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Taissa Farmiga

Taissa Farmiga

Actor · Born August 17, 1994 (32) · Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1994 (32)
From
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 28 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Taissa Farmiga's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Biography movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
24%
Morality
18%
Society
12%
Power
8%
Survival
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 6 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 10 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

13 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 13 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 13
Herald
2 of 13
Shadow
2 of 13
Ally
2 of 13
Shapeshifter
1 of 13
Threshold guardian
1 of 13
Show the 13 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Bittersweet
7
Contemplative
4
Other
22

How their films linger

Bittersweet10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous8
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Taissa Farmiga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Taissa Farmiga's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

28 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • She Taught Love(2024)

    as Samantha

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Nun II(2023)

    as Sister Irene

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 33 episodes · as Gladys Russell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • John and the Hole(2021)

    as Laurie

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Dark: Apokolips War(2020)

    as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • 50 States of Fright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · as Hannah

  • We Have Always Lived in the Castle(2018)

    as Merricat Blackwood

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Annie

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Mule(2018)

    as Ginny

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Long Dumb Road(2018)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • What They Had(2018)

    as Emma

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    as Sister Irene

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Teen Titans: The Judas Contract(2017)

    as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Buried Child(2016)

    as Shelly

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Rules Don't Apply(2016)

    as Sarah Bransford

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • In a Valley of Violence(2016)

    as Mary Anne

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Justice League vs. Teen Titans(2016)

    as Rachel Roth / Raven (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Wicked City(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Karen McClaren

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Final Girls(2015)

    as Max Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • 6 Years(2015)

    as Mel Clark

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Share (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Krystal

  • Jamesy Boy(2014)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Anna(2013)

    as Anna Greene

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • At Middleton(2013)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Bling Ring(2013)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 18 episodes · as Sophie Green · as Violet Harmon · as Zoe Benson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Story: Murder House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Violet Harmon

  • Higher Ground(2011)

    as Teenage Corinne Walker

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 28 titles from 2011 to 2024; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

The Nun (2018)

$366M worldwide

Highest rated

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

The Gilded Age (2022)

Film career

20112024

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 17 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 28: 28 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

2010s22 · acting2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 26% of 19 roles
1116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2024, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Taissa Farmiga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 21; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

She Taught Love (2024)

91st percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Taissa Farmiga's work okay for kids?

Across up to 17 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles29–85 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity17 titles13–53 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles24–75 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles2–82 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles31–86 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Taissa Farmiga work with?

People who share at least 2 of Taissa Farmiga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Pérez shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers