Vera Farmiga Net Worth

Vera Farmiga's Quotes

• I can't do Los Angeles. I've always been the anti-Barbie. I don't want to be in a place where almost every woman walks around with puffy lips, little noses and breasts large enough to nourish a small country. As a kid I wanted attention, so I started praying for glasses because everyone had ace vision in my family. Then one day my eyes started going bad and never stopped.
• It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror.
• I really don't feel a need to be famous. But I do feel a need to make a difference, to shed light on human emotion through acting.
• There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession.
• I'm not in this for the achievement. I'm in it for the illumination. That's how I choose my roles, that's how I attract roles -- it's a very spiritual process for me. And it's the only way I can continue, and stay interested. The acting...it's really a vocation.

Interesting Facts about Vera Farmiga

1. Grew up in a Ukrainian-speaking enclave in New Jersey.
2. On Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) (July 19, 2007), Vera stated that she has had Lasik eye surgery.
3. Graduated from Syracuse University, class of 1995.
4. Did not learn English until she was six.
5. Daughter of Ukrainian immigrants, and the second of seven children.
6. Last name is pronounced far-MEE-guh.
7. Attended Syracuse University with actor Taye Diggs and producer Terry Dinan.
8. Graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School, class of 1991.
9. Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005.
10. Gave birth to her 1st child at age 35, son Fynn Hawkey (Fynn McDonnell Hawkey) on January 13, 2009. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey.
11. Returned to work two months after giving birth to her son Fynn in order to begin filming Up in the Air (2009).
12. Auditioned for the role of Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale (2006), but Eva Green was cast instead.
13. Used a body double for her nude scene in Up in the Air (2009) as she had just recently given birth. However, she has appeared nude herself in Down to the Bone (2004), Iron Jawed Angels (2004), Never Forever (2007), In Transit (2008), and The Vintner's Luck (2009).
14. Was originally cast as Wallis Simpson in W.E. (2011). She met with Madonna for tea to discuss the role, but ultimately dropped out due to her second pregnancy. Andrea Riseborough was then cast instead.
15. Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 37, daughter Gytta Hawkey (Gytta Lubov Hawkey) on November 4, 2010. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Renn Hawkey.
16. Was five months pregnant with her daughter Gytta when she completed filming on Higher Ground (2011).
17. Returned to work 3 months after giving birth to her daughter Gytta in order to begin filming Goats (2012).
18. Older sister of Taissa Farmiga.
19. Good friends with George Clooney.
20. Delivered her children Fynn and Gytta via Caesarean section.