Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

  • Birthday: 1974-12-17
  • Place of birth: Tampa, Florida, USA
  • Also know as: שרה פולסון

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.

Filmography

A Christmas Wedding

2006

As Emily

Levitation

1997

As Acey

After-School Special

2011

As Woman

Run

2020

As Mother / Diane

Dust

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As

The Long Way Home

1998

As Leanne Bossert

The Runner

2015

As Kate Haber

Blue Jay

2016

As Amanda

I Am Sybil

0000

As Connie Wilbur

Talley's Folly

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As Sally Talley

Down with Love

2003

As Vikki Hiller

November Christmas

2011

As Beth Marks

Griffin & Phoenix

2006

As Peri

#twitterkills

2014

As Sarah Pendersen

Ocean's Eight

2018

As Tammy

Stars In Shorts

2012

As Woman

The Post

2017

As Tony Bradlee

The Time Being

2012

As Sarah

Bug

2002

As Eilleen

The Notorious Bettie Page

2005

As Bunny Yeager

Fairhaven

2013

As Kate

Friends at Last

1995

As Diana - Age 21

Bird Box

2018

As Jessica

Coastal Elites

2020

As Clarissa Montgomery

Carol

2015

As Abby Gerhard

Glass

2019

As Dr. Ellie Staple

Diggers

2006

As Julie

The Other Sister

1999

As Heather Tate

12 Years a Slave

2013

As Mary Epps

Game Change

2012

As Nicolle Wallace

Swimmers

2005

As Merrill

The Goldfinch

2019

As Xandra

Abominable

2019

As Dr. Zara (voice)

Mud

2013

As Mary Lee

The Spirit

2008

As Ellen Dolan

Held Up

1999

As Mary

Path to War

2003

As Luci Baines Johnson

Ocean's Team 3.0

2018

As Self

What Women Want

2000

As Annie

Rebel in the Rye

2017

As Dorothy Olding

Serenity

2005

As Dr. Caron

New Year's Eve

2011

As Grace Schwab

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