Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Baby Doe Baby Doe 2026 All's Fair ★ 4.9 All's Fair 2025 Escape Room ★ 8.2 Escape Room 2025 Hold Your Breath ★ 5.9 Hold Your Breath 2024 Mr. & Mrs. Smith ★ 6.6 Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2024 The Bear ★ 8.2 The Bear 2022 Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration ★ 4.4 Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration 2022 The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin ★ 6.6 The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin 2021 Run ★ 7.2 Run 2020 Ratched ★ 7.6 Ratched 2020 Coastal Elites ★ 5.8 Coastal Elites 2020 Mrs. America ★ 7.3 Mrs. America 2020 Abominable ★ 7.5 Abominable 2019 The Goldfinch ★ 7.1 The Goldfinch 2019 Glass ★ 6.7 Glass 2019 Bird Box ★ 6.8 Bird Box 2018 Ocean's Eight ★ 7.0 Ocean's Eight 2018 The Post ★ 7.0 The Post 2017 Rebel in the Rye ★ 6.6 Rebel in the Rye 2017 FEUD ★ 7.6 FEUD 2017 Blue Jay ★ 7.0 Blue Jay 2016 American Crime Story ★ 7.6 American Crime Story 2016 Carol ★ 7.5 Carol 2015 The Runner ★ 4.9 The Runner 2015 #twitterkills ★ 7.0 #twitterkills 2014 12 Years a Slave ★ 7.9 12 Years a Slave 2013 Mud ★ 7.1 Mud 2013 Fairhaven ★ 5.2 Fairhaven 2013 Stars in Shorts ★ 6.0 Stars in Shorts 2012 The Time Being ★ 5.3 The Time Being 2012 Blue ★ 7.1 Blue 2012 Game Change ★ 6.9 Game Change 2012 New Year's Eve ★ 5.9 New Year's Eve 2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene ★ 6.6 Martha Marcy May Marlene 2011 American Horror Story ★ 8.1 American Horror Story 2011 After-School Special ★ 5.0 After-School Special 2011 November Christmas ★ 7.5 November Christmas 2011 Whose Dog Is It Anyway? ★ 7.3 Whose Dog Is It Anyway? 2009 Cupid ★ 5.9 Cupid 2009 The Spirit ★ 4.8 The Spirit 2008 Diggers ★ 6.0 Diggers 2007 A Christmas Wedding ★ 5.5 A Christmas Wedding 2006 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ★ 7.4 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2006 Griffin & Phoenix ★ 7.1 Griffin & Phoenix 2006 The Notorious Bettie Page ★ 6.3 The Notorious Bettie Page 2006 Serenity ★ 7.4 Serenity 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Swimmers ★ 6.8 Swimmers 2005 Desperate Housewives ★ 7.9 Desperate Housewives 2004 Deadwood ★ 8.1 Deadwood 2004 The D.A. The D.A. 2004 Path to War ★ 6.7 Path to War 2003 Nip/Tuck ★ 7.2 Nip/Tuck 2003 Down with Love ★ 6.1 Down with Love 2003 Bug ★ 7.3 Bug 2002 Leap of Faith ★ 8.5 Leap of Faith 2002 What Women Want ★ 6.5 What Women Want 2000 Held Up ★ 5.8 Held Up 1999 Jack & Jill ★ 7.6 Jack & Jill 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ★ 7.9 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 The Other Sister ★ 6.4 The Other Sister 1999 Family Guy ★ 7.4 Family Guy 1999 The Long Way Home ★ 6.4 The Long Way Home 1998 Levitation ★ 7.0 Levitation 1997 Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal ★ 7.0 Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal 1996 American Gothic ★ 7.4 American Gothic 1995 Friends at Last ★ 6.0 Friends at Last 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 I Am Sybil I Am Sybil Clybourne Park Clybourne Park Talley's Folly Talley's Folly Ethel Ethel Mother Courage Mother Courage Pretty/Handsome ★ 2.8 Pretty/Handsome