Taissa Farmiga

 ( 1994 Births ) 

That same year, Farmiga starred in the first season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story, which launched her to worldwide prominence. , where she played , the troubled adolescent daughter of Vivien (Connie Britton) and Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott), premiered to rave reviews. She secured the role of Violet in her first professional acting audition. She next joined the cast of Sofia Coppola's crime satire The Bling Ring, based on the Bling Ring, portraying 17-year-old wild child Sam Moore. The film opened in Un Certain Regard at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival to generally positive reviews. 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. The film premiered at the 2013 Seattle International Film Festival and received a mixed to positive response from critics.

Farmiga returned to the American Horror Story franchise to star as , a young witch afflicted with a dark and dangerous power in the third season, (2013–2014), for which she received critical acclaim. She had her first leading film role as Anna Greene in Jorge Dorado's psychological thriller Mindscape, which premiered at the 2013 Sitges Film Festival. Her performance in Mindscape was lauded by critics; comparing her to a young Hannibal Lecter, and La Razón calling her "hypnotic" in the role. She next co-starred as Sarah, the main character's love interest, in the biographical crime drama Jamesy Boy (2014).

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). On filming the series, she stated that, "There's neon lights and billboards and clubs, and it just feels so fun – even though there's a seedy underbelly to it." The series received mixed reviews from critics, and due to low ratings was cancelled after three episodes, with the remaining unaired episodes later debuting on Hulu.

In 2016, she made her stage debut as Shelly in the Off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's drama Buried Child, also starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan. She then starred opposite Ethan Hawke and John Travolta in the Ti West-directed revenge Western film In a Valley of Violence, playing a motormouthed young innkeeper who befriends Hawke's character. The film premiered at the 2016 South by Southwest, and was met with positive reviews. Farmiga made her voice acting debut as the superhero Raven in DC Comics' Justice League vs. Teen Titans, directed by Sam Liu, which premiered at the 2016 WonderCon, and thereafter returned to American Horror Story for the sixth season of the series, , where she guest starred as Sophie Green in the November 2016 episode "Chapter 9". 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. The project reunited Farmiga with her Buried Child co-stars Harris and Madigan, who portray her character's parents in the film.

In August 2018, it was confirmed that Farmiga would return to American Horror Story for the eighth season of the series, , portraying both her Murder House and Coven characters, Violet Harmon and Zoe Benson.

Farmiga then played protagonist Merricat Blackwood in Stacie Passon's film adaptation of Shirley Jackson's mystery novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle, which premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival. She also appeared alongside Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper in the Eastwood-directed drama film The Mule, released in December 2018.

In May 2019, Farmiga appeared as Annie Miller in an episode of the CBS All Access series of The Twilight Zone, a reboot of the 1959 TV series of the same name, where she starred opposite Rhea Seehorn, Luke Kirby and Ike Barinholtz. The following year, she also guest starred as Hannah Stolsfiss in 3 episodes of the horror anthology series 50 States of Fright for Quibi.

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.

On the official HBO Gilded Age podcast released July 13, 2025, she announced she was divorced. The divorce apparently dates to early July 2024.

• Farmiga was included on Variety magazine's list of "The 14 Women Who Dominated the South by Southwest Film Festival" for her works in The Final Girls (2015) and 6 Years (2015).
• Farmiga was included on the cover of Town & Country magazine's June 2025 issue.