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Vera Farmiga, an Academy Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "Up in the Air," poses at the Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.
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Vera Farmiga smiles at the 2006 premiere of her film "The Departed." She played psychiatrist Dr. Madolyn Madden in the film, which won Best Picture at the 2007 Academy Awards.
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Vera Farmiga starred as Caitlin alongside the late Heath Ledger, who played Conor, in the short-lived TV series "Roar."
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Vera Farmiga, Oscar-nominated actress for her role in "Up in the Air," arrives at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 in Santa Barbara, Calif., to receive the festival's Cinema Vanguard award.
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Vera Farmiga, right, laughs on the red carpet at the premiere of her film "Breaking and Entering" in 2007. She is pictured with co-stars Robin Wright Penn, left, and Juliette Binoche, center.
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Vera Farmiga, seen here in a 2007 photo, was born in a Ukrainian enclave in New Jersey and is one of seven siblings.
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Vera Farmiga, Oscar-nominated actress for her role in "Up in the Air," is seen at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010, in Santa Barbara, Calif., to receive the festival's Cinema Vanguard award.
