Taissa Farmiga
Farmiga in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Readington, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 17, 1994
Ethnicity: Ukrainian
Taissa Farmiga is an American actress.
She was born in Readington, New Jersey, the youngest of seven children of Ukrainian immigrants, Lubomyra (Spas), a schoolteacher, and Michael Farmiga, a computer systems analyst. Her father was raised in Argentina, before moving to the U.S. Her sister is actress Vera Farmiga. Her cousin is artist Adriana Farmiga.
Taissa’s maternal grandfather was Theodor Spas (the son of Alexander Spas and Anna Mycheilschyy).
Taissa’s maternal grandmother was named Nadia Peletenciw/Pletenciw (1925-2014; the daughter of Alexander Pletenciw and Anna). Nadia was born in Debaltseve, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
Source: Obituary of Taissa’s maternal grandmother, Nadia (Peletenciw/Pletenciw) Spas – http://www.legacy.com
her sister looks more ukrainian than her
Farmiga doesn’t sound very Ukranian
She is the youngest of seven children born to Ukrainian American parents Lubomyra (née Spas), a former schoolteacher, and Michael Farmiga, a retired computer systems analyst.
Was Theodore Spas the son of Joseph Floyd Spas and Katherine Hudson or is that the wrong person?
The wrong person. Taissa’s grandfather died in Florida. The man you mention wasn’t Ukrainian and died in Oregon.
And who are Taissa’s paternal grandparents?
Who can say?
Correction her hair is blonde
correction; her eyes are amber