Taissa Farmiga /tÉ'Ë ËˆÉªsÉ™ fÉ'Ë rˈmiË É¡É™/ (born August 17, 1994)
is an American actress. She began her career in the drama film Higher
Ground (2011), which was directed by her sister Vera, and subsequently
made her television debut in the FX series American Horror Story:
Murder House (2011). She then appeared in the American Horror Story
seasons Coven (2013â€"2014), Roanoke (2016), and Apocalypse (2018),
which earned her a reputation as a contemporary scream queen.Farmiga
has since appeared in films such as The Bling Ring (2013), Mindscape
(2013), At Middleton (2013), The Final Girls (2015), 6 Years (2015),
In a Valley of Violence (2016), Rules Don't Apply (2016), What They
Had (2018), The Long Dumb Road (2018), The Nun (2018), and The Mule
(2018). She also voiced the superhero Raven in the animated films
Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016), Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
(2017), and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020). She made her
stage debut in the off-Broadway revival of the drama play Buried Child
(2016).Farmiga was born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, on August
17, 1994, the daughter of Ukrainian immigrant parents Lubomyra Spas, a
schoolteacher, and Michael Farmiga, a systems analyst. She has six
older siblings named Victor, Vera, Stephan, Nadia, Alexander, and
Laryssa, the last of whom was born with spina bifida. Her maternal
grandparents met at a displaced persons camp in Karlsfeld during World
War II. Farmiga attended public school until fourth grade, after which
she began homeschooling. She has stated that she understands the
Ukrainian language but can only partially speak it. She is proficient
in American Sign Language, having taken classes for four years.
is an American actress. She began her career in the drama film Higher
Ground (2011), which was directed by her sister Vera, and subsequently
made her television debut in the FX series American Horror Story:
Murder House (2011). She then appeared in the American Horror Story
seasons Coven (2013â€"2014), Roanoke (2016), and Apocalypse (2018),
which earned her a reputation as a contemporary scream queen.Farmiga
has since appeared in films such as The Bling Ring (2013), Mindscape
(2013), At Middleton (2013), The Final Girls (2015), 6 Years (2015),
In a Valley of Violence (2016), Rules Don't Apply (2016), What They
Had (2018), The Long Dumb Road (2018), The Nun (2018), and The Mule
(2018). She also voiced the superhero Raven in the animated films
Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016), Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
(2017), and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020). She made her
stage debut in the off-Broadway revival of the drama play Buried Child
(2016).Farmiga was born in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, on August
17, 1994, the daughter of Ukrainian immigrant parents Lubomyra Spas, a
schoolteacher, and Michael Farmiga, a systems analyst. She has six
older siblings named Victor, Vera, Stephan, Nadia, Alexander, and
Laryssa, the last of whom was born with spina bifida. Her maternal
grandparents met at a displaced persons camp in Karlsfeld during World
War II. Farmiga attended public school until fourth grade, after which
she began homeschooling. She has stated that she understands the
Ukrainian language but can only partially speak it. She is proficient
in American Sign Language, having taken classes for four years.
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