Taissa Farmiga is an American actress who earned the title of Scream Queen for her numerous appearances in horror films. She was born on August 17, 1994, in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. She is the younger sister of Hollywood actress Vera Farmiga. Just like her sister, Farmiga is also an established Hollywood actress and lately has been doing some notable work in her career overall.
Farmiga decided to start working in films after her elder sister Vera Farmiga encouraged her to do so. Taissa began her acting venture by working alongside her sister in the 2011 film Higher Ground. After which she gradually began doing more work over the years. Taissa Farmiga found her breakthrough by starring in the anthology series American Horror Story. Farmiga was last seen starring in the Michael Chaves directorial, The Nun II.
List of Taissa Farmiga’s movies
Many would be unaware that Taissa Farmiga wanted to become an accountant. However, it was her sister and Hollywood actress, Vera Farmiga who encouraged her to make her debut in her 2011 released film Higher Grounds.
After starring in the film, Farmiga was signed to talent agency ICM Partners. Since then she has worked on multiple movies, over the years and now is an established Hollywood star. The list of movies and the roles, Taissa Farmiga has worked in, is as follows:
Higher Ground as Teenage Corinne Walker
The Bling Ring as Sam Moore
At Middleton as Audrey Martin
Mindscape as Anna Greene
Jamesy Boy as Sarah
The Final Girls as Max Cartwright
6 Years as Melanie Clark
Share as Krystal Williams
In a Valley of Violence as Mary-Anne
Justice League vs. Teen Titans as Raven
Rules Don't Apply as Sarah Bransford
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract as Raven
What They Had as Emma Ertz
The Long Dumb Road as Rebecca
The Nun as Sister Irene
We Have Always Lived in the Castle as Merricat Blackwood
The Mule as Ginny
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War as Raven
John and the Hole as Laurie Shay
The Nun II as Sister Irene
List of Taissa Farmiga’s TV shows
The list of TV shows and the roles, Taissa Farmiga has worked in, is as follows:
American Horror Story: Murder House as Violet Harmon
American Horror Story: Coven as Zoe Benson
Wicked City as Karen McClaren
American Horror Story: Roanoke as Sophie Green
American Horror Story: Apocalypse as Zoe Benson and Violet Harmon
The Twilight Zone as Annie Miller
50 States of Fright as Hannah Sullivan
The Gilded Age as Gladys Russell
Is Taissa Farmiga married?
Yes, Taissa Farmiga is married to screenwriter and director Hadley Klein. She secretly tied the knot with her “best friend” in an intimate ceremony on August 8, 2020. Farmiga got married to Klein at her home and shared the big news with her fans on November 27, 2023, on Instagram.
Farmiga simply wrote, “Married my best friend. 08.08.2020,” and shared a cute photo with her now husband Hadley Klein.
For the unversed, Farmiga and Klein met on a movie set and began dating each other in 2014. The two then got engaged in 2019 and married in 2020.
FAQs
A. Yes, Taissa Farmiga and Vera Farmiga are sisters.
A. Taissa Farmiga was born on August 17, 1994.
A. Yes, Taissa Farmiga played the lead role of Sister Irene in The Nun.