Sarah Paulson

Paulson's career began on New York City stages before she broke into television with the short-lived series American Gothic (1995–1996) and Jack & Jill (1999–2001). She moved into films, appearing in comedies like What Women Want (2000) and Down with Love (2003), and dramas like Path to War (2002) and The Notorious Bettie Page (2005). Her television breakthrough came with Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), earning her a Golden Globe nomination. She has since starred in such films as 12 Years a Slave (2013), Carol (2015), The Post (2017), Ocean's 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), and Run (2020). She also played Nicolle Wallace in Game Change (2012) and appeared in Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011).

Paulson is perhaps best known for her work in Ryan Murphy's anthology series. Since 2011, she has played different characters across many seasons of American Horror Story, earning five Emmy nominations and two Critics' Choice Awards. In 2016, she portrayed Marcia Clark in The People v. O. J. Simpson, winning both a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe. She later starred as Nurse Ratched in Netflix's Ratched and played Linda Tripp in Impeachment, the third season of American Crime Story. With numerous accolades, she was named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2017.