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
2012 Sundance
2012 Sundance Film Festival
Vera Farmiga