She next appeared as the Catholic novitiate Sister Irene in Corin Hardy 's horror film '' The Nun '' , the fifth film in The Conjuring Universe , which was released in September 2018 . In August 2018 , it was confirmed that Farmiga would return to '' American Horror Story '' for the eighth season of the series , '' American Horror Story : Apocalypse '' , portraying both her '' Murder House '' and '' Coven '' characters , Violet Harmon and Zoe Benson . Farmiga then played protagonist Merricat Blackwood in Stacie Passon 's film adaptation of Shirley Jackson 's mystery novel '' We Have Always Lived in the Castle '' , which premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival . She also appeared alongside Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper in the Eastwood-directed drama film '' The Mule '' , released in December 2018
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Taissa Farmiga