Name:
Sarah Paulson
Hometown:
Tampa, FL
Birthday:
December 17, 1974
About
Sarah Paulson
was born on December 17th, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, where she lived until aged five, when she moved to Maine, then New York, with her mother and sister.
Paulson scored her first acting roles after graduating high school, making her Broadway debut in
The Sisters Rosensweig
in 1994. She also landed a role on
Law & Order
that year. Paulson went on to feature in several TV shows, including
American Gothic
,
Jack & Jill
, and
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
,
Deadwood
, and
Nip/Tuck
. The actress received accolades for her performance in 2012 film
Game Change
, earning her Emmy and Golden Globes nominations.
The native first gained mainstream buzz for her role as Lana Winters in
American Horror Story
: Asylum
. From there, she played notable roles in
American Crime Story
: The People v. O.J. Simpson
,
Ocean’s 8
, and
Bird Box
. Paulson formerly dated actress
Cherry Jones
and was once engaged to playwright
Tracy Letts
. She has been dating actress
Holland Taylor
since 2015.