Taissa Farmiga

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).

Known For

American Horror Story

The Gilded Age

The Nun

The Twilight Zone

The Nun II

50 States of Fright

All Movies (25)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies2025 · as Self - (archive footage)
She Taught Love2024 · as Samantha
The Nun II2023 · as Sister Irene
John and the Hole2021 · as Laurie
Faith & Fear: The Conjuring Universe2020 · as Self
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War2020 · as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle2019 · as Merricat Blackwood
The Mule2018 · as Ginny
The Long Dumb Road2018 · as Rebecca
What They Had2018 · as Emma
The Nun2018 · as Sister Irene
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract2017 · as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
Buried Child2016 · as Shelly
Rules Don't Apply2016 · as Sarah Bransford
In a Valley of Violence2016 · as Mary Anne
Justice League vs. Teen Titans2016 · as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)
The Final Girls2015 · as Max Cartwright
6 Years2015 · as Mel Clark
Share2015 · as Krystal
Jamesy Boy2014 · as Sarah
Anna2013 · as Anna Greene
At Middleton2013 · as Audrey Martin
The Bling Ring2013 · as Sam
Behind the Fright: The Making of American Horror Story2012 · as Self
Higher Ground2011 · as Teenage Corinne Walker

All TV Shows (7)

The Gilded Age2022 · as Gladys Russell
50 States of Fright2020 · as Hannah
The Twilight Zone2019 · as Annie
Wicked City2015 · as Karen McClaren
American Horror Story2011 · as Zoe Benson
American Horror Story2011 · as Violet Harmon
American Horror Story2011 · as Sophie Green