Sarah Paulson

About

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...

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Law & OrderSeries • 1990The BearSeries • 2022Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005Family GuySeries • 1999American Horror StorySeries • 2011Desperate HousewivesSeries • 2004Nip/TuckSeries • 2003Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994Monster: The Lizzie Borden StorySeries • 2026American Crime StorySeries • 2016Ocean's EightMovie • 2018All's FairSeries • 2025New Year's EveMovie • 2011Mr. & Mrs. SmithSeries • 2024FEUDSeries • 2017Studio 60 on the Sunset StripSeries • 2006Jack & JillSeries • 1999RatchedSeries • 202012 Years a SlaveMovie • 2013Mrs. AmericaSeries • 2020What Women WantMovie • 2000Bird BoxMovie • 2018GlassMovie • 2019