Taissa Farmiga

Birthday: 17 August 1994, Readington, New Jersey, USA

Height: 163 cm

Taissa Farmiga is an American actress, and the younger sister of Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga, who is 21 years her senior. She was born in Readington Township, New Jersey, USA, to Ukrainian-born parents Michael and Lubomyra (Spas) Farmiga.Unlike her older sister, Taissa initially had no interest in becoming an actor. However, she was persuaded to make her acting debut in Vera's directorial debut film Higher Ground (2011). Also playing the lead, Vera wanted to cast someone who was physically similar to play the younger version of her character. Taissa was 15 years old and, apart from a second grade school play, had no previous acting experience. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Taissa's performance received critical acclaim. It was after Sundance that Taissa officially decided to pursue acting. At age 16, she landed a leading role as Violet Harmon in the Fox horror series American Horror Story (2011).Farmiga has since starred in films from a range of genres, including Sofia Coppola's crime film The Bling Ring (2013), Jorge Dorado's psychological thriller Anna (2013), Todd Strauss-Schulson's horror comedy The Final Girls (2015), Hannah Fidell's romantic drama 6 Years (2015), Ti West's western In a Valley of Violence (2016), and Warren Beatty's comedy-drama Rules Don't Apply (2016). Show less «

When I was younger, I didn't have any aspirations to be an actress. A door was opened for me -- my o...Show more »

When I was younger, I didn't have any aspirations to be an actress. A door was opened for me -- my older sister directed her first film and put me in it. I was intrigued by it. I enjoyed it. I liked trying to understand other people's emotions. Show less «

American Horror Story (2011) is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness.

I get scared easily, so I'm not one for just sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching horror...Show more »

I get scared easily, so I'm not one for just sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching horror stories. But, I mean, I'm learning more. Maybe one day I'd like to be able to watch them. Show less «

I can't say that I fully relate to things that I play. Sometimes it's nice to spend half the day cry...Show more »

I can't say that I fully relate to things that I play. Sometimes it's nice to spend half the day crying, then you don't have to do it in real life. Show less «

I think that, before you walk out the door and into the world, you have to feel good. You have to fi...Show more »

I think that, before you walk out the door and into the world, you have to feel good. You have to figure out who you are, and I think fashion can help you do that. When you have more of a sense of who you are, you can take on the world. Show less «

[on playing the strong-willed, feisty Violet in American Horror Story (2011)] The horror aspect, the...Show more »

[on playing the strong-willed, feisty Violet in American Horror Story (2011)] The horror aspect, the scary parts, are easy for me. I mean I can get into that pretty easy, because I get scared. You have to invest yourself in these characters. Show less «

[on working with Jessica Lange] I was like, "I'm going to keep my head down and be a good girl." If ...Show more »

[on working with Jessica Lange] I was like, "I'm going to keep my head down and be a good girl." If you have someone that amazing in front of you, you just have to take what you can from it, but without being in the way, just observing. Show less «

It's always a little awkward on your first day on set when you have a making-out scene. You just hav...Show more »

It's always a little awkward on your first day on set when you have a making-out scene. You just have to let yourself go. Show less «

You film a movie and you don't get to see it until about a year later. When you watch it, you just k...Show more »

You film a movie and you don't get to see it until about a year later. When you watch it, you just know that you were a different person then than you are now, and you know that you've grown. It's nice to know that you can take those experiences and learn from them, and incorporate them into the next one. Show less «

I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's fi...Show more »

I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it. Show less «

[on The Bling Ring (2013)] I just hope that it comes as a warning. Just for kids to see how bad thin...Show more »

[on The Bling Ring (2013)] I just hope that it comes as a warning. Just for kids to see how bad things can get with social media and celebrity obsession, that you can't take things this far. Admiration is great, but there is a line not to cross. Show less «

Taissa Farmiga

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