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Sarah Paulson
Born · December 17, 1974 (50 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Tampa, Florida, USA
Bio
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.
Hold Your Breath
Margaret Bellum
6.0
2024
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
5.2
2022
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
5.2
2021
Adele One Night Only
Self
7.9
2021
Run
Mother / Diane
7.3
2020
Coastal Elites
Clarissa Montgomery
6.1
2020
Abominable
Dr. Zara (voice)
7.5
2019
The Goldfinch
Xandra
7.2
2019
Glass
Dr. Ellie Staple
6.7
2019
Bird Box
Jessica
6.8
2018
Reimagining The Met Gala
Self
8.0
2018
Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
8.0
2018
Ocean's Eight
Tammy
7.0
2018
The Post
Tony Bradlee
7.0
2017
Rebel in the Rye
Dorothy Olding
6.6
2017
Blue Jay
Amanda
7.0
2016
Carol
Abby Gerhard
7.5
2015
The Runner
Kate Haber
4.8
2015
#twitterkills
Sarah Pendersen
7.0
2014
12 Years a Slave
Mary Epps
7.9
2013
Mud
Mary Lee
7.1
2013
Fairhaven
Kate
5.1
2013
Stars In Shorts
Woman
0.0
2012
The Time Being
Sarah
5.2
2012
Game Change
Nicolle Wallace
6.9
2012
New Year's Eve
Grace Schwab
5.9
2011
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Lucy
6.6
2011
After-School Special
Woman
5.2
2011
November Christmas
Beth Marks
7.5
2011
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
Emma
7.3
2009
The Spirit
Ellen Dolan
4.7
2008
A Christmas Wedding
Emily
5.4
2006
Griffin & Phoenix
Peri
7.0
2006
Diggers
Julie
6.0
2006
Serenity
Dr. Caron
7.4
2005
The Notorious Bettie Page
Bunny Yeager
6.3
2005
Swimmers
Merrill
7.3
2005
Path to War
Luci Baines Johnson
6.7
2003
Down with Love
Vikki Hiller
6.1
2003
Bug
Eilleen
7.2
2002
What Women Want
Annie
6.5
2000
Held Up
Mary
5.5
1999
The Other Sister
Heather Tate
6.4
1999
The Long Way Home
Leanne Bossert
6.2
1998
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
0.0
1996
I Am Sybil
Connie Wilbur
0.0
Clybourne Park
0.0
Levitation
Acey
6.0
1997
Talley's Folly
Sally Talley
0.0
Ethel
0.0
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Therapist · (1 episode)
6.5
2024
The Bear
Cousin Michelle · (1 episode)
8.3
2022
Ratched
Mildred Ratched · (8 episodes)
7.7
2020
Mrs. America
Alice · (9 episodes)
7.4
2020
I'm a LA... Get Me Out of Here!
Self - Contestant · (20 episodes)
0.0
2019
Lie Detector
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
2018
FEUD
Geraldine Page · (1 episode)
7.7
2017
Chelsea
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
2016
American Crime Story
Marcia Clark · (10 episodes)
7.5
2016
American Crime Story
Linda Tripp · (10 episodes)
7.5
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
6.6
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (2 episodes)
4.4
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (5 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
5.8
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · (1 episode)
4.0
2014
Blue
Lavinia · (2 episodes)
7.2
2012
American Horror Story
Lana Winters · (13 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard · (23 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Billie Dean Howard · (4 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler · (13 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard · (12 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Audrey Tindall / Lana Winters · (10 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins · (11 episodes)
8.1
2011
American Horror Story
Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower · (10 episodes)
8.1
2011
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (9 episodes)
5.0
2009
Cupid
Dr. Claire McCrae · (7 episodes)
5.9
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
7.2
2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Harriet Hayes · (22 episodes)
7.4
2006
Grey's Anatomy
Young Ellis Grey · (1 episode)
8.2
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · (1 episode)
6.8
2005
Desperate Housewives
Lydia Lindquist · (1 episode)
7.9
2004
Deadwood
Alice Isringhausen · (12 episodes)
8.1
2004
The D.A.
Lisa Patterson · (4 episodes)
0.0
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.8
2003
Nip/Tuck
Agatha Ripp · (1 episode)
7.2
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
Leap of Faith
Faith Wardwell · (6 episodes)
9.0
2002
Jack & Jill
Elisa Cronkite · (32 episodes)
7.5
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anne Gillette · (1 episode)
7.9
1999
Family Guy
Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
American Gothic
Merlyn Temple · (18 episodes)
7.3
1995
Friends at Last
Diana - Age 21
7.5
1995
Touched by an Angel
Zoe · (1 episode)
7.2
1994
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(1 episode)
5.2
1988
Pretty/Handsome
Corky Fromme · (1 episode)
3.0
Law & Order
Maggie Conner · (1 episode)
7.4
1990
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (2 episodes)
3.7
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
All's Fair
(1 episode)
0.0