Sarah Paulson American Actress Born in 1974

Sarah Paulson, born 17 December 1974, is an American actress. Her best-known titles on this site are The Post (2017) and Bird Box (2018).

Early life

Her education includes American Academy of Dramatic Arts, finishing in 1992; Berkeley Carroll School; and Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School.

Career

Her screen career on record begins in 1995 with American Gothic. The 1990s brought The Other Sister (1999) and Jack & Jill (1999). Her 2000s credits include What Women Want (2000) and Grey's Anatomy (2005). During the 2010s, she worked on American Horror Story (2011) and 12 Years a Slave (2013, as Mary Epps). Work from the 2020s includes Ratched (2020, as Nurse Ratched) and Run (2020).

Sarah Paulson’s credits add up to 32 films and 11 TV series from 1995 to 2026. Drama is the most frequent genre among her listed titles (11), followed by science fiction (4) and thriller (4). Her credits run up to Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story in 2026. Of her five titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Ocean's 8 (2018) has the highest, at $298 million.

Katherine Heigl appears in two of her listed titles, including New Year's Eve (2011). Other co-stars who recur in her credits are Cate Blanchett (two titles) and Sandra Bullock (two titles).

Recognition

Sarah Paulson’s wins include the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie, awarded in 2016 for The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.