- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 17, 1974
- Place of Birth
- Tampa, Florida, USA
Sarah Paulson
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 sta…
Filmography
movieBaby Doe
2026 · Executive Producer
tvAll's Fair
2025 · Carrington Lane, Executive Producer
movieEscape Room
2025
tvInsider
2025 · Sig selv
movieGarden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025 · Self - Presenter
movieHold Your Breath
2024 · Margaret Bellum, Executive Producer
tvMr. & Mrs. Smith
2024 · Therapist
tvThe Bear
2022 · Cousin Michelle
movieStand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022
movieMadame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021 · Self
movieAdele One Night Only
2021 · Self
tvThe Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin
2021 · Executive Producer
movieRun
2020 · Mother / Diane
tvRatched
2020 · Mildred Ratched, Executive Producer
movieCoastal Elites
2020 · Clarissa Montgomery
tvMrs. America
2020 · Alice
movieAbominable
2019 · Dr. Zara (voice)
movieThe Goldfinch
2019 · Xandra
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
movieGlass
2019 · Dr. Ellie Staple
movieBird Box
2018 · Jessica
Reimagining The Met Gala
movieReimagining The Met Gala
2018 · Self
movieOcean's Team 3.0
2018 · Self
movieOcean's Eight
2018 · Tammy
movieThe Post
2017 · Tony Bradlee
movieRebel in the Rye
2017 · Dorothy Olding
tvFEUD
2017 · Geraldine Page
movieBlue Jay
2016 · Amanda
tvChelsea
2016 · Self
tvAmerican Crime Story
2016 · Marcia Clark, Linda Tripp, Executive Producer
movieCarol
2015 · Abby Gerhard
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
movieThe Runner
2015 · Kate Haber
tvClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
tvVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
movie#twitterkills
2014 · Sarah Pendersen
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
tvOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
movie12 Years a Slave
2013 · Mary Epps
movieMud
2013 · Mary Lee
movieFairhaven
2013 · Kate
movieStars in Shorts
2012 · Woman
movieThe Time Being
2012 · Sarah
tvBlue
2012 · Lavinia
movieGame Change
2012 · Nicolle Wallace
movieNew Year's Eve
2011 · Grace Schwab
movieMartha Marcy May Marlene
2011 · Lucy
tvAmerican Horror Story
2011 · 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, Director, Executive Producer
movieAfter-School Special
2011 · Woman
movieNovember Christmas
2011 · Beth Marks
tvConan
2010 · Self - Guest
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
movieWhose Dog Is It Anyway?
2009 · Emma
tvCupid
2009 · Dr. Claire McCrae
movieThe Spirit
2008 · Ellen Dolan
movieDiggers
2007 · Julie
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieA Christmas Wedding
2006 · Emily
tvStudio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006 · Harriet Hayes
movieGriffin & Phoenix
2006 · Peri
movieThe Notorious Bettie Page
2006 · Bunny Yeager
movieSerenity
2005 · Dr. Caron
tvGrey's Anatomy
2005 · Young Ellis Grey
movieSwimmers
2005 · Merrill
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
tvDesperate Housewives
2004 · Lydia Lindquist
tvDeadwood
2004 · Alice Isringhausen
tvThe D.A.
2004 · Lisa Patterson
moviePath to War
2003 · Luci Baines Johnson
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvNip/Tuck
2003 · Agatha Ripp
movieDown with Love
2003 · Vikki Hiller
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
movieBug
2002 · Eileen
tvLeap of Faith
2002 · Faith Wardwell
movieWhat Women Want
2000 · Annie
movieHeld Up
1999 · Mary
tvJack & Jill
1999 · Elisa Cronkite
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Anne Gillette
movieThe Other Sister
1999 · Heather Tate
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)
movieThe Long Way Home
1998 · Leanne Bossert
movieLevitation
1997 · Acey
movieShaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
tvAmerican Gothic
1995 · Merlyn Temple
movieFriends at Last
1995 · Diana - Age 21
tvThe Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · Self
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Zoe
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Maggie Conner
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · , Self - Guest
tvEntertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvThe Emmy Awards
1949 · Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter
movieI Am Sybil
— · Connie Wilbur
Clybourne Park
movieClybourne Park
—
movieTalley's Folly
— · Sally Talley
Ethel
movieEthel
—
Mother Courage
movieMother Courage
— · Sandra Vale
tvPretty/Handsome
— · Corky Fromme