Vera Farmiga is a well-known name in Hollywood, praised for her award-winning performance in Higher Ground (2011), Annabelle Comes Home (2019), and The Conjuring (2021).
Beyond her successful career, Vera also boasts a larger-than-life family. She has six siblings, which include sisters Taissa, Laryssa, and Nadia Farmiga, and brothers Victor, Stephen, and Alexander Farmiga. Here’s everything you need to know about the Farmiga siblings.
Taissa Farmiga
Taissa Farmiga followed in the footsteps of her elder sister, Vera Farmiga, building a career as an actress. She was born on August 17, 1994, and first appeared on the big screen in Vera’s first directorial film, Higher Ground, in 2011, when she was 17.
“It was a no-brainer—she’s got moxie!” Vera told Elle when asked about her casting decision. She then jokingly added that Taissa got the role due to “blatant nepotism.”
Taissa’s talent was recognized by Award-winning director and screenwriter Ryan Murphy and was subsequently given several roles in the anthology series American Horror Story. Among her roles are the troubled teenager Violet Harmon in Murder House (2011) and the witch Zoe Benson in Coven (2013 to 2014).
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Taissa quickly established herself in the horror genre, with some publications dubbing her the “modern scream queen”—a title Vera once held in her earlier years. She appeared in big-budget movies like The Bling Ring (2013), The Nun (2018), and The Nun II (2023).
She’s also the current voice of Raven in Teen Titans, portraying the character in Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016), Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017), and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020).
Taissa is currently married to screenwriter, producer, and director Hadley Klein, known for Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008 to 2009), Any Tom, Dick, or Harry (2015), and She Taught Love (2024).
Nadia Farmiga
Nadia Farmiga was born on February 23, 1977, in Clifton, New Jersey. As of March 2025, she’s 48 years old.
Unlike Vera and Taissa Farmiga, not much is known about Nadia. She and her Brazilian husband, Wilson Costa, own a family-run catering company called Misto Eats, which specializes in farm-to-table cuisine that fuses Ukrainian and Brazilian flavors with local ingredients.
They met at the Manhattan Bistro in SoHo and later began working together at Le Garrick Restaurant in Manhattan’s Theater District. Their shared interests in food drew them closer, and they quickly fell in love and tied the knot.
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With over 25 years of experience in the food industry, the duo decided to combine forces and open a restaurant catering to their heritage. Thus, Misto was born—a name derived from the Portuguese word for “mixed.”
Before Misto, Nadia briefly worked as a mechanical engineer before transitioning to the food service industry. She gained experience in various well-known restaurants, including Garrick Restaurant in Manhattan, The Downtown Café in Kingston, and Terrapin in Rhinebeck.
Outside her career, we know little about Nadia Farmiga. She’s been spotted at award shows and film premieres supporting her sisters but prefers to stay behind the scenes.
Nadia is believed to have two children, though their names and birthdates are kept private.
Laryssa Farmiga
Laryssa is the most private of Vera’s sisters, with little to no information available about her early education or current profession.
Some sources claim that she was born with Spina bifida, a birth defect in which a baby’s spine and spinal cord don’t properly develop in the womb.
Laryssa prefers keeping herself out of the spotlight and rarely accompanies her sisters at Hollywood events.
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The only known instance she appeared on the big screen was during Higher Ground (2011), in a shot where she was sitting alongside several women.
She isn’t active on social media, though she does occasionally update her Facebook profile with pictures of herself.
Victor, Stephan, and Alexander Farmiga
Vera Farmiga’s brothers Victor, Stephan, and Alexander largely keep themselves out of the spotlight.
Outside the fact that Victor is the eldest sibling of the six, details about him are little to none. We have no information about his date of birth, career, or personal life.
However, we’ve seen him support Vera several times, both in award events and on social media.
In March 2016, for instance, Victor tagged Vera on a now-deleted video he made of him singing “Psycho Killer” by Talking Heads as a way to promote season 4 of her thriller series Bates Motel.
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Stephan Farmina runs a landscaping business called Heaven On Earth Landscaping, which he launched in 2003. He graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a bachelor’s degree in science.
As for Alexander, his only known online presence is a private Instagram account with 150 followers.
FAQs
How many siblings does Vera Farmiga have?
Vera Farmiga has six siblings: Victor, Stephan, Alexander, Nadia, Laryssa, and Taissa. Since most of Vera’s siblings live a private life, the exact birth order is unknown. However, we do know that Victor is the eldest sibling, and Taissa, born on August 17, 1994, is the youngest.
What is the age difference between Vera Farmiga and her sister?
Vera Farmiga is 21 years older than Taissa Farmiga, born on August 6, 1973.
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Where are the Farmigas from?
The Farmiga siblings are Ukrainian-American. Their parents, Mykhailo (Micheal) and Lubomyra (Spas) Farmiga, moved to New Jersey from Ukraine in the early 1960s.
Final Thoughts
Vera Farmiga has six siblings, which include three brothers (Victor, Stephan, and Alexander Fermiga) and three sisters (Laryssa, Taissa, and Nadia Fermiga).
Out of all six siblings, only Taissa followed in the footsteps of Vera. Nadia is the co-founder and CEO of Misto, a restaurant in Hudson Valley, Kingston. Meanwhile, Victor is the founder and CEO of a landscaping company in Nassau Bay, Texas.
The rest of the siblings’ professions are unknown, as they prefer to keep themselves out of the spotlight.
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