Farmiga made her directorial debut in 2011 with the acclaimed drama film "Higher Ground", in which she also had a leading role. She also had starring roles in the political thriller "The Manchurian Candidate" (2004), the crime drama "The Departed" (2006), the historical drama "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas" (2008), the science fiction thriller "Source Code" (2011), the action thriller "Safe House" (2012), the legal drama "The Judge" (2014), the biographical drama "The Front Runner" (2018), and the monster film "" (2019). She has portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films "The Conjuring" (2013), "The Conjuring 2" (2016), and "Annabelle Comes Home" (2019).