Sarah Paulson

Sarah Paulson is an American actress born Dec. 17, 1974, and one of Ryan Murphy's most frequent leads. She won the Emmy for lead actress in a limited series in 2016 for playing prosecutor Marcia Clark in The People v. O.J. Simpson, starred in most seasons of American Horror Story, including the all-stars 13th, and played Aileen Wuornos in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story in 2026. On Broadway, she won her first Tony in June 2024 for Appropriate, thanking her partner, actress Holland Taylor, from the stage. She stars in the Hulu legal drama All's Fair.