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 (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 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