Farmiga had a main role in Fox's short-lived fantasy adventure series "Roar" (1997), alongside Heath Ledger and Sebastian Roché. The following year, she guest-starred in an episode of NBC's procedural drama series "Law & Order", portraying Lindsay Carson, the daughter of a convicted murderer who goes on her own killingspree. She next played a supporting role alongside Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in the drama-thriller "Return to Paradise" (1998). Two years later, Farmiga had a supporting role as Lisa Tyler in the romantic drama "Autumn in New York" (2000).