Name that actress

May 30, 2015 10:32 PM

Who's the actress that looks like Vera Farmiga but is not her sister Taissa?

Saw an actress in the wild today - she's young-ish (20s or 30s), and looks like she could be a Farmiga sister, but is definitely not. I feel like I've seen her playing "the daughter" in something relatively recently.

She's got long mousey brown hair that I think is usually in a bun or ponytail, and high cheekbones. I would describe her complexion as wan, with some darker circles around her eyes.

Any ideas?

posted by citywolf to Media & Arts (20 answers total)

Jemima Kirke?
posted by Xere at 10:52 PM on May 30, 2015

Carrie Coon?
posted by bluedaisy at 11:02 PM on May 30, 2015

Maggie Gyllenhaal?
posted by invisible ink at 11:11 PM on May 30, 2015

Alexis Bledel?
posted by invisible ink at 12:06 AM on May 31, 2015

Sarah Sutherland?
posted by Crystalinne at 12:10 AM on May 31, 2015 [2 favorites]

Kat Dennings?
posted by topophilia at 3:54 AM on May 31, 2015

June Diane Raphael from Grace and Frankie?
posted by Ike_Arumba at 4:44 AM on May 31, 2015

Claire Forlani?
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 4:48 AM on May 31, 2015

Saoirse Ronan?
posted by The Deej at 6:14 AM on May 31, 2015

She's always made me think of Maggie Gyllenhaal, but if it is a younger actress, perhaps Elizabeth Olsen?
posted by methroach at 6:33 AM on May 31, 2015 [2 favorites]

Except for the younger part: Gillian Anderson.
posted by Sassyfras at 6:46 AM on May 31, 2015

Not in your target age range, but Kate Beahan looks somewhat like Vera Farmiga, I think.
posted by Dr. Wu at 7:38 AM on May 31, 2015

I got Anne Dudek and Vera Farmiga confused once, but this can be adequately explained by me being terrible.
posted by Quilford at 7:41 AM on May 31, 2015

Rooney Mara?
posted by the turtle's teeth at 9:48 AM on May 31, 2015

I'm assuming you would have mentioned the eyebrows, but just in case...Cara Delevingne?
posted by redsparkler at 9:51 AM on May 31, 2015

I think Rashida Jones definitely looks like Vera at times.
posted by notquitemaryann at 9:54 AM on May 31, 2015 [1 favorite]

Brie Larson?
posted by wsquared at 1:32 PM on May 31, 2015

I would second the Elizabeth Olsen guess, and add Zoe Kazan as a safety.
posted by shesbookish at 2:11 PM on May 31, 2015

Alexis Dziena? Noomi Rapace?
posted by Mila at 4:51 PM on May 31, 2015

Lyndsy Fonseca played the daughter in How I Met Your Mother, and I think bears a resemblance.
posted by axiom at 8:15 PM on May 31, 2015