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Sarah Paulson 
Paulson at 2011 TIFF screening of Martha Marcy May MarleneBorn Sarah Catharine Paulson
December 17, 1975
Tampa, Florida, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1994–present Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1975)[1] is an American actress.
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Career
She was a series regular on the cult television show American Gothic and the WB series Jack & Jill (1999), playing the character "Elisa Cronkite". In addition, she had a minor role in the HBO series Deadwood, and was a focal character in an episode of the critically acclaimed FX series Nip/Tuck.
Paulson briefly appeared on the NBC series Leap of Faith (2002) as the main character, but the show was short-lived. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the ABC series The D.A., but that show also ended after a few episodes.
Paulson starred in a revival of The Glass Menagerie on Broadway, and has appeared Off-Broadway in Killer Joe, Talking Pictures, and Colder Than Here. Paulson's movie credits include Down with Love, What Women Want, The Other Sister, Levitation, and Serenity.
In the 2006-2007 television season, Paulson co-starred in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip playing Harriet Hayes, one of the stars of the show-within-a-show. To date, this is her most notable role, earning her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a TV series. In December 2008, Paulson appeared in the screen adaptation of Will Eisner's comic book The Spirit, playing an updated version of the character Ellen Dolan.
On August 25, 2008, ABC ordered her pilot Cupid to series. It was a remake of the 1998 program which starred Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall. In the new version of the series, Paulson starred opposite Bobby Cannavale. The series debuted in late March 2009 on ABC, but was quickly canceled on May 19, 2009 after only 6 episodes aired.
Paulson portrayed a circa 1982 Ellis Grey, the mother of main character Meredith Grey, on the hit ABC primetime drama Grey's Anatomy in February 2010.[2] She will play Nicolle Wallace in the upcoming political film Game Change.
Personal life
Paulson was born in Tampa, Florida, but was raised in Brooklyn, and Maine.
Paulson dated the actress Cherry Jones. Jones has been accused of indirectly outing Paulson in her acceptance speech after winning a Tony Award in 2005; Jones thanked her by the name of the character that she was currently playing, The Glass Menagerie's "Laura Wingfield".[3] However, the pair had attended the awards together and kissed right after Jones won, thus making it clear that Paulson was not secretive about the relationship. In 2007, Paulson and Jones declared their love for each other in an interview with VelvetPark at Women's Event 10 for the LGBT Center of NYC.[4] They have since broken up.[5]
Filmography
Paulson at the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards, May 21, 2006
Year Title Role Notes 1994 Law & Order Maggie Conner Episode: "Family Values" 1995 Friends at Last Diana - age 21 TV movie 1995-1996 American Gothic Merlyn Temple 18 episodes 1996 Shaughnessy TV movie 1997 Levitation Acey 1997 Cracker: Mind Over Murder Janice Episode: "True Romance: Part 1"
Episode: "True Romance: Part 2"1998 Real Life Lucy Episode: "Unaired Pilot" 1998 The Long Way Home Leanne Bossert 1999 The Other Sister Heather Tate 1999 Held Up Mary 1999-2001 Jack & Jill Elisa Cronkite 31 episodes 2000 Metropolis Audrey TV movie 2000 What Women Want Annie 2001 Touched by an Angel Zoe Episode: "Manhunt" 2002 Bug Eilleen 2002 Leap of Faith Faith Wardwell 6 episodes 2002 Path to War Luci Baines Johnson 2003 Down with Love Vikki Hiller 2004 The D.A. Chief. Dep. Dist. Atty. Lisa Patterson Episode: "The People vs. Sergius Kovinsky"
Episode: "The People vs. Achmed Abbas"2004 Nip/Tuck Agatha Ripp Episode: "Agatha Ripp" 2005 Swimmers Merrill 2005 Deadwood Miss Isringhausen 9 episodes 2005 Serenity Dr. Caron 2005 The Notorious Bettie Page Bunny Yeager 2006 Piccadilly Jim Ann Chester 2006 Diggers Julie 2006 Griffin and Phoenix Peri 2006 A Christmas Wedding Emily TV movie 2006-2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Harriet Hayes 22 episodes 2007 Desperate Housewives Lydia Episode: "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover" 2008 Pretty/Handsome Corky Fromme TV movie 2008 Puppy Love Emma TV series short 2008 The Spirit Ellen 2009 Whose Dog Is It Anyway? Emma Short film 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 TV movie 2010 After-School Special Woman Short film 2011 American Horror Story Billie Dean FX Original Series 2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene Lucy 2011 Desperate Housewives Lydia Episode: "Watch While I Revise the World" 2011 Game Change Nicolle Wallace Filming; TV movie 2011 Untitled Kari Lizer Project Mary Leahy Pre-production; TV movie 2012 Fairhaven Kate Post-production Award nominations
Year Award Result Category Series 2007 Golden Globe Award Nominated Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2006 Satellite Award Nominated Best Actress in a Series, Drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip References
- ^ Warn, Sarah (2005-06-07). "Sarah Paulson in the Spotlight". afterellen.com. http://www.afterellen.com/People/2005/6/sarahpaulson.html. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Exclusive: 'Grey's Anatomy' recasts Richard and Ellis!" Jan 20 2010, EW.com
- ^ Warn, Sarah (June 7, 2005). "Sarah Paulson in the Spotlight". AfterEllen.com. http://www.afterellen.com/People/2005/6/sarahpaulson.html. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
- ^ Velvetpark web site
- ^ "Cherry Jones & Sarah Paulson Call It Quits With ‘Happiest Break-Up’". accesshollywood.com. 2009-09-09. http://www.accesshollywood.com/cherry-jones-and-sarah-paulson-call-it-quits-with-happiest-break-up_article_24021. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
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- Actors from Maine
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- American stage actors
- American television actors
- LGBT people from the United States
- Lesbian actors
- People from Brooklyn
- Actors from New York City
- People from Tampa, Florida
- 1975 births
- Living people
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