Sarah Paulson

Sarah Catharine Paulson (lahir 17 Desember 1974) adalah seorang aktris Amerika. Dia memulai karir aktingnya di produksi panggung Kota New York sebelum membintangi serial televisi berumur pendek American Gothic (1995–1996) dan Jack & Jill (1999–2001). Dia kemudian muncul dalam film komedi seperti What Women Want (2000) dan Down with Love (2003), dan film drama seperti Path to War (2002) dan The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). Dari tahun 2006 hingga 2007, ia berperan sebagai Harriet Hayes dalam serial drama komedi NBC Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, di mana ia menerima nominasi Golden Globe Award pertamanya. Pada tahun 2008, ia berperan sebagai Ellen Dolan dalam film superhero noir The Spirit. Paulson telah muncul di Broadway dalam drama The Glass Menagerie pada tahun 2005 dan Collected Stories pada tahun 2010. Dia juga membintangi sejumlah film independen dan memiliki peran utama dalam serial komedi ABC Cupid (2009). Dia kemudian membintangi film drama independen Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) dan menerima nominasi Primetime Emmy Award dan Golden Globe Award untuk perannya sebagai Nicolle Wallace dalam film HBO Game Change (2012). Dia tampil sebagai Mary Epps dalam film drama sejarah tahun 2013 12 Years a Slave, sebagai Abby Gerhard dalam film drama romantis tahun 2015 Carol, dan sebagai Toni Bradlee dalam film drama politik tahun 2017 The Post, yang semuanya dinominasikan untuk beberapa Academy Awards. Filmnya yang lain termasuk Serenity (2005), New Year's Eve (2011), Mud (2012), Blue Jay (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), Glass (2019), dan Run (2020). Pada tahun 2011, Paulson mulai membintangi serial antologi FX American Horror Story, memainkan karakter berbeda di 10 musim acara tersebut. Untuk penampilannya dalam serial tersebut, dia menerima lima nominasi Primetime Emmy Award dan memenangkan dua Critics' Choice Television Awards. Pada tahun 2016, ia memerankan jaksa penuntut kehidupan nyata Marcia Clark di musim pertama serial antologi American Crime Story, dengan subjudul The People v. O. J. Simpson, yang membuatnya mendapatkan pujian kritis dan berbagai penghargaan, termasuk Primetime Emmy Award dan Golden Globe Award. Pada tahun 2020, Paulson muncul di serial terbatas FX Mrs. America, dan mulai berperan sebagai Perawat Mildred Ratched dalam serial thriller psikologis Netflix Ratched. Pada tahun 2021, ia kembali ke American Crime Story untuk memerankan Linda Tripp di musim ketiga acara tersebut, dengan subjudul Impeachment.

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. Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the plays The Glass Menagerie in 2005 and Collected Stories in 2010. She also starred in a number of independent films and had a leading role in the ABC comedy series Cupid (2009). She later starred in the independent drama film Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) and received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change (2012). She was featured as Mary Epps in the 2013 historical drama film 12 Years a Slave, as Abby Gerhard in the 2015 romantic drama film Carol, and as Toni Bradlee in the 2017 political drama film The Post, all of which were nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Her other films include Serenity (2005), New Year's Eve (2011), Mud (2012), Blue Jay (2016), Ocean's 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), Glass (2019), and Run (2020). In 2011, Paulson began starring in the FX anthology series American Horror Story, playing different characters in many of the show's 10 seasons. For her performances in the series, she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won two Critics' Choice Television Awards. In 2016, she portrayed real-life prosecutor Marcia Clark in the first season of the anthology series American Crime Story, subtitled The People v. O. J. Simpson, for which she garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including the Primetime Emmy Award and the Golden Globe Award. In 2020, Paulson appeared in the FX limited series Mrs. America, and began starring as Nurse Mildred Ratched in the Netflix psychological thriller series Ratched. In 2021, she returned to American Crime Story to portray Linda Tripp in the third season of the show, subtitled Impeachment.