Taissa Farmiga

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 sisters 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 20132014 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 20162020 starred in the comedy films Rules Dont 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 offBroadway revival of the drama play Buried Child 2016