who plays norman's mom in bates motel
Vera Farmiga
title: Freddie Highmore text: and the Knights of Valour". From 2013 to 2017, he portrayed the iconic role of Norman Bates, alongside Vera Farmiga as his mother Norma, in the A&E drama-thriller series "Bates Motel", a prequel to the Alfred Hitchcock film "Psycho" that restarts the storyline in the present day. He won a People's Choice Award in 2016 for his performance, and has received nominations for the Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television (2013), the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2013), and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series (2014–2015, and 2017). Highmore title: Vera Farmiga text: is one of the most gifted and daring actresses of our time". Her next role was the flaky New Age mother Wendy Whitman in the independent comedy-drama "Goats", which opened at the 2012 Sundance. That same year, she portrayed CIA operative Catherine Linklater in Daniel Espinosa's action thriller "Safe House" (2012). Farmiga starred opposite Ryan Reynolds and, for the second time, Denzel Washington. Farmiga's return to television came in 2013, when she began portraying Norma Louise Bates, the mother of Norman Bates, in A&E's drama-thriller series "Bates Motel". The series is a contemporary reboot of Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror film title: Bates Motel (TV series) text: Bates Motel (TV series) Bates Motel is an American psychological horror drama television series that aired from March 18, 2013 to April 24, 2017. It was developed by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano, and is produced by Universal Television and American Genre for the cable network A&E. The series, a contemporary prequel to Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film "Psycho"; based on Robert Bloch's 1959 novel of the same name, depicts the lives of Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) and his mother Norma (Vera Farmiga) prior to the events portrayed in the novel and film, albeit in a different fictional town title: Norma Bates (Psycho) text: Norma Bates (Psycho) Norma Bates () is a fictional character created by American author Robert Bloch in his 1959 thriller novel "Psycho". She is the deceased mother and victim of serial killer Norman Bates, who had developed a murderous split personality based on her. Although an important character to the "Psycho" story, Norma only appears as a corpse in the films. She is not depicted as a living character until "" (1990), portrayed by Olivia Hussey. Vera Farmiga later portrayed Norma in the television series "Bates Motel" (2013–2017). Norma Bates is the fictional counterpart to Augusta Gein, the mother of title: Bates Motel (season 1) text: Bates Motel (season 1) The first season of "Bates Motel" premiered on March 18, 2013, and concluded on May 20, 2013. The season consisted of 10 episodes and aired on Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on A&E. The series is described as a "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film "Psycho" and follows the life of Norman Bates and his mother Norma prior to the events portrayed in the Hitchcock film. The series takes place in the fictional town of White Pine Bay, Oregon. The season received positive reviews from television critics. In its premiere episode, the series broke rating records