<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 1990--Present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.naomigrossman.net </Td> </Tr> <P> Naomi Grossman (born February 6, 1975) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known for her role as Pepper in the second and fourth seasons of the FX horror television series American Horror Story . </P> <P> Grossman was born in Denver, Colorado . In her early life, she performed in community theatre shows . After attending high school in Argentina, she attended and graduated from Northwestern University with a theatre major, as the only university she applied to . She was a member of improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles, California, and wanted to ultimately perform on Saturday Night Live . When the group cut ties with her, she began teaching the Spanish language and separating herself from her acting career . Grossman also writes and produces and has cited Lily Tomlin, Tracy Ullman, Gilda Radner and Carol Burnett as inspirations . </P>

Actress that plays pepper on american horror story