Young actress Taissa Farmiga made her first film debut, starring in the project of her older sister, Vera Farmiga, who is also a popular actress. Taissa was especially famous for her role in the horror series American Horror Story.
Taissa Farmiga's hometown is Whitehouse Station. It is a small town in the state of New Jersey, USA. The girl was born in 1994, on August 17. Her mother named Lyubov was born in the states, but her parents were from Ukraine. Father Mikhail also moved to America from Ukraine. Taissa is the youngest child in a large family, she has seven brothers and sisters. It is noteworthy that an older sister named Vera also chose a job in the film industry.
Childhood years in the biography of Taissa Farmiga
The childhood and adolescence of the future famous and sought-after actress was held in New Jersey. In her hometown, Taissa went to study at a regular school, but after the fourth grade she began to receive education at home.
The girl's parents never had a direct relationship to art and creativity. Her father connected his life with computers, worked as a system administrator. And my mother taught at school.
Despite the fact that from a young age Taissa was quite an artistic child, for a long time she did not dream of an acting career. She wanted to become an accountant. The girl was eventually influenced by her older sister Vera. She invited Taissa to star in her debut film, Heaven and Earth. This film was completed in 2011. After working on this film, which was presented at the Sundance Festival, young Taissa decided that she wanted to become an actress.
Not only the development of stage skills and the construction of an acting career occupy all of Taissa's time. The girl is very fond of snowboarding and reading fiction.
It is also worth noting that the artist's creative biography is filled not only with roles in feature films, many of which were very successful. Taissa willingly works as a voice actor. For example, Raven, a character from the DC comics universe, speaks in her voice in the full-length animated films Justice League vs. Teen Titans and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.
Career as an actress
After filming the movie, Taissa's sisters Farmiga began attending various selections and auditions. As a result, in 2011, she was cast in the horror series American Horror Story. At that time, only the first season of the show started, which later became insanely popular. Taissa got one of the leading roles in the first season of the series, and she did her job literally brilliantly. The girl was immediately noticed by both the public and film critics. After the end of the first season, Taissa has already become famous and popular.
The actress did not abandon her contract with the creators of the American Horror Story television series. As a result, she appeared in several more seasons of the show: Sabbath (2013-2014), Roanoke (2016), Apocalypse (2018).
The filmography of the aspiring actress in 2013 was replenished not only with a role in a television horror series, but also with works in a full-length movie. She appeared in such films as "Middleton", "Psychic 2: Labyrinths of the Mind", "Elite Society".
2015 was marked for Farmiga with a role in the comedy horror film The Last Girls. In the same period, the short film "Laid Out on the Net" was released, in which Taissa performed one of the roles. And also the television series "Angry City", in which the actress starred in eight episodes, went on the air.
In subsequent years, Taissa Farmiga appeared in such films as "In the Valley of Violence" (2016), "Beyond the Rules" (2016), "What They Had" (2018).
Then the popular actress was invited to the project "The Curse of the Nun", this horror film was released in screens in 2018. This film is part of the "Conjuring" universe by James Wang, where one of the main roles is played by Taissa's older sister Vera Farmiga. In The Curse of a Nun, Taissa got the leading role.
The actress's last film work to date is her role in the film "Drug Courier" (2019).
Personal life, family, relationships
Today Taissa has no husband or child. The talented actress is completely focused on developing her career and generally does not like to talk publicly about her romantic relationships. It is known that for some time Farmiga met with an actor named Evan Peters, whom she met on the set of the American Horror Story series. However, this romance did not last long and the young people broke up.
You can see how Taissa lives and what plans she has for the future by visiting the girl's pages on social networks. She is especially active on Instagram.