Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December , ) is an American actress. She
is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy
Award and a Golden Globe Award. In , Time magazine named her one of
the most influential people in the world.Born in Tampa, Florida,
Paulson was raised there and later in New York City following her
parents' divorce. She began her acting career after high school in New
York stage productions before starring in the short-lived television
series American Gothic (â€") and Jack & Jill (â€"). She later appeared
in comedy films such as What Women Want () and Down with Love (), and
drama films such as Path to War () and The Notorious Bettie Page ().
From to , she starred as Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series
Studio on the Sunset Strip, for which she received her first Golden
Globe Award nomination. In , Paulson starred as Ellen Dolan in the
superhero noir film The Spirit.Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the
plays The Glass Menagerie in and Collected Stories in . She also
starred in a number of independent films, and had a leading role on
the ABC comedy series Cupid in . She later starred in the independent
drama film Martha Marcy May Marlene (), and received Primetime Emmy
Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of Nicolle
Wallace in the HBO film Game Change (). She was featured as Mary Epps
in the historical drama film Years a Slave, as Abby Gerhard in the
romantic drama film Carol, and as Toni Bradlee in the political drama
film The Post, all of which were nominated for multiple Academy
Awards. Paulson's other films include Serenity (), New Year's Eve (),
Mud (), Blue Jay (), Ocean's (), Bird Box (), and Glass ().
is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy
Award and a Golden Globe Award. In , Time magazine named her one of
the most influential people in the world.Born in Tampa, Florida,
Paulson was raised there and later in New York City following her
parents' divorce. She began her acting career after high school in New
York stage productions before starring in the short-lived television
series American Gothic (â€") and Jack & Jill (â€"). She later appeared
in comedy films such as What Women Want () and Down with Love (), and
drama films such as Path to War () and The Notorious Bettie Page ().
From to , she starred as Harriet Hayes in the NBC comedy-drama series
Studio on the Sunset Strip, for which she received her first Golden
Globe Award nomination. In , Paulson starred as Ellen Dolan in the
superhero noir film The Spirit.Paulson has appeared on Broadway in the
plays The Glass Menagerie in and Collected Stories in . She also
starred in a number of independent films, and had a leading role on
the ABC comedy series Cupid in . She later starred in the independent
drama film Martha Marcy May Marlene (), and received Primetime Emmy
Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for her portrayal of Nicolle
Wallace in the HBO film Game Change (). She was featured as Mary Epps
in the historical drama film Years a Slave, as Abby Gerhard in the
romantic drama film Carol, and as Toni Bradlee in the political drama
film The Post, all of which were nominated for multiple Academy
Awards. Paulson's other films include Serenity (), New Year's Eve (),
Mud (), Blue Jay (), Ocean's (), Bird Box (), and Glass ().
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