Sarah Paulson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-12-17 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Tampa, Florida, USA

Sarah Paulson

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 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 noi...

Acting

2003

Down with Love

as Vikki Hiller

2000

2008

The Spirit

as Ellen Dolan

2002

Bug

as Eilleen

2005

2005

Serenity

as Dr. Caron

2006

Diggers

as Julie

1999

The Other Sister

as Heather Tate

1999

Held Up

as Mary

2011

November Christmas

as Beth Marks

-

I Am Sybil

as Connie Wilbur

2013

12 Years a Slave

as Mary Epps

2013

Mud

as Mary Lee

2013

Fairhaven

as Kate

1998

The Long Way Home

as Leanne Bossert

2012

1997

Levitation

as Acey

2015

Carol

as Abby Gerhard

2015

The Runner

as Kate Haber

2024

Hold Your Breath

as Margaret Bellum

-

Talley's Folly

as Sally Talley

2018

2014

#twitterkills

as Sarah Pendersen

2012

Game Change

as Nicolle Wallace

2017

Rebel in the Rye

as Dorothy Olding

2016

Blue Jay

as Amanda

2003

Path to War

as Luci Baines Johnson

2011

New Year's Eve

as Grace Schwab

2018

2005

Swimmers

as Merrill

1995

Friends at Last

as Diana - Age 21

2017

The Post

as Tony Bradlee

2019

Glass

as Dr. Ellie Staple

2018

Bird Box

as Jessica

2019

The Goldfinch

as Xandra

2019

Abominable

as Dr. Zara (voice)

2020

Run

as Mother / Diane

2020

Coastal Elites

as Clarissa Montgomery

2012

-

Mother Courage

as Sandra Bloom

Production

2024

Hold Your Breath

as Executive Producer

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