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Sarah Paulson

Television Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress / Actress | * 12/17/1974 (49) | Tampa, Florida (United States of America (USA))
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Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Paulson began her acting career starring in the television series American Gothic (1995–1996) and Jack & Jill (1999–2001). She played Harriet Hayes in the comedy-drama series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), and supporting roles in such films as What Women Want (2000), Down with Love (2003), and The Spirit (2008). On Broadway, she appeared in a revival of Tennessee Williams' play The Glass Menagerie in 2005, and originated the role of Lisa Morrison... ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Talk-Shows

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Awards & Nominations for Sarah Paulson

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
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Movies with Sarah Paulson as Actress(49)

2023 Dust
as herself2021 Adele One Night Only
as Mother / Diane2020 Run
as Clarissa Montgomery2020 Coastal Elites
as Xandra2019 The Goldfinch
as Dr. Zara (voice)2019 Abominable
as Dr. Ellie Staple2019 Glass
as Jessica2018 Bird Box
as Tammy2018 Ocean's Eight
as herself2018 Ocean's Team 3.0
as Tony Bradlee2017 The Post
as Dorothy Olding2017 Rebel in the Rye
as Amanda2016 Blue Jay
as Abby Gerhard2015 Carol
as Kate Haber2015 The Runner
as Sarah Pendersen2014 #twitterkills
as Mary Epps2013 12 Years a Slave
as Mary Lee2013 Mud
as Kate2013 Fairhaven
as Sarah2012 The Time Being
as Nicolle Wallace2012 Game Change
as Woman2012 Stars In Shorts
as Beth Marks2011 November Christmas
as Grace Schwab2011 New Year's Eve
as Ellen Dolan2008 The Spirit
as Julie2006 Diggers
as Peri2006 Griffin & Phoenix
as Emily2006 A Christmas Wedding
as Bunny Yeager2005 The Notorious Bettie Page
as Dr. Caron2005 Serenity
as Merrill2005 Swimmers
as Vikki Hiller2003 Down with Love
as Luci Baines Johnson2003 Path to War
as Eilleen2002 Bug
as Annie2000 What Women Want
as Mary1999 Held Up
as Heather Tate1999 The Other Sister
as Leanne Bossert1998 The Long Way Home
as Acey1997 Levitation
as Diana - Age 211995 Friends at Last

TV Shows/Series with Sarah Paulson as Actress(39)

as Corky Fromme2024 Pretty/Handsome
as Alice2020 Mrs. America
as Nurse Mildred Ratched2020 Ratched
as Geraldine Page2017 FEUD
as Marcia Clark2016 American Crime Story
as Linda Tripp2016 American Crime Story
as herself2016 Chelsea
as Lavinia2012 Blue
as Lana Winters2011 American Horror Story
as Billie Dean Howard2011 American Horror Story
as Cordelia / Wilhemina Venable2011 American Horror Story
as Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler2011 American Horror Story
as Sally McKenna2011 American Horror Story
as Audrey Tindall / Shelby Miller2011 American Horror Story
as Ally Mayfair-Richards2011 American Horror Story
as Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower2011 American Horror Story
as Dr. Claire McCrae2009 Cupid
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Harriet Hayes2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
as Ellis Grey jeune2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Lisa Patterson2004 The D.A.
as Lydia Lindquist2004 Desperate Housewives
as Alice Isringhausen2004 Deadwood
as Agatha Ripp2003 Nip/Tuck
as Self - Guest2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Faith Wardwell2002 Leap of Faith
as Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Elisa Cronkite1999 Jack & Jill
as Merlyn Temple1995 American Gothic
as Maggie Conner1990 Law & Order

TV Shows/Series with Sarah Paulson as Crew(5)

Production/Producer2020 Ratched
Production/Executive Producer2016 American Crime Story
Directing/Director2011 American Horror Story
Production/Executive Producer2011 American Horror Story

Additional Information

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Full Name: Sarah Paulson
Born: Tuesday, 12/17 1974 (December) in Tampa, Florida (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 49 years + 102 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, Berkeley Carroll School
Related to: Rachel Paulson
Other names for Sarah Paulson (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"שרה פולסון"
"Сара Полсон"
"사라 폴슨"
"세라 폴슨"
"サラ・ポールソン"
"Sarah Catharine Paulson"
"莎拉·保罗森"
Sarah Paulson frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (39x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (30x, Actress)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Mae Whitman (24x, Actress)
Gary Cole (22x, Actor)
Sandra Bullock (6x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:774, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/16/2024