Sarah Paulson facts for kids
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Sarah Paulson
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Paulson in 2024
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| Born | December 17, 1974 Tampa, Florida, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Partner(s) | Holland Taylor (2015–present) |
| Awards | Full list |
Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. She has won many important awards for her acting. These include a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. In 2017, Time magazine said she was one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Sarah Paulson started her acting journey in TV shows like American Gothic (1995–1996) and Jack & Jill (1999–2001). She became very well-known for working with producer Ryan Murphy. She starred in nine seasons of his scary TV show American Horror Story from 2011 to 2021. This show earned her five nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award.
She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for playing Marcia Clark in the TV series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016). She was also nominated for her roles in the TV film Game Change (2012) and the series Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021). She has also played a conservative activist in Mrs. America (2020) and Nurse Ratched in the Netflix series Ratched (2020).
In movies, she has had main roles in Blue Jay (2016), Glass (2019), and Run (2020). She also had supporting roles in many other films. These include 12 Years a Slave (2013), Carol (2015), The Post (2017), Ocean's 8 (2018) and Bird Box (2018). On Broadway, she has acted in several plays. Her role in Appropriate (2023) earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
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Early Life and Education
Sarah Catharine Paulson was born in Tampa, Florida, on December 17, 1974. Her parents are Catharine Gordon and Douglas Lyle Paulson II. When she was five, her parents divorced. She then moved with her mother and sister to Maine, and later to New York City.
Her mother worked as a waitress. Sarah lived in different parts of New York City, including Queens and Gramercy Park. They finally settled in Park Slope. She spent her summers in Florida with her father. Sarah went to schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan. She studied acting at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Becoming an Actress
Sarah Paulson started acting right after high school in 1994. She made her Broadway debut in the play The Sisters Rosensweig. She also appeared in an episode of Law & Order that same year.
In 1995, Paulson starred in the TV film Friends at Last. She also played a ghost in the TV series American Gothic. She continued to act in plays and TV shows. In 1999, she was in the TV series Jack & Jill. She also appeared in movies like The Other Sister and Held Up.
In 2000, she had a small role in the romantic comedy What Women Want. She played Luci Baines Johnson in the HBO film Path to War (2002). She also starred in the NBC series Leap of Faith (2002). In 2003, she was in the romantic comedy Down with Love. She had a small role in the HBO series Deadwood (2005).
In 2005, Paulson starred in a Broadway play called The Glass Menagerie. She also appeared in the science fiction film Serenity. From 2006 to 2007, Paulson co-starred in the TV show Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. This role earned her a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. In 2008, she was in the movie The Spirit.
Major Roles and Awards
In 2009, Paulson starred in the TV show Cupid. In 2010, she played a younger version of a character in the TV drama Grey's Anatomy. She also played Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change (2012). For this role, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
In 2010, she acted in the play Collected Stories on Broadway. She also filmed the movie Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011). Around this time, Paulson started guest-starring in the FX series American Horror Story. She played Billie Dean Howard, a medium.
She returned for the second season, American Horror Story: Asylum, playing Lana Winters. This role earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She also had a supporting role in the film Mud (2012).
In 2013, Paulson starred in the third season of American Horror Story, called Coven. She played Cordelia Foxx, a witch. That same year, she starred as Mary Epps in the historical drama film 12 Years a Slave. This film was very successful. She was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award with the rest of the cast.
In 2014, Paulson appeared in Freak Show. She played conjoined twin sisters Bette and Dot Tattler. She received more Emmy nominations for her roles in Freak Show and Hotel. She also played Abby Gerhard in the romantic drama Carol (2015).
Continued Success and Broadway Return
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In 2016, Paulson starred in the first season of American Crime Story, called The People v. O.J. Simpson. She played prosecutor Marcia Clark. Her performance was highly praised. She won many awards for this role, including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. That same year, she starred in the Netflix romantic drama Blue Jay (2016).
In 2016, she starred in the sixth season of American Horror Story, Roanoke. She played two roles: Audrey Tindall and Shelby Miller. She also appeared in the seventh season, Cult (2017), as Ally Mayfair-Richards. She also played Geraldine Page in an episode of Feud (2017).
Paulson was then cast in the heist film Ocean's 8 (2018). She starred alongside many famous actresses. The film was a big success, earning almost $300 million worldwide. In 2017, she was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Paulson returned for the eighth season of American Horror Story, Apocalypse (2018). She played three different characters and also directed an episode. She played Jessica in the horror film Bird Box (2018) on Netflix. In 2019, Paulson was in the films Glass, The Goldfinch, and Abominable.
Paulson then starred as Alice Macray in the series Mrs. America (2020). She also starred in the TV film Coastal Elites (2020). In September 2020, Paulson starred as a younger Nurse Ratched in the Netflix series Ratched. This show tells the origin story of the character from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for this role.
In November 2020, Paulson starred in the psychological thriller film Run. It became a very popular film on Hulu. In 2021, she played Linda Tripp in Impeachment. She received another Primetime Emmy Award nomination for this role. She also returned to American Horror Story for its tenth season in 2021.
In 2023, she guest-starred in the Hulu series The Bear. Paulson returned to Broadway in 2023 to star in the play Appropriate. She played Toni, an older sister who tries to reconnect with her siblings. For this role, Paulson won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play.
In the Media
In 2017, Time magazine named Paulson one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2018, she was ranked as one of the best-dressed women by the fashion website Net-a-Porter.
Personal Life
Sarah Paulson lives in Los Angeles. She supports the Democratic Party. She had a health issue on her back when she was 25, which was successfully treated.
Acting Credits
Paulson has appeared in many films, including What Women Want (2000), Down with Love (2003), Serenity (2005), The Spirit (2008), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011), Mud (2012), Game Change (2012), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Carol (2015), Blue Jay (2016), The Post (2017), Ocean's 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), Glass (2019), Abominable (2019), and Run (2020).
On television, Paulson starred in American Gothic (1995–1996), Jack & Jill (1999–2001), Deadwood (2005), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), Cupid (2009), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2010), American Horror Story (2011–2021), American Crime Story (2016–2021), Mrs. America (2020), and Ratched (2020).
Paulson has also appeared on Broadway in the plays The Glass Menagerie (2005), Collected Stories (2010), and Appropriate (2023). She has also been in off-Broadway plays like Crimes of the Heart (2008) and Talley's Folly (2013).
Awards and Nominations
Paulson has been nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. She won one of each for her role in the series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. She was also nominated for her work on other TV shows, such as Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Game Change, and American Horror Story. For her performance in the film 12 Years a Slave, she was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in Appropriate.
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Sarah Paulson at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
See also
In Spanish: Sarah Paulson para niños
