Sarah Paulson Biography
Sarah Paulson (Sarah Catharine Paulson) is an American actress. Additionally, she is the recipient of several accolades, such as a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Besides, in 2017, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Sarah Paulson Age|Birthday
Paulson is 47 years old as of 2022. In addition, she was born on 17 December 1974, in Tampa, Florida, United States. Therefore, Paulson celebrates her birthday on 17th December every year.
Sarah Paulson Height |Weight
Paulson has an estimated net worth of 1.68 meters (5 feet 6 inches) tall. Additionally, she weighs 55 kilograms.
Sarah Paulson Family
Paulson was born to Catharine Gordon (mother) and Douglas Lyle Paulson II (father) in Tampa, Florida. Additionally, she spent her early life in South Tampa until her parents’ divorce when she was five. However, she relocated with her mother and sister to Maine, then to New York City after her parents’ separation.
Furthermore, her mother worked as a waitress, and Paulson lived in Queens and Gramercy Park prior to settling in Park Slope. She remembered of this period, “Her mom was 27 years old when they moved. Besides, she didn’t know a single person in New York City. Moreover, she got a job at Sardi’s Restaurant. Besides, she was so brave to be basically a debutante in Tampa, Florida, having a cotillion and a coming out ball and she picked up and brought her two kids to the greatest city in the world, not knowing anyone.
Sarah Paulson Husband
Paulson resides in Los Angeles.Furthermore, she is a supporter of the Democratic Party. In addition, she was diagnosed with melanoma on her back when she was 25 years old, though the growth was removed before the cancer could spread.
Paulson named it “a fluid situation” and later added, “If her life choices had to be predicated based on what was expected of her from a community on either side, that’s going to make her feel really straitjacketed, and she don’t want to feel that.” However, she dated actress Cherry Jones, who is 18 years old her senior, since 2004 to 2009. Furthermore, she had dated only men prior to this relationship, including her former fiancé, playwright Tracy Letts. Currently, she has been in a relationship with actress Holland Taylor, who is 32 years her senior since early 2015.
Sarah Paulson Career
Starting in February 2016, she starred in the first season of the true crime anthology series American Crime Story, subtitled The People Simpson, portraying prosecutor Marcia Clark. Additionally, she garnered widespread critical acclaim for her performance and received many awards, such as, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film.
The Human Rights Campaign released a video in tribute to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting; in the video, Paulson and others told the stories of the people killed there in June 2016. Besides, she starred in the sixth iteration of American Horror Story, subtitled Roanoke in the fall of 2016. Furthermore, she was cast in the dual roles of British actress Audrey Tindall and tortured wife and yoga instructor Shelby Miller, the latter of whom is portrayed by Tindall’s character in My Roanoke Nightmare, a documentary within the series.
She later returned for the eighth season of American Horror Story, titled Apocalypse, which premiered on September 12, 2018. Additionally, she reprised both the Murder House and Coven roles of Billie Dean Howard and Cordelia Foxx, respectively, and as well starred as the villainous Miss Wilhemina Venable. Besides to appearing as three characters, she as well directed one of the season’s episodes, marking her directorial debut. Moreover, in December 2018, she played Sandra Bullock’s character’s sister, Jessica, in the drama horror film Bird Box, which was released on Netflix.
She starred in the thriller film Run, opposite Kiera Allen in November 2020. It proceeded to become the most watched original film on streaming platform Hulu. In addition, she portrayed Linda Tripp in the third season of the true crime anthology series American Crime Story, subtitled Impeachment. Later, she returned to American Horror Story for its tenth season, after being absent for the ninth season in 2021.
Sarah Paulson Education
Paulson went to P.S. 29 and Berkeley Carroll School in Brooklyn prior to attending Manhattan’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Sarah Paulson Net worth| Salary
Paulson has an estimated net worth of $12 million. Additionally, she has an approximated earning of $2.45 million.
Sarah Paulson Film
- What Women Want (2000)
- Down with Love (2003)
- Serenity (2005)
- The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)
- The Spirit (2008)
- Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
- New Year’s Eve (2011)
- Mud (2012)
- Game Change (2012)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Carol (2015)
- Blue Jay (2016)
- The Post (2017)
- Ocean’s 8 (2018)
- Bird Box (2018)
- Glass (2019)
- Abominable (2019)
- Run (2020)
Paulson Television
- American Gothic (1995–1996)
- Jack & Jill (1999–2001)
- Deadwood (2006)
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007)
- Cupid (2009)
- American Horror Story (2011–present)
- American Crime Story (2016–present)
- Mrs. America (2020)
- Ratched (2020–present)
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