Vera Farmiga is an actress.
Down to the Bone (film) . It stars Vera Farmiga , who received a Best Actress Award from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for her role as the drug addicted Irene . Vera Ann Farmiga ( [ fɑrˈmiːɡə ] born August 6 , 1973 ) is an American actress , director and producer . From 2013 to 2017 , Farmiga starred as Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel , for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination .