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Sarah Paulson
Paulson at the 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards, May 21, 2006
Born	Sarah Catharine Paulson December 17, 1975 (1975-12-17) (age 34) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present

Sarah Catharine Paulson (born December 17, 1975)¹ is an American actress.

Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Award nominations 5 References 6 External links

Early life and career

Paulson was born in Tampa, Florida, but was raised in Brooklyn, and Maine. 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 is a remake of the 1998 program which starred Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall. In the new version of the series, Paulson stars 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 has been cast to portray 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

Personal life

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

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Levitation	Acey
1999	Held Up	Mary
	The Other Sister	Heather Tate
2000	What Women Want	Annie
2002	Bug	Eilleen
2003	Down with Love	Vikki Hiller
2005	Serenity	Dr. Caron
	Swimmers	Merrill
2006	Griffin and Phoenix	Peri
	Diggers	Julie
	The Notorious Bettie Page	Bunny Yeager
2008	Puppy Love	Emma
	The Spirit	Dr. Ellen Dolan
2009	Whose Dog Is It Anyway?	Emma
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Law & Order	Maggie Conner	1 episode
1995	Friends at Last	Diana, age 21	Television movie
1995-1996	American Gothic	Merlyn Temple	18 episodes
1996	Shaughnessy		Television movie
1997	Cracker	Janice	2 episodes
1998	Real Life	Lucy	1 episode
	The Long Way Home	Leanne Bossert	Television movie
1999-2001	Jack & Jill	Elisa Cronkite	31 episodes
2000	Metropolis	Audrey	Television movie
2001	Touched by an Angel	Zoe	1 episode
2002	Leap of Faith	Faith Wardwell	6 episodes
	Path to War	Luci Baines Johnson	Television movie
2004	The D.A.	Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Lisa Patterson	2 episodes
	Nip/Tuck	Agatha Ripp	1 episode
2005	Deadwood	Alice Isringhausen	9 episodes
2006	A Christmas Wedding	Emily	Television movie
2006-2007	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Harriet Hayes	22 episodes
2007	Desperate Housewives	Lydia Lindquist	1 episode
2008	Pretty/Handsome	Corky Fromme	Unsold pilot
2009	Cupid	Dr. Claire McCrae	7 episodes
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Anne Gillette	1 episode
2010	Grey's Anatomy	Ellis Grey (circa 1982)	1 episode

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

External links

• Sarah Paulson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Sarah Paulson at the Internet Movie Database
• Sarah Paulson at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	Paulson, Sarah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Paulson, Sarah Catharine
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actress
DATE OF BIRTH	December 17, 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tampa, Florida, U.S.
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH