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Sarah Catharine Paulson is an American actress. She is the recipient of several 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.
Birth Name
Sarah Catharine Paulson
Born
Tuesday, 17 December 1974
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Therapist | 2024 |
| The Bear | Cousin Michelle | 2022 |
| Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | Self | 2022 |
| Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A | Self | 2021 |
| Adele: One Night Only | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| Ratched | Nurse Mildred Ratched | 2020 |
| Coastal Elites | Clarissa Montgomery | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Alice Macray | 2020 |
| Run | Mother / Diane | 2020 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Therapist | 2024 |
| The Bear | Cousin Michelle | 2022 |
| Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration | Self | 2022 |
| Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A | Self | 2021 |
| Adele: One Night Only | Self / Self - Audience Member | 2021 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2021 |
| Ratched | Nurse Mildred Ratched | 2020 |
| Coastal Elites | Clarissa Montgomery | 2020 |
| Mrs. America | Alice Macray | 2020 |
| Run | Mother / Diane | 2020 |
| Abominable | Dr. Zara (voice) / Dr. Zara | 2019 |
| The Goldfinch | Xandra | 2019 |
| Glass | Dr. Ellie Staple | 2019 |
| Bird Box | Jessica | 2018 |
| Ocean's Eight | Tammy | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The Post | Tony Bradlee | 2017 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | 2018 |
| The IMDb Show | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Rebel in the Rye | Dorothy Olding | 2017 |
| The 71st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Winner | 2017 |
| Feud | Geraldine Page | 2017 |
| The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Self - Performer / Winner | 2017 |
| Blue Jay | Amanda | 2016 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner & Nominee | 2016 |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Self | 2016 |
| American Crime Story | Linda Tripp / Marcia Clark | 2016 |
| Chelsea | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson - American Crime Story | Self | 2016 |
| 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards | Self | 2016 |
| Carol | Abby Gerhard | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Guest | 2015 |
| The Runner | Kate Haber | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
| Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self | 2014 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| #twitterkills | Sarah Pendersen | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | 2014 |
| Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
| The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | Self | 2013 |
| 12 Years a Slave | Mistress Epps / Mary Epps | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Mud | Mary Lee | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Fairhaven | Kate | 2013 |
| Stars in Shorts | Woman | 2012 |
| The Time Being | Sarah | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Blue | Lavinia | 2012 |
| Game Change | Nicolle Wallace | 2012 |
| New Year's Eve | Grace Schwab (segment "Maternity Ward") / Grace Schwab | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler / Lana Winters / Cordelia Foxx / Cordelia / Wilhemina Venable / Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins / Sally McKenna / Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower / Shelby Miller / Audrey Tindall / Cordelia Goode / Ms. Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard | 2011 |
| After-School Special | Woman / Ms. Cavandish | 2011 |
| Martha Marcy May Marlene | Lucy | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| November Christmas | Beth Marks | 2010 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest | 2010 |
| The 64th Annual Tony Awards | Lisa Morrison | 2010 |
| Red Carpet Report | Self | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest / Self | 2009 |
| Cupid | Claire McCrae / Dr. Claire McCrae | 2009 |
| The Spirit | Ellen / Ellen Dolan | 2008 |
| Pretty/Handsome | Corky Fromme | 2008 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| The Graham Norton Show | Self - Guest | 2007 |
| The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2007 |
| A Christmas Wedding | Emily | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | 2006 |
| Griffin & Phoenix | Peri | 2006 |
| Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Harriet Hayes | 2006 |
| The Notorious Bettie Page | Bunny Yeager | 2006 |
| Diggers | Julie | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Serenity | Dr. Caron | 2005 |
| The 59th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2005 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Ellis Grey | 2005 |
| Swimmers | Merrill | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Desperate Housewives | Lydia Lindquist | 2004 |
| The Insider | Herself (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Deadwood | Miss Isringhausen / Alice Isringhausen | 2004 |
| The D.A. | Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Lisa Patterson / Lisa Patterson | 2004 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self / Herself - Guest / Herself | 2003 |
| Nip/Tuck | Agatha Ripp | 2003 |
| Down with Love | Vikki Hiller | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest / Herself | 2003 |
| Path to War | Luci Baines Johnson | 2002 |
| Bug | Eilleen | 2002 |
| Leap of Faith | Faith Wardwell | 2002 |
| What Women Want | Annie | 2000 |
| Held Up | Mary | 1999 |
| Jack & Jill | Elisa Cronkite | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Anne Gillette | 1999 |
| The Other Sister | Heather Tate / Heather | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman | 1999 |
| The Long Way Home | Leanne Bossert | 1998 |
| Cracker: Mind Over Murder | Janice | 1997 |
| The View | Herself - Guest | 1997 |
| Levitation | Acey Rawlin / Acey | 1997 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| Shaughnessy | 1996 | |
| American Gothic | Merlyn Temple | 1995 |
| Friends at Last | Diana - Age 21 | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Zoe | 1994 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Law & Order | Maggie Conner | 1990 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self / Herself / Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Ms. Jenny | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Ratched | 2020 |
| American Crime Story | 2016 |
| American Horror Story | 2011 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2017 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Won |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Won |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 2007 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
