Sarah Paulson

Birthday: 1974-12-17
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida, USA
Gender: Female
Drafted: 318
Drafted By: Zac E. Chan
Owned By: Zac E. Chan
Owned Wins: 0
Owned Noms: 0
Win Bonus: 0
Nom Bonus: 0
Total Points: 0

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.

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Credits

Year Title Character
I Am Sybil Connie Wilbur
Clybourne Park
Talley's Folly Sally Talley
Ethel
2024-09-12 Hold Your Breath Margaret Bellum
2022-06-09 Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2020-11-20 Run Mother / Diane
2020-09-12 Coastal Elites Clarissa Montgomery
2019-09-19 Abominable Dr. Zara (voice)
2019-09-12 The Goldfinch Xandra
2019-01-16 Glass Dr. Ellie Staple
2018-12-13 Bird Box Jessica
2018-06-07 Ocean's Eight Tammy
2017-12-22 The Post Tony Bradlee
2017-09-15 Rebel in the Rye Dorothy Olding
2016-10-07 Blue Jay Amanda
2015-11-20 Carol Abby Gerhard
2015-08-07 The Runner Kate Haber
2014-02-22 #twitterkills Sarah Pendersen
2013-10-18 12 Years a Slave Mary Epps
2013-04-26 Mud Mary Lee
2013-01-11 Fairhaven Kate
2012-09-28 Stars In Shorts Woman
2012-09-11 The Time Being Sarah
2012-02-28 Game Change Nicolle Wallace
2011-12-08 New Year's Eve Grace Schwab
2011-10-21 Martha Marcy May Marlene Lucy
2011-06-23 After-School Special Woman
2011-06-21 November Christmas Beth Marks
2009-03-31 Whose Dog Is It Anyway? Emma
2008-12-25 The Spirit Ellen Dolan
2006-12-11 A Christmas Wedding Emily
2006-09-12 Griffin & Phoenix Peri
2006-09-09 Diggers Julie
2005-09-25 Serenity Dr. Caron
2005-09-14 The Notorious Bettie Page Bunny Yeager
2005-01-22 Swimmers Merrill
2003-10-28 Path to War Luci Baines Johnson
2003-05-08 Down with Love Vikki Hiller
2002-02-28 Bug Eilleen
2000-12-15 What Women Want Annie
1999-10-08 Held Up Mary
1999-02-26 The Other Sister Heather Tate
1998-03-01 The Long Way Home Leanne Bossert
1997-04-01 Levitation Acey
1996-06-20 Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1995-04-02 Friends at Last Diana - Age 21