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Sarah Paulson

Actor, Producer, DirectorBorn December 17, 1974 (50 years)
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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • The Spirit
  • Nip/Tuck
  • Held Up
  • Diggers
  • November Christmas
  • The Time Being
  • The Long Way Home
Known For
  • American Horror Story
  • American Crime Story
  • Run
  • Bird Box
  • Ratched
  • Ocean's Eight
  • Glass
  • The Post
  • Mud
  • Carol
  • Martha Marcy May Marlene
  • Down with Love
  • Blue Jay
  • Abominable
  • Hold Your Breath
  • Game Change
  • Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

Filmography

2024
A bolha · as Tia Do Geladin
2024
Hold Your Breath · as Margaret Bellum
2024
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) (TV Series) · as Therapist
2022
The Bear (TV Series) · as Cousin Michelle
2022
2020
Ratched (TV Series) · as Mildred Ratched
2020
Coastal Elites · as Clarissa Montgomery
2020
James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends (TV Series) · as Old Green Grasshopper
2020
Mrs. America (TV Series) · as Alice
2020
Run · as Mother / Diane
2019
Abominable · as Dr. Zara (voice)
2019
The Goldfinch · as Xandra
2019
Glass · as Dr. Ellie Staple
2018
Bird Box · as Jessica
2018
Ocean's Eight · as Tammy
2017
The Post · as Tony Bradlee
2017
Rebel in the Rye · as Dorothy Olding
2017
Feud (TV Series) · as Geraldine Page
2016
Blue Jay · as Amanda
2016
American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Marcia Clark
2015
Carol · as Abby Gerhard
2015
The Runner · as Kate Haber
2013
12 Years a Slave · as Mary Epps
2012
Mud · as Mary Lee
2012
Stars in Shorts · as Woman
2012
2012
Fairhaven · as Kate
2012
Blue (TV Series) · as Lavinia
2012
Game Change · as Nicolle Wallace
2011
2011
New Year's Eve · as Grace Schwab
2011
American Horror Story (TV Series) · as Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard
2010
2010
The 64th Annual Tony Awards · as Lisa Morrison
2009
Cupid (2009) (TV Series) · as Dr. Claire Mccrae
2008
The Spirit · as Ellen Dolan
2008
Pretty/Handsome · as Corky Fromme
2006
2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Harriet Hayes
2006
2006
Diggers · as Julie
2005
Serenity · as Dr. Caron
2005
The Notorious Bettie Page · as Bunny Yeager
2005
Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Young Ellis Grey
2005
Swimmers · as Merrill
2004
Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Lydia Lindquist
2004
Deadwood (TV Series) · as Alice Isringhausen
2004
The D.A. (TV Series) · as Lisa Patterson
2003
Nip/Tuck (TV Series) · as Agatha Ripp
2003
Down with Love · as Vikki Hiller
2002
Path to War · as Luci Baines Johnson
2002
Bug · as Eilleen
2002
Leap of Faith (TV Series) · as Faith Wardwell
2000
What Women Want · as Annie
2000
Metropolis · as Audrey
1999
Held Up · as Mary
1999
Jack & Jill (TV Series) · as Elisa Cronkite
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Anne Gillette
1999
The Other Sister · as Heather Tate
1999
Family Guy (TV Series) · as Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)
1998
The Long Way Home · as Leanne Bossert
1997
Cracker (US) (TV Series) · as Janice
1997
Levitation · as Acey
1996
1995
American Gothic (TV Series) · as Merlyn Temple
1995
Friends at Last · as Diana - Age 21
1994
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Zoe
1990
Law & Order (TV Series) · as Maggie Conner
1988

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