Sarah Paulson
Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. She began her acting career in New York City stage productions before starring in the short-lived television series American Gothic (1995–1996) and Jack & Jill (1999–2001). She later appeared in comedy films such as What Women Want (2000) and Down with Love (2003), and drama films such as Path to War (2002) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). From 2006 to 2007, she starred as Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination. In 2008, she starred as Ellen Dolan in the superhero noir film The Spirit.
Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the plays The Glass Menagerie in 2005 and Collected Stories in 2010. She also starred in a number of independent films and had a leading role in the ABC comedy series Cupid (2009). She later starred in the independent drama film Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) and received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change (2012). She was featured as Mary Epps in the 2013 historical drama film 12 Years a Slave, as Abby Gerhard in the 2015 romantic drama film Carol, and as Toni Bradlee in the 2017 political drama film The Post, all of which were nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Her other films include Serenity (2005), New Year's Eve (2011), Mud (2012), Blue Jay (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), Glass (2019), and Run (2020).
In 2011, Paulson began starring in the FX anthology series American Horror Story, playing different characters in many of the show's 10 seasons. For her performances in the series, she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Critics' Choice Television Awards. In 2016, she portrayed real-life prosecutor Marcia Clark in the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, for which she garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award. In 2020, Paulson appeared in the FX limited series Mrs. America, and began starring as Nurse Mildred Ratched in the Netflix psychological thriller series Ratched. In 2021, she returned to American Crime Story to portray Linda Tripp in the third season of the show, subtitled Impeachment.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
Young Ellis Grey
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anne Gillette
Law & Order
Maggie Conner
Family Guy
Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)
Desperate Housewives
Lydia Lindquist
American Horror Story
Lana Winters
American Horror Story
Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard
American Horror Story
Billie Dean Howard
American Horror Story
Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler
American Horror Story
Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard
American Horror Story
Audrey Tindall / Lana Winters
American Horror Story
Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins
American Horror Story
Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower
The Bear
Cousin Michelle
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Nip/Tuck
Agatha Ripp
Touched by an Angel
Zoe
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Therapist
American Crime Story
Marcia Clark
American Crime Story
Linda Tripp
Deadwood
Alice Isringhausen
Ocean's Eight
Tammy
Serenity
Dr. Caron
What Women Want
Annie
Bird Box
Jessica
12 Years a Slave
Mary Epps
Abominable
Dr. Zara (voice)
FEUD
Geraldine Page
Carol
Abby Gerhard
Glass
Dr. Ellie Staple
Rebel in the Rye
Dorothy Olding
Run
Mother / Diane
All's Fair
Carrington Lane
Blue Jay
Amanda
Ratched
Mildred Ratched
Hold Your Breath
Margaret Bellum
The Goldfinch
Xandra
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
Jack & Jill
Elisa Cronkite
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Harriet Hayes
The Runner
Kate Haber
The Spirit
Ellen Dolan
Mrs. America
Alice
American Gothic
Merlyn Temple
Down with Love
Vikki Hiller
The Notorious Bettie Page
Bunny Yeager
The Long Way Home
Leanne Bossert
The Post
Tony Bradlee
Blue
Lavinia
Game Change
Nicolle Wallace
The Other Sister
Heather Tate
I Am Sybil
Connie Wilbur
Mud
Mary Lee
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Lucy
Diggers
Julie
New Year's Eve
Grace Schwab
The Time Being
Sarah
Coastal Elites
Clarissa Montgomery
Ethel
Fairhaven
Kate
A Christmas Wedding
Emily
Held Up
Mary
The Emmy Awards
Self
Pretty/Handsome
Corky Fromme
Adele One Night Only
Self
Leap of Faith
Faith Wardwell
Levitation
Acey
Cupid
Dr. Claire McCrae
The D.A.
Lisa Patterson
Clybourne Park
Friends at Last
Diana - Age 21
#twitterkills
Sarah Pendersen
Bug
Eilleen
Griffin & Phoenix
Peri
Escape Room
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Path to War
Luci Baines Johnson
After-School Special
Woman
Mother Courage
Sandra Bloom
Swimmers
Merrill
Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
November Christmas
Beth Marks
Stars In Shorts
Woman
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Emma
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Reimagining The Met Gala
Self
Talley's Folly
Sally Talley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Graham Norton Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Chelsea
Self
Lie Detector
Self
Entertainment Tonight
Self