Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga, younger sister take on "Higher Ground"
Aug 25, 2011 13:23 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After Vera Farmiga was nominated for an Oscar for her performance opposite George Clooney in the 2009 film "Up in the Air," the actress was offered the chance of a lifetime -- not just to act in a film, but to direct it as well.
A Minute With: Vera Farmiga on movies, motherhood
Mar 30, 2011 13:12 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Vera Farmiga first caught Hollywood's eye in low-budget film "Down to the Bone," then vaulted to fame when she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar in 2010, playing a traveling businesswoman in "Up in the Air."
A Minute With: Vera Farmiga on movies, motherhood
Mar 30, 2011 13:12 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) - Vera Farmiga first caught Hollywood's eye in low-budget film "Down to the Bone," then vaulted to fame when she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar in 2010, playing a traveling businesswoman in "Up in the Air."
Jennifer Lawrence: the making of an "It" actress
Jan 19, 2011 19:28 EST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Jennifer Lawrence cried when "Winter's Bone" was accepted into the Sundance Film Festival a year ago.
Sundance film festival defies economic slowdown
Jan 19, 2011 09:49 EST
The 27th Sundance Film Festival opens this week aiming to defy the economic slowdown by screening a bigger than ever selection of independent movies from the US and around the world.
Sundance unveils competition films for 2011 festival
Dec 01, 2010 16:20 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Sundance Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled nearly 60 movies from the United States and around the world that will compete for awards at January's top event for independent movies.
Farmiga, Moore, Roberts join Sundance fest lineup
Dec 01, 2010 15:58 EST
Sundance winner Farmiga returns with directing debut; Moore, Roberts join festival lineup. Vera Farmiga scored a career breakthrough with an acting prize at the Sundance Film Festival seven years ago. She returns to Sundance with her directing debut, which will compete for top honors at the nation's best showcase for independent cinema.
"Crime" doesn't pay for Keanu Reeves in spoof
Oct 04, 2010 17:36 EDT
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Combining a backstage theatrical romance and a drama about a bank robbery into one spoof might have seemed a good idea at the time, but while Malcolm Venville's "Henry's Crime" is billed as a comedy it's more funny odd than funny ha-ha.
James Caan still wary of toll booths after 'Godfather'
Sep 14, 2010 17:31 EDT
American actor James Caan became sentimental Tuesday over his most famous 1972 "Godfather" toll booth shooting scene, at the world premiere of his new film "Henry's Crime."
Motion picture academy invites 135 new members
Jun 25, 2010 14:33 EDT
Sandler, Bono, Mo'Nique, Gandolfini among the 135 invited to join motion picture academy. Adam Sandler, Bono and James Gandolfini are among 135 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The 2010 Oscars -- As It Happened
Mar 08, 2010 10:08 EST
Welcome to AFP's live report on the 2010 Oscars. A crush of stars in all their finery are beginning to descend on Hollywood?s Kodak Theatre for the movie industry?s biggest night out.
The popular Mr. Clooney and other Oscar vignettes
Mar 08, 2010 02:43 EST
The popular Mr. Clooney, watchful Meryl, a family affair and other Oscar vignettes. Her Oscars in hand, Kathryn Bigelow bellied up to the bar at the Governor's Ball immediately after the Academy Awards, not for a celebratory drink but to have her name placed on her new trophies.
Inside the Oscar show on Hollywood's biggest night
Mar 08, 2010 01:09 EST
The stars are in perfect alignment on Hollywood's brightest night _ the Oscar awards. The Academy Awards is without question Hollywood's biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes. Here's an insider's look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seeing on camera.
Bullock wears `Oscar' gown, other stars take risks
Mar 08, 2010 00:00 EST
Sandra Bullock wears Oscar statuette-inspired gown among fashion-forward looks. Sandra Bullock dressed the part at Sunday's Academy Awards: She wore a gleaming, metallic, slim-fitting gown that seemed fashioned after the Oscar statuette itself.
Stars take fashion risks at amped up Oscars
Mar 07, 2010 23:35 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood amped up the lights and colors at the Oscars on Sunday as leading ladies like Sandra Bullock, Cameron Diaz and Zoe Saldana donned shimmering metallic gowns to celebrate the big night.
Mo'Nique wins best supporting actress Oscar
Mar 07, 2010 22:14 EST
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mo'Nique won the best supporting actress Oscar on Sunday for her role as an abusive mother in "Precious," claiming her first Academy Award.
Bullock wears `Oscar' gown, other stars take risks
Mar 07, 2010 22:08 EST
Sandra Bullock wears Oscar statuette-inspired gown among fashion-forward looks. Sandra Bullock dressed the part at Sunday's Academy Awards: She wore a gleaming, metallic, slim-fitting gown that seemed fashioned after the Oscar statuette itself.
Avatar, Hurt Locker, An Education lead BAFTA race
Feb 19, 2010 10:18 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Mirroring the Oscars, Britain's top film awards the BAFTAs pit 3-D blockbuster "Avatar" against low-budget Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker," directed by former husband and wife James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow respectively.
Streep, Bullock provide rare Oscar suspense
Feb 19, 2010 01:10 EST
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Meryl or Sandra?
Oscar nominees share lunch, light and sober talk
Feb 15, 2010 19:14 EST
Oscar nominees share lunch in Beverly Hills, conversation ranges from war on terror to fashion. Sandra Bullock spoke of maintaining a good work ethic for years to come. Woody Harrelson spoke of soldiers. Carey Mulligan spoke about bumping butts with Quentin Tarantino.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Vera Farmiga | |
|---|---|
 Farmiga at the showing of Nothing But the Truth at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 2008 | |
| Born | Vera Ann Farmiga August 6, 1973 Essex County, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sebastian Roché (1997–2005) (divorced) Renn Hawkey (2008–present) |
