Taissa Farmiga
Also Known As: 테이사 파미가, Таисса Фармига, Τάισα Φαρμίγκα, Таїсса Фарміґа, 泰莎・法蜜嘉, تایسا فارمیگا, تایسه فارمیگا
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).
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Readington, New Jersey, USA
Birthday: August 17, 1994
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Gender: Female
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Higher Ground
Overview: Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-26
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The Bling Ring
Overview: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the Internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-12
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At Middleton
Overview: George is an uptight surgeon with a rebellious teenage son. Edith is a free spirit with an overachieving teenage daughter. When they meet during an admissions tour with their kids at the small, idyllic Middleton University, they decide to ditch the group. Though adversaries at first, they soon discover that the only thing better than the college tour, is the detour.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-09
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Jamesy Boy
Overview: Based on the true story of teenager James Burns who goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. He turns his life around in prison thanks to the unexpected friendship he forms with a convicted murderer who becomes his mentor.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-01-03
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Anna
Overview: A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-13
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She Taught Love
Overview: Ever since getting off a prestigious cable television series, Frank Cooper has been coasting through life distracting himself with women, booze and blow, while auditioning to play stereotypical gang members and drug dealers. But the minute he meets Mali Waters, a sports agent living for the present, his whole world changes.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-27
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Rules Don't Apply
Overview: It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Angeles. At the airport, she meets her driver Frank Forbes, who is engaged to be married to his seventh grade sweetheart and is a deeply religious Methodist. Their instant attraction not only puts their religious convictions to the test, but also defies Hughes' number one rule: No employee is allowed to have any relationship whatsoever with a contract actress. Hughes' behavior intersects with Marla and Frank in very separate and unexpected ways, and as they are drawn deeper into his bizarre world, their values are challenged and their lives are changed.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-23
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In a Valley of Violence
Overview: The story of a drifter named Paul who arrives in a small town seeking revenge on the thugs who murdered his friend. Sisters Mary Anne and Ellen, who run the town's hotel, help Paul in his quest for vengeance.
Genres: Western Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-21
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The Final Girls
Overview: A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom's most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film's maniacal killer.
Genres: Comedy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-09
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The Nun II
Overview: In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. She once again comes face-to-face with a powerful evil.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-09-06
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6 Years
Overview: A young couple bound by a seemingly ideal love, begins to unravel as unexpected opportunities spin them down a volatile and violent path and threaten the future they had always imagined.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-14
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Share
Overview: A 15-year-old girl returns to school after an explicit video of her goes viral.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-14
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Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe
Overview: Before The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It began filming, a bishop from the Order of Exorcists was called to bless the studio, cast, and crew. This is the story of The Conjuring, and how the films and their real life inspirations connect behind the scenes.
Genres: Documentary Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-23
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Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Overview: Robin is sent by Batman to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission. The Titans must then step up to face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Animation Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-26
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Overview: In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-17
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Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Overview: Tara Markov is a girl who has power over earth and stone; she is also more than she seems. Is the newest Teen Titan an ally or a threat? And what are the mercenary Deathstroke's plans for the Titans?
Genres: Science Fiction Animation Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-31
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What They Had
Overview: A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer's-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-19
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The Nun
Overview: A priest with a haunted past and a novice on the threshold of her final vows are sent by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania and confront a malevolent force in the form of a demonic nun.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-05
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The Long Dumb Road
Overview: Two guys serendipitously meet at a time when they both find themselves at personal crossroads and decide to embark on an unplanned road trip across the American Southwest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story
Overview: In this video-short go behind the scenes with the cast of "American Horror Story" on how the show is made.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-25
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The Mule
Overview: Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-14
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Buried Child
Overview: Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play in a production by The New Group, directed by Scott Elliott. Dodge (Ed Harris) and Halie (Amy Madigan) try to hang on to their farmland and their sanity while caring for their two wayward grown sons (Rich Sommer and Paul Sparks). When their grandson (Nat Wolff) arrives no one seems to recognize him and a secret must be kept.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-11-28
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Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Overview: Earth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the Justice League, Teen Titans, Suicide Squad and assorted others – must regroup, strategize and take the war to Darkseid in order to save the planet and its surviving inhabitants.
Genres: Animation Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-05
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John and the Hole
Overview: While exploring the neighboring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker — a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into the bunker, where he holds them captive. As they anxiously wait for John to free them from the hole, the boy returns home, where he can finally do what he wants.
Genres: Drama Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-06
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