Sarah Paulson
Sarah Paulson
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.
Known For
Actor
as Connie Wilbur
as Sally Talley
as Cousin Michelle
as Corky Fromme
as Margaret Bellum
as Therapist
as Cousin Michelle
as Self
as Mother / Diane
as Clarissa Montgomery
as Mildred Ratched
as Alice
as Dr. Zara (voice)
as Xandra
as Dr. Ellie Staple
as Self - Contestant
as Jessica
as Self
as Self
as Tammy
as Self
as Tony Bradlee
as Dorothy Olding
as Geraldine Page
as Amanda
as Self
as Marcia Clark
as Linda Tripp
as Abby Gerhard
as Kate Haber
as Sarah Pendersen
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Mary Epps
as Mary Lee
as Kate
as Woman
as Sarah
as Nicolle Wallace
as Lavinia
as Grace Schwab
as Lucy
as Woman
as Beth Marks
as Lana Winters
as Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard
as Billie Dean Howard
as Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler
as Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard
as Audrey Tindall / Lana Winters
as Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins
as Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower
as Emma
as Self - Guest
as Dr. Claire McCrae
as Ellen Dolan
as Self
as Emily
as Peri
as Julie
as Harriet Hayes
as Dr. Caron
as Bunny Yeager
as Merrill
as Young Ellis Grey
as Lydia Lindquist
as Alice Isringhausen
as Lisa Patterson
as Luci Baines Johnson
as Vikki Hiller
as Self - Guest
as Agatha Ripp
as Eilleen
as Faith Wardwell
as Annie
as Mary
as Heather Tate
as Elisa Cronkite
as Anne Gillette
as Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)
as Leanne Bossert
as Acey
as Diana - Age 21
as Merlyn Temple
as Zoe
as Maggie Conner
as Self
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director