<P> In the 2006--07 television season, Paulson co-starred in NBC's Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, playing Harriet Hayes, one of the stars of the show - within - a-show . This role earned her a nomination for Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress--Series, Miniseries or Television Film . In December 2008, Paulson appeared in the screen adaptation of Will Eisner's comic book The Spirit, playing an updated version of the character Ellen Dolan . </P> <P> On August 25, 2008, ABC ordered her pilot Cupid to series . It was a remake of the 1998 series starring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall . In the new version, Paulson starred opposite Bobby Cannavale . It debuted in late March 2009 on ABC but was cancelled on May 19, 2009, after six episodes . In February 2010, Paulson portrayed the circa 1982 mother of main character Meredith Grey, on the ABC drama Grey's Anatomy . She played Nicolle Wallace in the HBO film Game Change (2012), based on events of the 2008 U.S. presidential election campaign . </P> <P> In 2011, Paulson guest starred in three episodes of the FX anthology series American Horror Story, playing medium Billie Dean Howard . Paulson returned for season two, American Horror Story: Asylum, in which she played a new character, Lana Winters, a writer who is committed to an asylum for being gay . She appeared in the third season of the series, titled American Horror Story: Coven as Cordelia Foxx, a witch who runs an academy for other young witches . She appeared in the fourth season of the show, titled American Horror Story: Freak Show, portraying conjoined twin sisters Bette and Dot Tattler . She returned for the fifth season, subtitled Hotel, portraying the role of Hypodermic Sally . She also portrayed Billie Dean Howard again for the last episode of the season . Paulson went on to star in the sixth iteration of the series, subtitled Roanoke . She portrayed British actress Audrey Tindall, who appeared in the My Roanoke Nightmare documentary as tortured wife and yoga instructor Shelby Miller . In 2017 she appeared in the show, Cult, where she played restaurant owner Ally Mayfair - Richards . She will star in the series 8th installment in 2018 . </P> <P> Paulson has starred in numerous critically acclaimed films . She played the role of Mary Lee in the 2012 film Mud . In 2013, she starred as Mary Epps in the historical drama film 12 Years a Slave . She then portrayed Abby Gerhard in the 2015 romantic drama film Carol . </P>

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