Sarah Paulson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1974 (age 51)
- Birthplace
- Tampa, Florida, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
I Am Sybil
Movie · as Connie Wilbur
Clybourne Park
Movie
Talley's Folly
Movie · as Sally Talley
Ethel
Movie
Ratched
Movie · as Nurse Mildred Ratched
Pretty/Handsome
TV · as Corky Fromme · 1 ep
Closing Night
Movie · as Sandra Vale
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
TV · as Aileen Wuornos · 8 eps
American Horror Story Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Escape Room
Movie
All's Fair
TV · as Carrington Lane · 17 eps
Insider
TV · as Sig selv · 1 ep
Hold Your Breath
Movie · as Margaret Bellum
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
TV · as Therapist · 1 ep
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Movie
The Bear
TV · as Cousin Michelle · 2 eps
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Movie · as Self
Run
Movie · as Mother / Diane
Coastal Elites
Movie · as Clarissa Montgomery
Ratched
TV · as Mildred Ratched · 8 eps
Mrs. America
TV · as Alice · 9 eps
Glass
Movie · as Dr. Ellie Staple
The Goldfinch
Movie · as Xandra
Abominable
Movie · as Dr. Zara (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
I'm a LA… Get Me Out of Here!
TV · as Self - Contestant · 18 eps
Reimagining The Met Gala
Movie · as Self
Ocean's Team 3.0
Movie · as Self
Ocean's Eight
Movie · as Tammy
Bird Box
Movie · as Jessica
Rebel in the Rye
Movie · as Dorothy Olding
The Post
Movie · as Tony Bradlee
FEUD
TV · as Geraldine Page · 1 ep
Blue Jay
Movie · as Amanda
American Crime Story
TV · as Marcia Clark, Linda Tripp · 10 eps
Chelsea
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Carol
Movie · as Abby Gerhard
The Runner
Movie · as Kate Haber
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
#twitterkills
Movie · as Sarah Pendersen
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 2 eps
12 Years a Slave
Movie · as Mary Epps
Mud
Movie · as Mary Lee
Fairhaven
Movie · as Kate
Stars in Shorts
Movie · as Woman
Game Change
Movie · as Nicolle Wallace
The Time Being
Movie · as Sarah
Blue
TV · as Lavinia · 2 eps
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Movie · as Lucy
After-School Special
Movie · as Woman
New Year's Eve
Movie · as Grace Schwab
American Horror Story
TV · as Lana Winters, Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard, Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler, Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard, Audrey Tindall / Lana Winters, Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins, Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower, Cordelia Goode / Sally McKenna / Ms. Wilhemina Venable / Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower · 13 eps
November Christmas
Movie · as Beth Marks
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Movie · as Emma
Cupid
TV · as Dr. Claire McCrae · 7 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 11 eps
The Spirit
Movie · as Ellen Dolan
Pretty/Handsome
Movie · as Corky Fromme
Diggers
Movie · as Julie
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
A Christmas Wedding
Movie · as Emily
The Notorious Bettie Page
Movie · as Bunny Yeager
Griffin & Phoenix
Movie · as Peri
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV · as Harriet Hayes · 22 eps
Serenity
Movie · as Dr. Caron
Swimmers
Movie · as Merrill
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Young Ellis Grey · 1 ep
The D.A.
TV · as Lisa Patterson · 4 eps
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Lydia Lindquist · 2 eps
Down with Love
Movie · as Vikki Hiller
Path to War
Movie · as Luci Baines Johnson
Nip/Tuck
TV · as Agatha Ripp · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Bug
Movie · as Eileen
Leap of Faith
TV · as Faith Wardwell · 6 eps
What Women Want
Movie · as Annie
The Other Sister
Movie · as Heather Tate
Held Up
Movie · as Mary
Jack & Jill
TV · as Elisa Cronkite · 32 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Anne Gillette · 1 ep
Family Guy
TV · as Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice) · 1 ep
The Long Way Home
Movie · as Leanne Bossert
Levitation
Movie · as Acey
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Movie
Friends at Last
Movie · as Diana - Age 21
American Gothic
TV · as Merlyn Temple · 18 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Touched by an Angel
TV · as Zoe · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Maggie Conner · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep