
Sarah Paulson
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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 (1995β1996) and Jack & Jill (1999β2001). 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 S...
Known For

Grey's Anatomy
Young Ellis Grey

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Anne Gillette

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest

Law & Order
Maggie Conner

Family Guy
Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Filmography

Garden State - The 20th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Self - Presenter

Escape Room
2025

All's Fair
2025
as Carrington Lane

Insider
2025
as Sig selv

Hold Your Breath
2024
as Margaret Bellum

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024
as Therapist

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022

The Bear
2022
as Cousin Michelle

Adele One Night Only
2021
as Self

Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021
as Self

Run
2020
as Mother / Diane

Coastal Elites
2020
as Clarissa Montgomery

Ratched
2020
as Mildred Ratched

Mrs. America
2020
as Alice

Glass
2019
as Dr. Ellie Staple

The Goldfinch
2019
as Xandra

Abominable
2019
as Dr. Zara (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Reimagining The Met Gala
2018
as Self

Ocean's Team 3.0
2018
as Self

Ocean's Eight
2018
as Tammy

Bird Box
2018
as Jessica

Rebel in the Rye
2017
as Dorothy Olding

The Post
2017
as Tony Bradlee

FEUD
2017
as Geraldine Page

Blue Jay
2016
as Amanda

The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
2016
as Marcia Clark

American Crime Story
2016
as Marcia Clark

Chelsea
2016
as Self

American Crime Story
2016
as Linda Tripp

Carol
2015
as Abby Gerhard

The Runner
2015
as Kate Haber

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self

#twitterkills
2014
as Sarah Pendersen

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest

12 Years a Slave
2013
as Mary Epps

Mud
2013
as Mary Lee

Fairhaven
2013
as Kate

Stars in Shorts
2012
as Woman

Game Change
2012
as Nicolle Wallace

The Time Being
2012
as Sarah

Blue
2012
as Lavinia

Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011
as Lucy

November Christmas
2011
as Beth Marks

After-School Special
2011
as Woman

New Year's Eve
2011
as Grace Schwab

American Horror Story
2011
as Lana Winters

American Horror Story
2011
as Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard

American Horror Story
2011
as Billie Dean Howard

American Horror Story
2011
as Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler

American Horror Story
2011
as Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard

American Horror Story
2011
as Audrey Tindall / Lana Winters

American Horror Story
2011
as Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins

American Horror Story
2011
as Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
2009
as Emma

Cupid
2009
as Dr. Claire McCrae

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Spirit
2008
as Ellen Dolan

Diggers
2007
as Julie

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

A Christmas Wedding
2006
as Emily

The Notorious Bettie Page
2006
as Bunny Yeager

Griffin & Phoenix
2006
as Peri

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006
as Harriet Hayes

Serenity
2005
as Dr. Caron

Swimmers
2005
as Merrill

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Young Ellis Grey

Deadwood
2004
as Alice Isringhausen

The D.A.
2004
as Lisa Patterson

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Lydia Lindquist

Down with Love
2003
as Vikki Hiller

Path to War
2003
as Luci Baines Johnson

Nip/Tuck
2003
as Agatha Ripp

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bug
2002
as Eileen

Leap of Faith
2002
as Faith Wardwell

What Women Want
2000
as Annie

The Other Sister
1999
as Heather Tate

Held Up
1999
as Mary

Jack & Jill
1999
as Elisa Cronkite

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Anne Gillette

Family Guy
1999
as Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)

The Long Way Home
1998
as Leanne Bossert

Levitation
1997
as Acey

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996

Friends at Last
1995
as Diana - Age 21

American Gothic
1995
as Merlyn Temple

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Zoe

Law & Order
1990
as Maggie Conner

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter