Sarah Paulson Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Sarah Paulson been in? This complete Sarah Paulson filmography lists 60 credited roles (33 films, 27 TV series), in chronological order from 1990 to 2025, with links to our full guides where available.

Sarah Paulson movies in order

• The Other Sister (1999) as Heather Tate
• Held Up (1999) as Mary
• What Women Want (2000) as Annie
• Bug (2002) as Eileen
• Down with Love (2003) as Vikki Hiller
• Path to War (2003) as Luci Baines Johnson
• Serenity (2005) as Dr. Caron
• The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) as Bunny Yeager
• Griffin & Phoenix (2006) as Peri
• A Christmas Wedding (2006) as Emily
• Diggers (2007) as Julie
• The Spirit (2008) as Ellen Dolan
• November Christmas (2011) as Beth Marks
• Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) as Lucy
• New Year's Eve (2011) as Grace Schwab
• Game Change (2012) as Nicolle Wallace
• The Time Being (2012) as Sarah
• Mud (2013) as Mary Lee
• 12 Years a Slave (2013) as Mary Epps
• The Runner (2015) as Kate Haber
• Carol (2015) as Abby Gerhard
• Blue Jay (2016) as Amanda
• Rebel in the Rye (2017) as Dorothy Olding
• The Post (2017) as Tony Bradlee
• Ocean's Eight (2018) as Tammy
• Bird Box (2018) as Jessica
• Glass (2019) as Dr. Ellie Staple
• The Goldfinch (2019) as Xandra
• Abominable (2019) as Dr. Zara (voice)
• Coastal Elites (2020) as Clarissa Montgomery
• Run (2020) as Mother / Diane
• Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration (2022)
• Hold Your Breath (2024) as Margaret Bellum

Sarah Paulson TV shows

• Law & Order (1990) as Maggie Conner
• Touched by an Angel (1994) as Zoe
• American Gothic (1995) as Merlyn Temple
• Family Guy (1999) as Sarah Paulson / Marcia Clark / Costumed Woman (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Anne Gillette
• Jack & Jill (1999) as Elisa Cronkite
• Nip/Tuck (2003) as Agatha Ripp
• Desperate Housewives (2004) as Lydia Lindquist
• Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Young Ellis Grey
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006) as Harriet Hayes
• American Horror Story (2011) as Lana Winters
• American Horror Story (2011) as Cordelia Goode / Wilhemina Venable / Billie Dean Howard
• American Horror Story (2011) as Billie Dean Howard
• American Horror Story (2011) as Bette Tattler / Dot Tattler
• American Horror Story (2011) as Sally McKenna / Billie Dean Howard
• American Horror Story (2011) as Audrey Tindall / Lana Winters
• American Horror Story (2011) as Ally Mayfair-Richards / Susan Atkins
• American Horror Story (2011) as Tuberculosis Karen / Mamie Eisenhower
• American Horror Story (2011) as Cordelia Goode
• American Crime Story (2016) as Marcia Clark
• American Crime Story (2016) as Linda Tripp
• FEUD (2017) as Geraldine Page
• Mrs. America (2020) as Alice
• Ratched (2020) as Mildred Ratched
• The Bear (2022) as Cousin Michelle
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) as Therapist
• All's Fair (2025) as Carrington Lane

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