Actor: Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Up in the Air, and Down to the Bone is the earlier independent performance that made her reputation.

The Departed gives her a psychiatrist positioned between the two leads, which is a thankless structural role that she makes considerably more interesting than written.

The Conjuring films gave her Lorraine Warren across a franchise, and Bates Motel gave her Norma Bates in a five-season television lead. She was raised speaking Ukrainian and did not learn English until school.