
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 noir film The Spirit.…
Filmography

Insider
2025 · 10.0

Closing Night
2026 · 10.0

Leap of Faith
2002 · 8.5

Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2

Escape Room
2025 · 8.2

The Bear
2022 · 8.2

American Horror Story
2011 · 8.1

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

12 Years a Slave
2013 · 7.9

Desperate Housewives
2004 · 7.9

Jack & Jill
1999 · 7.7

Ratched
2020 · 7.6

FEUD
2017 · 7.6

American Crime Story
2016 · 7.6

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006 · 7.5

November Christmas
2010 · 7.5

Carol
2015 · 7.5

Abominable
2019 · 7.5

Family Guy
1999 · 7.4

Mrs. America
2020 · 7.4

Blue
2012 · 7.4

American Gothic
1995 · 7.4

Serenity
2005 · 7.4
Whose Dog Is It Anyway?
2009 · 7.3

Law & Order
1990 · 7.3

Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2

Nip/Tuck
2003 · 7.2

Bug
2002 · 7.2

Run
2020 · 7.2

The Goldfinch
2019 · 7.1

Griffin & Phoenix
2006 · 7.1

Mud
2013 · 7.1

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story
2026 · 7.1

The Post
2017 · 7.0

Blue Jay
2016 · 7.0

#twitterkills
2014 · 7.0

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996 · 7.0

Levitation
1997 · 7.0

Ocean's Eight
2018 · 6.9

Game Change
2012 · 6.9

Bird Box
2018 · 6.8

Swimmers
2005 · 6.7

Path to War
2003 · 6.7

Glass
2019 · 6.7

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2024 · 6.6

Rebel in the Rye
2017 · 6.6

Martha Marcy May Marlene
2011 · 6.6

What Women Want
2000 · 6.4

The Other Sister
1999 · 6.4

The Long Way Home
1998 · 6.4

The Notorious Bettie Page
2006 · 6.3

Down with Love
2003 · 6.1

Cupid
2009 · 6.0

Diggers
2007 · 6.0

Stars in Shorts
2012 · 6.0

Hold Your Breath
2024 · 5.9

New Year's Eve
2011 · 5.9

Held Up
1999 · 5.9

Coastal Elites
2020 · 5.8

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · 5.6

A Christmas Wedding
2006 · 5.5

The Time Being
2012 · 5.3

Fairhaven
2013 · 5.2

After-School Special
2011 · 5.0

All's Fair
2025 · 4.9

The Runner
2015 · 4.8

The Spirit
2008 · 4.8

Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration
2022 · 4.4
Pretty/Handsome
— · 3.4

The D.A.
2004 · 0.0
Clybourne Park
— · 0.0

Pretty/Handsome
2008 · 0.0

I Am Sybil
— · 0.0
Ethel
— · 0.0

Talley's Folly
— · 0.0

Ratched
— · 0.0