Sarah Paulson
Actor
Born December 17, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, USA
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).
Filmography
I Am Sybil
Connie Wilbur
Talley's Folly
Sally Talley
Pretty/Handsome
Corky Fromme
Baby Doe
All's Fair
Carrington Lane
Escape Room
Insider
Sig selv
Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
Self - Presenter
Hold Your Breath
Margaret Bellum
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Therapist
The Bear
Cousin Michelle
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Self
Adele One Night Only
Self
The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
Run
Mother / Diane
Ratched
Mildred Ratched
Coastal Elites
Clarissa Montgomery
Mrs. America
Alice
Abominable
Dr. Zara (voice)
The Goldfinch
Xandra
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Glass
Dr. Ellie Staple
Bird Box
Jessica
Ocean's Team 3.0
Self
Ocean's Eight
Tammy
The Post
Tony Bradlee
Rebel in the Rye
Dorothy Olding
FEUD
Geraldine Page
Blue Jay
Amanda
Chelsea
Self
American Crime Story
Marcia Clark
Carol
Abby Gerhard
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Runner
Kate Haber
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
#twitterkills
Sarah Pendersen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
12 Years a Slave
Mary Epps
Mud
Mary Lee
Fairhaven
Kate
Stars in Shorts
Woman
The Time Being
Sarah
Blue
Lavinia
Game Change
Nicolle Wallace
New Year's Eve
Grace Schwab
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Lucy
American Horror Story
Lana Winters
After-School Special
Woman
November Christmas
Beth Marks
Conan
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Cupid
Dr. Claire McCrae
The Spirit
Ellen Dolan
Diggers
Julie
The Graham Norton Show
Self
A Christmas Wedding
Emily
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Harriet Hayes
Griffin & Phoenix
Peri
The Notorious Bettie Page
Bunny Yeager
Serenity
Dr. Caron
Grey's Anatomy
Young Ellis Grey
Swimmers
Merrill
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
Desperate Housewives
Lydia Lindquist
Deadwood
Alice Isringhausen
The D.A.
Lisa Patterson
Path to War
Luci Baines Johnson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Nip/Tuck
Agatha Ripp
Down with Love
Vikki Hiller
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Bug
Eileen
Leap of Faith
Faith Wardwell
What Women Want
Annie
Held Up
Mary
Jack & Jill
Elisa Cronkite
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anne Gillette
The Other Sister
Heather Tate
Family Guy
Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)
The Long Way Home
Leanne Bossert
Levitation
Acey
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
American Gothic
Merlyn Temple
Friends at Last
Diana - Age 21
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
Touched by an Angel
Zoe
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
Law & Order
Maggie Conner
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Emmy Awards
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter