Sarah Paulson

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Recent Role:
Billie Dean Howard on American Horror Story
Gender:
Female
Born:
12-17-1975
Birthplace:
Tampa Florida USA
Birth Name:
Sarah Catharine Paulson
A lovely and talented actress with a knack for both comedy and drama, Sarah Paulson was born in Tampa, Florida 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 professional debut at the age of 12 in an off-Broadway production of Amerlia Again, and she worked extensively on the New York stage after completing her education. She made her television debut in a 1994 episode of the series Law & Order, and, in 1995, was cast as
More Merlyn Temple, a dead woman who can communicate with her living brother, on the fantasy series American Gothic. While the show only ran for a year, it developed a devoted cult following. Following American Gothic's cancellation, Paulson made her feature-film debut in the thriller Levitation, and in 1999, she appeared in Garry Marshall's comedy drama The Other Sister.

She returned to episodic television that same year as Elisa Cronkite on the romantic drama series Jack and Jill, which ran two seasons. During the show's run, she landed a supporting role in the Mel Gibson/Helen Hunt vehicle What Women Want, and after Jack and Jill ran its course, Paulson was cast in the lead role of the short-lived situation comedy Leap of Faith. She later had a supporting role in the 2003 romantic comedy Down With Love.

In 2006 Sarah starred in Aaron Sorkin's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. After the show's cancellation Sarah set her focus on her film career.

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    I only know Sarah Paulson from the new hit series Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip (she plays Harriet Hayes). I wasn't sure about her first. Of course she's a really talented actress but there was something missing for me. Something that really makes me like her. Something extraordinary. Something that makes her special. What I really appreciate is her huge comedy potential. And I'm laughing everytime when I see her doing some of these crazy expressions she does on the show (Juliette Lewis, a bear...). But she can also make you really sad. Make you feel the pain her character has gone through in the past. And that's what makes me enjoy almost every of her sences.

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