Taissa Farmiga

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).

[12] Although Farmiga initially planned on becoming an accountant,[13] she was persuaded by her sister, Vera, to appear in her directorial debut drama Higher Ground, where she was cast as the 16-year-old version of the lead character, Corinne Walker.

[19] She next joined the cast of Sofia Coppola's crime satire The Bling Ring, based on the real life criminal group of the same name, portraying 17-year-old wild child Sam Moore.

[21] She then portrayed Audrey Martin, an uptight teen touring a college campus, in the romantic comedy At Middleton, co-starring with her sister Vera and Andy García.

[34][35] The third and final film was Pippa Bianco's short drama Share, in which she played Krystal Williams, a teenager who returns to school after an explicit video of her sexual assault goes viral.

[37][38] Farmiga next appeared as Karen McClaren, a young journalist who gets caught up in the hunt for a serial killer, in ABC's short-lived crime drama series Wicked City (2015).

[43] In 2016, she made her stage debut as Shelly in the Off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's drama Buried Child,[44] also starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan.

Teen Titans, directed by Sam Liu, which premiered at the 2016 WonderCon,[48] and thereafter returned to American Horror Story for the sixth season of the series, Roanoke, where she guest starred as Sophie Green in the November 2016 episode "Chapter 9".

[49] Farmiga next co-starred as Sarah Bransford in Warren Beatty's ensemble romantic comedy-drama Rules Don't Apply, which premiered at the 2016 AFI Fest to mixed reviews.

[61] In 2022, Farmiga began starring in the HBO period drama series The Gilded Age as socialite Gladys Russell, the daughter of Carrie Coon’s character.

[63] Farmiga next starred in the independent romantic drama film She Taught Love in the supporting role of Samantha Miron, which was released by Hulu on September 27, 2024.

Farmiga at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of The Final Girls in September 2015.