Sarah Paulson on screen and stage
The following is the filmography of American film, television, and stage actress and director Sarah Paulson.
Film
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Levitation | Acey Rawlin | |
| 1999 | The Other Sister | Heather Tate | |
| 1999 | Held Up | Mary | |
| 2000 | What Women Want | Annie | |
| 2002 | Bug | Eilleen | |
| 2003 | Down with Love | Vikki Hiller | |
| 2005 | Swimmers | Merrill | |
| 2005 | Serenity | Dr. Caron | |
| 2005 | The Notorious Bettie Page | Bunny Yeager | |
| 2006 | Diggers | Julie | |
| 2006 | Griffin and Phoenix | Peri | |
| 2008 | The Spirit | Ellen Dolan | |
| 2009 | Whose Dog Is It Anyway? | Emma | Short film |
| 2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | Lucy | |
| 2011 | After-School Special | Woman | Short film |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Grace Schwab | |
| 2012 | Mud | Mary Lee | |
| 2012 | Fairhaven | Kate | |
| 2012 | The Time Being | Sarah | |
| 2012 | Stars in Shorts | Woman | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Mistress Mary Epps | |
| 2014 | twitterkills | Sarah Pendersen | Short film |
| 2015 | Carol | Abby Gerhard | |
| 2015 | The Runner | Kate Haber | |
| 2016 | Blue Jay | Amanda | |
| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Dorothy Olding | |
| 2017 | The Post | Tony Bradlee | |
| 2018 | Ocean's 8 | Tammy | |
| 2018 | Bird Box | Jessica Hayes | |
| 2019 | Glass | Dr. Ellie Staple | |
| 2019 | The Goldfinch | Xandra | |
| 2019 | Abominable | Dr. Zara (voice) | |
| 2020 | Run † | Diane Sherman | Post-production |
Television
| † | Denotes series that has not yet aired |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Law & Order | Maggie Conner | Episode: "Family Values" |
| 1995 | Friends at Last | Diana | Television film |
| 1995–1996 | American Gothic | Merlyn Temple | 18 episodes |
| 1996 | Shaughnessy | — | Television film |
| 1997 | Cracker | Janice | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Long Way Home | Leanne Bossert | Television film |
| 1998 | Real Life | Lucy | Unsold television pilot |
| 1999–2001 | Jack & Jill | Elisa Cronkite | 32 episodes |
| 2000 | Metropolis | Audrey | Unsold television pilot |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Zoe | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| 2002 | Leap of Faith | Faith Wardwell | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | Path to War | Luci Baines Johnson | Television film |
| 2004 | The D.A. | Lisa Patterson | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Nip/Tuck | Agatha Ripp | Episode: "Agatha Ripp" |
| 2005 | Deadwood | Miss Isringhausen | 9 episodes |
| 2006 | A Christmas Wedding | Emily | Television film |
| 2006–2007 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Harriet Hayes | 22 episodes |
| 2007–2011 | Desperate Housewives | Lydia Lindquist | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Corky Fromme | Unsold television pilot |
| 2009 | Cupid | Claire McCrae | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Anne Gillette | Episode: "Shadow" |
| 2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Young Ellis Grey | Episode: "The Time Warp" |
| 2010 | November Christmas | Beth Marks | Television film |
| 2011 | Untitled Kari Lizer Project | Mary Leahy | Unsold television pilot |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Billie Dean Howard | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Game Change | Nicolle Wallace | Television film |
| 2012 | Blue | Lavinia | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | American Horror Story: Asylum | Lana Winters | 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | American Horror Story: Coven | Cordelia Goode | 13 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Bette and Dot Tattler | 12 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Sally McKenna | 9 episodes |
| 2016 | Billie Dean Howard | Episode: "Be Our Guest" | |
| 2016 | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story | Marcia Clark | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | American Horror Story: Roanoke | Shelby Miller | 5 episodes |
| Audrey Tindall | 5 episodes | ||
| Lana Winters | Episode: "Chapter 10" | ||
| 2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Geraldine Page | Episode: "And the Winner Is... (The Oscars of 1963)" |
| 2017 | American Horror Story: Cult | Ally Mayfair-Richards | 11 episodes |
| Susan Atkins | Episode: "Charles (Manson) in Charge" | ||
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Wilhemina Venable | 7 episodes |
| Cordelia Goode | 7 episodes | ||
| Billie Dean Howard | Episode: "Return to Murder House" | ||
| 2019 | Family Guy | Herself (voice) | Episode: "You Can't Handle the Booth" |
| 2020 | Mrs. America | Alice Macray | 9 episodes |
| 2020 | Coastal Elites | Clarissa Montgomery | Television film |
| 2020–present | Ratched | Nurse Mildred Ratched | 8 episodes; also executive producer |
| 2021 | American Horror Story † | TBA | Upcoming season |
| 2021 | Impeachment: American Crime Story † | Linda Tripp | Upcoming season; also executive producer |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Talking Pictures | Vesta Jackson | Signature Theatre |
| 1998–1999 | Killer Joe | Dottie Smith | SoHo Playhouse |
| 2005 | Colder Than Here | Harriet Bradley | Music Box Theatre |
| 2005 | The Glass Menagerie | Laura Wingfield | Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
| 2008 | Crimes of the Heart | Meg Magrath | Laura Pels Theatre |
| 2009 | Still Life | Carrie Ann | Lucille Lortel Theatre |
| 2010 | Collected Stories | Lisa Morrison | Samuel J. Friedman Theatre |
| 2013 | Talley's Folly | Sally Talley | Laura Pels Theatre |
Director
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | American Horror Story: Apocalypse | Episode: "Return to Murder House" |
See also
External links
- "Sarah Paulson – Filmography". AllMovie. AMN. AllMovie.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- "Sarah Paulson – Filmography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- "Sarah Paulson – Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- "Sarah Paulson – Filmography". Advameg. FilmReference.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.