? It has been estimated from sources that Vera’s net worth is over $30 million, as of mid-2016. Obviously, most of her income is the result of her successful involvement in the film industry as a professional actress.
Vera Farmiga Net Worth $10 Million
Vera Farmiga was raised with six siblings in a Ukrainian-American community in New Jersey, by her Ukrainian-born parents Michael Farmiga, a systems analyst, and Lubomyra, a schoolteacher. Thus, her native language was Ukrainian, and she learnt English in kindergarten when she was six years old. She converted with her family from the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church to Pentecostalism. Vera went to St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School, and parallel with her education, she was a folk dancer, and joined the Ukrainian Girl Scouts organization named Plast. Vera attended Hunterdon Central Regional High School, and after matriculation in 1991, she enrolled at Syracuse University to study Performing Arts, graduating in 1995.
Subsequently, Vera started her professional career as a stage actress in the production of “The Tempest” in 1996 by the American Conservatory Theatre. The same year she appeared in other theatre productions, including “The Seagull” (1996), “Good” (1996), and she also starred on Broadway in “Taking Sides” (1996), alongside Daniel Massey, and Ed Harris. With all of these appearances, her net worth was established.
After her initial success on stage, Vera ventured into film industry, and in 1997 made her debut screen appearance as Caitlin in the TV series “Roar”. The same year she also made her film debut in “Rose Hill”, alongside Jenifer Garner, and Jeffrey D. Sams in lead roles. Until the end of the 1990s, she featured also in such films and TV series as “Law & Order” (1998), “Return To Paradise” (1998), and “Trinity” (1998), among others, all of which added to her net worth.
With the beginning of the 2000s, her career reached a whole new level, securing roles in such films as “The Opportunists” (2000), and “Autumn In New York” the same year. In 2002, she featured in the lead role of the film “Love In The Time Of Money”, alongside Domenick Lombardozzi, and Jill Hennessy, and she also appeared in the film “Dummy”. Vera’s next role came in 2004, a particularly successful year for her, as she featured in several films, including “Down to the Bone”, “Mind the Gap”, and “Touching Evil”, which was later made into TV series, increasing further the overall size of her net worth.
Little by little Vera’s name became more and more popular in Hollywood area, and she began to feature in more popular film titles, which included “The Departed” (2006) with Leonardo DiCaprio and Mat Damon, “Breaking And Entering” in the same year with actors such as Jude Law, and Robin Wright, “Nothing But The Truth” (2007), “Orphan” (2009), and “Up In The Air” (2009) with George Clooney and Anna Kendrick. Her net worth was certainly rising.
To speak further of her accomplishments in the entertainment industry, Vera has also appeared in such titles as “Source Code” (2011) with Jake Gyllenhall, and Michelle Monaghan, “The Conjuring” (2013), and “The Judge” (2014) with Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duval. Most recently, she has been featured in TV series and films “Bates Motel” (2013-2016), “Burn Your Maps” (2016), and “Conjuring 2” (2016), among others, all of which have contributed to her net worth.
Thanks to her talents, Vera has received several prestigious nominations and awards, including an Oscar nomination in the category Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her work on the film “Up In The Air”, and she also won the Saturn Award in the category Best Actress in a Television Series for her work on “Bates Motel”.
Regarding her personal life, Vera Farmiga has been married to musician Renn Hawkey since September of 2008; the couple has two children and they spend their time divided between their homes in Vancouver and New York. Previously, she was married toactor Sebastian Roche (1997-2005).
