Sarah PaulsonFilmography

Born:: December 17, 1975 in Tampa, FL
Occupation:: Actor
Biography:: A lovely and talented actress with a knack for both comedy and drama, Sarah Paulson was born in Tampa, FL, on December 17, 1975. Her family relocated to Manhattan, where she attended both the LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Paulson made her...Read More

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Cupid [TV Series]

Actors: Bobby Cannavale, Sarah Paulson, Rick Gomez, Camille Guaty

Synopsis: Mythically powerful or mentally unstable, Trevor Pierce believes he's Cupid. After spending three months in a mental institution for embarking on a mission from Zeus to find love for 100 lonely people, he's released, and placed under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Claire McCrae -- but Trevor is no Read More

2009
The Spirit

Actors: Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Eva Mendes, Dan Lauria

Synopsis: A resurrected cop does battle with a villain whose quest for immortality threatens an entire metropolis in Sin City creator Frank Miller's adaptation of Will Eisner's acclaimed graphic novel. When a rookie cop is brutally killed and mysteriously brought back to life, he assumes the guise of The Read More

12/25/08
Diggers

Actors: Paul Rudd, Lauren Ambrose, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton, Sarah Paulson, Ken Marino, Maura Tierney

Synopsis: In the years before the Hamptons became the ultimate Long Island destination, two generations of clam diggers work the land and struggle to make sense of the changes that threaten to forever transform their simple way of life. The year is 1976, and the future Long Island vacationing hotspot is Read More

4/27/07
The Notorious Bettie Page

Actors: Gretchen Mol, Christopher Bauer, Jared Harris, Sarah Paulson, Cara Seymour

Synopsis: Celebrated and vilified in equal measure, the pinup goddess Bettie Page inspired a legion of followers -- and an indecency scandal -- by appearing in a series of nude, sado-masochistic, and/or revealing magazine spreads in the 1950s. An era later, writer/director Mary Harron casts a knowing eye Read More

4/14/06
Swimmers

Actors: Tara Gallagher, Cherry Jones, Robert Knott, Shawn Hatosy, Sarah Paulson, Michael Mosley, Kate Goehring

3/31/06
Griffin & Phoenix

Actors: Dermot Mulroney, Amanda Peet, Sarah Paulson, Blair Brown, Alison Elliott

Synopsis: Ed Stone's bittersweet drama Griffin & Phoenix concerns Griffin (Dermot Mulroney), a divorcee suffering from cancerous lesions in his chest that give him a life expectancy of less than two years. He falls in love with academic advisor Phoenix (Amanda Peet), and the pair decide to 'live life to the Read More

2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip [TV Series]

Actors: Matthew Perry, Bradley Whitford, Amanda Peet, Steven Weber, Sarah Paulson, D.L. Hughley, Nathan Corddry, Timothy Busfield

Synopsis: One of the two NBC series debuting in the fall of 2006 which took place backstage at a Saturday Night Live-style comedy show (the other was 30 Rock), Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip was the brainchild of The West Wing's Aaron Sorkin. This weekly, hour-long dramedy concerned itself with the Read More

2006
A Christmas Wedding

Actors: Sarah Paulson, Eric Mabius, Dean Cain

2006
Serenity

Actors: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, Sean Maher

Synopsis: A band of renegades on the run in outer space get in more hot water than they anticipated in this sci-fi action-adventure adapted from the television series Firefly. In the 26th century, the galaxy has been colonized by a military force known as the Alliance, but its leadership has not gone Read More

9/30/05
Deadwood: A Lie Agreed Upon, Part 1

Synopsis: Martha (Anna Gunn) and William Bullock (Josh Eriksson), Seth's (Timothy Olyphant) wife and son, make their way to the camp in a coach accompanied by Maddie (Alice Krige), Joanie's (Kim Dickens) new partner in an upscale brothel. In Deadwood, Seth is dealing with a shooting at the No. 10, involving Read More

2005
The D.A. [TV Series]

Actors: Steven Weber, Bruno Campos, J.K. Simmons, Sarah Paulson, Michaela Conlin

2004
Nip/Tuck: Agatha Ripp

2004
Down With Love

Actors: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Sarah Paulson, David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Dratch

Synopsis: Director Peyton Reed and screenwriters Eve Ahlert and Dennis Drake pay homage to the frothy romantic comedies of the early '60s -- in particular the Doris Day/Rock Hudson vehicles -- in this light-hearted and affectionate spoof. Barbara Novak (Renée Zellweger) is a sweet but savvy small-town Read More

5/16/03
Leap of Faith [TV Series]

Actors: Sarah Paulson, Lisa Edelstein, Regina King, Ken Marino, Jill Calyburgh

Synopsis: If the NBC sitcom Leap of Faith tended to resemble the no-holds-barred cable series Sex and the City at times, it may have been because both series shared the same executive producer, Jenny Bicks. Set (of course) in New York City, the NBC series starred Sarah Paulson as thirty-ish Faith Wardwell Read More

2002
Bug

Actors: Brian Cox, Michael Hitchcock, Jamie Kennedy, Jane Adams

Synopsis: Various lives intersect to curious results in this sometimes surreal tale of life in Silverlake, from the duo who scripted crazy/beautiful and The Tuxedo. As Chinese-food restaurant and donut shop owner Cyr's (Brian Cox) obsessive-compulsive leanings begin to get the best of him, his workers' Read More

2002
Touched by an Angel: Manhunt

Synopsis: Tess (Della Reese) brings her fellow angels along on a visit to one of her former assignments, ebullient tavern owner Betty Poplovich (Debbie Reynolds). Before long, everyone on the premises--including Betty's partner Lew (Billy Barnes)--is conspiring to help a lonely lass named Zoe (Sarah Read More

2001
What Women Want

Actors: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Mark Feuerstein, Lauren Holly, Ashley Johnson

Synopsis: A man finds himself getting an unexpected crash course in the psychology of contemporary women in this romantic comedy. Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is a successful advertising executive living in Chicago who has long fancied himself a ladies' man, though he has precious little understanding of Read More

12/15/00
Held Up

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Nia Long, Barry Corbin, Eduardo Yañez, John Cullum, Jake Busey

Synopsis: In this fish-out-of-water comedy, Jamie Foxx plays a man named Michael Dawson, though he's confused for both Puff Daddy and Mike Tyson by the citizenry of the podunk southwest town that serves as the setting for Held Up. Road-tripping Michael and Rae (Nia Long) stop in for gas in Michael's new Read More

5/12/00
The Other Sister

Actors: Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Giovanni Ribisi, Poppy Montgomery

Synopsis: Twenty-two year old Carla Tate (Juliette Lewis) is a slightly mentally challenged young woman who has spent several years at a sheltered private boarding school. Now she's coming home to her wealthy parents in northern California who are emotionally ill-equipped to deal with her and are guilt Read More

2/26/99
Jack & Jill [TV Series]

Actors: Ivan Sergei, Amanda Peet, Jaime Pressly, Sarah Paulson, Justin Kirk

1999
The Long Way Home

Actors: Jack Lemmon, Sarah Paulson

Synopsis: 75-year-old retired cabinetmaker Thomas Gerrin (Jack Lemmon) has been a widower for three years, during which time his well-meaning children have insisted upon treating him as a helpless invalid. Determined to prove that the spark of life still burns within him, Thomas impulsively cashes his most Read More

1998
Levitation

Actors: Ann Magnuson, Sarah Paulson, Ernie Hudson, Jeremy London

Synopsis: In this independent drama, Sarah Paulson stars as Acey Rawlin, a troubled teenager who discovers that she's pregnant after spending a night with a man she had just met. Acey has few friends to confide in, and her most trusted companion, a fisherman named Bob (Jeremy London), may be a spirit guide Read More

1997
American Gothic [TV Series]

Actors: Gary Cole, Paige Turco, Jake Weber, Brenda Bakke, Sarah Paulson, Lucas Black, Nick Searcy

Synopsis: One of the earliest forays into TV production by former teen idol Shaun Cassidy, the weekly, hour-long supernatural drama series American Gothic debuted September 22, 1995 on CBS. Things weren't quite right in the outwardly peaceful and respectable town of Trinity in Fulton County, South Carolina. Read More

1995
Law & Order: Family Values

Synopsis: At first, it appears that a wealthy woman's death was the result of suicide. But as the detectives and the lawyers dig deeper, it becomes obvious that the woman was murdered. This time the suspects include the dead woman's teenaged daughter and the victim's husband -- or, in this case, husbands. Read More

1994