Taissa Farmiga (/təˈiːsə fɑrˈmiːɡə/; born August 17, 1994) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 2011 drama Higher Ground, directed by her sister. Later that year, she came to prominence playing Violet Harmon in American Horror Story: Murder House, the first season of FX's anthology series. In 2013, she starred in Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring as Sam Moore, and returned to American Horror Story for its third season, Coven, portraying young witch Zoe Benson. In 2014, she appeared as Anna Greene in the psychological thriller Mindscape. In 2015, she will star in the relationship drama 6 Years, the horror comedy The Final Girls, and the Western drama In a Valley of Violence.
"American Horror Story: Murder House"(2011), "Buried Child"(2016), "The Final Girls" (2015), "In a Valley of Violence" (2016)
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American Horror Story (2011) is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness.
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I get scared easily, so I'm not one for just sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching horror stories. But, I mean, I'm learning more. Maybe one day I'd like to be able to watch them.
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I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it.
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[on playing the strong-willed, feisty Violet in American Horror Story (2011)] The horror aspect, the scary parts, are easy for me. I mean I can get into that pretty easy, because I get scared. You have to invest yourself in these characters.
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She can play the guitar, cook, and has mastered the art of making origami cranes.
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Taissa's father was born in 1942 and her mother in March 1949; thus they were already 52 and 45 years old respectively when they had Taissa.
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Her parents are Ukrainian immigrants Mykhailo (Michal) L., a computer-systems analyst, and Lubomyra (Luba) Spas Farmiga, a schoolteacher.
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She is one of 7 siblings. She's also the youngest child.
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American Horror Story (2011) was her first audition.
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Taissa is pronounced 'tie-E-sa'.
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Farmiga attended public school until the fourth grade when her mother began homeschooling her along with two of her siblings.
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Farmiga speaks English and Ukrainian, and took American Sign Language classes for three years.
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Grew up in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey.
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Ex-sister-in-law of Sebastian Roché.
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Sister-in-law of Renn Hawkey.
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Has played a younger version of her sister, Vera Farmiga in Higher Ground (2011) and her daughter in At Middleton (2013).
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Daughter of Ukrainian immigrant parents, she's the youngest of seven children.
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Initially had no ambitions to become an actress, but was persuaded to appear in Vera Farmiga's directorial debut Higher Ground (2011).
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Loves the outdoors and enjoys snowboarding and hiking.
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Says sister Vera Farmiga serves as her stylist for public events. For her part, Vera told Teen Vogue: "Taissa is the person you take with you to choose your Oscar gown and then take to In-N-Out Burger. As much of an age difference as there is (21 years), she is one of my best friends in the world.".
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Taissa took American Sign Language classes for three years with her homeschool group and was an advanced student. She was part of a signing group called Signs of Hope.
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Aunt of Fynn (b. 2009) and Gytta (b.2010), via sister Vera Farmiga.
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