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Big Time Sarah

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A rousing vocalist and active entertainer, “BIG STYLE” Sarah Streeter was one of the more enterprising modern blues performers. She shifted to Chicago from Coldwater, Mississippi, as a kid, and sang in South Aspect gospel choirs before debuting being a blues vocalist on-stage at Morgan’s Lounge at 14. She afterwards worked with Pal Man, Junior Wells, and Sunnyland Slim. An individual on Slim’s Airway label helped start her solo profession. BIG STYLE Sarah was a highlighted performer at many North Aspect clubs from the past due ’70s, and made an appearance at many blues celebrations. She shaped the BIG STYLE Express in 1989, and produced her Delmark label debut, Place It on ‘Em Women, in 1993. Blues in the entire year One-D-One found its way to 1996, accompanied by A Mil of You in 2001. BIG STYLE Sarah passed away of heart problems at a medical home within the Chicago region in 2015; she was 62 yrs . old.

Quick Facts


Full Name Big Time Sarah
Died June 13, 2015, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession Singer
Nationality American
Music Songs I'll Take Care Of You, A Million Of You, Train I Ride, Blue Guitar, Don't Make Me Pay, Blues All Alone, The Sky Is Crying, Trying To Make A Living, Hoochie coochie woman, Riverboat, Gonna Have a Murder On Your Hands, I Don't Want No Man, What Makes My Man Tick, The Thrill Is Gone, Stop Your Killing Me, Love Forever, Well i love ya', Why My Man Won't Treat Me Right, Black Cat Cross My Trail, That’s Why I’m Crying, Send Me Somebody to Love, I’m Cutting Out, I Gotta Move on Up, I Can’t Stand to Be Used, 30 Days in Jail, Tribute to big walter hornton, Red Dress, Daydreaming, Fannie Mae, Hound dog, Undecided, Party
Albums A Million Of You, Rocking My Blues Away, Undecided, Blues With the Girls


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#Fact
1 In a November 2015 radio interview with WNYC, Holland Taylor addressed the three-decade age difference between her and her girlfriend, Sarah Paulson, by joking, "there's a very big age difference between us which I'm sure shocks a lot of people, and it startles me. But as they say, 'If she dies, she dies.'" (Paulson is 32 years younger than Taylor.).
2 Has been in a relationship with Holland Taylor since early 2015.
3 Is great friends with Elizabeth Reaser.
4 Is best friends with Amanda Peet.
5 Is good friends with Jessica Lange.
6 Her paternal great-grandfather was the son of Danish parents (the origin of her surname). Her other ancestry includes British/English, German, and French.
7 Paternal half-sister of Rachel Paulson.
8 Playing "Meg" in "Crimes of the Heart", directed by Kathleen Turner, with Roundabout Theater Company. [February 2008]
9 Played the role "Laura" in Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" on Broadway. [March 2005]
10 "Varya" in "The Cherry Orchard" in 2006 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles with Annette Bening, Alfred Molina, 'Francis Fischer', Rebecca Mozo and Jennifer Dundas. [February 2006]
11 Los Angeles, California [October 2001]
12 playing "Lana Winters" in "American Horror Story" Madness Ends. [January 2013]
13 Has two tattoos.
14 In The Other Sister (1999) Sarah did an impersonation of Flipper. She used this same skill for a dolphin character in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006).
15 Appeared with Steven Weber in The D.A. (2004) and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006). She also appeared with Amanda Peet three different times: in Jack & Jill (1999), Griffin & Phoenix (2006), and now Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006).
16 Sister of casting director Liz Paulson.
17 Partnered with Broadway actress Cherry Jones.(2005 - 2009) They split amicably in 2009.
18 Sarah and her Leap of Faith (2002) co-star Lisa Edelstein met on the set of the Mel Gibson comedy What Women Want (2000). It was just coincidence that they became cast mates again.


Actress

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Long Way Home 1998 TV Movie Leanne Bossert
Real Life 1998 TV Series Lucy
Cracker: Mind Over Murder 1997 TV Series Janice
Levitation 1997 Acey Rawlin
American Gothic 1995-1996 TV Series Merlyn Temple
Shaughnessy 1996 TV Movie
Friends at Last 1995 TV Movie Diana - Age 21
Law & Order 1994 TV Series Maggie Conner
Ocean's Eight 2018 filming
Feud 2017 TV Series filming Geraldine Page
Rebel in the Rye 2017 post-production Dorothy Olding
American Crime Story 2016-2017 TV Series Marcia Clark
American Horror Story 2011-2016 TV Series Lana Winters Bette Tattler Dot Tattler ...
Blue Jay 2016/I Amanda
The Runner 2015/I Kate Haber
Carol 2015 Abby Gerhard
#twitterkills 2014 Short Sarah Pendersen
12 Years a Slave 2013 Mistress Epps
The Time Being 2012 Sarah
Blue 2012 TV Series Lavinia
Fairhaven 2012 Kate
Mud 2012 Mary Lee
Game Change 2012 TV Movie Nicolle Wallace
New Year's Eve 2011 Grace Schwab - Maternity Ward Story
Desperate Housewives 2007-2011 TV Series Lydia Lindquist
After-School Special 2011 Short Woman
Martha Marcy May Marlene 2011 Lucy
Untitled Kari Lizer Project 2011 TV Movie Mary Leahy
November Christmas 2010 TV Movie Beth Marks
Grey's Anatomy 2010 TV Series Dr. Ellis Grey
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2010 TV Series Anne Gillette
Cupid 2009 TV Series Claire McCrae
Whose Dog Is It Anyway? 2009 Short Emma
The Spirit 2008 Ellen
Puppy Love 2008 TV Series Emma
Pretty/Handsome 2008 TV Movie Corky Fromme
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip 2006-2007 TV Series Harriet Hayes
A Christmas Wedding 2006 TV Movie Emily
Griffin & Phoenix 2006 Peri
Diggers 2006 Julie
The Notorious Bettie Page 2005 Bunny Yeager
Serenity 2005 Dr. Caron
Deadwood 2005 TV Series Miss Isringhausen
Swimmers 2005 Merrill
Nip/Tuck 2004 TV Series Agatha Ripp
The D.A. 2004 TV Series Chief Dep. Dist. Atty. Lisa Patterson
Down with Love 2003 Vikki Hiller
Path to War 2002 TV Movie Luci Baines Johnson
Leap of Faith 2002 TV Series Faith Wardwell
Bug 2002 Eilleen
Touched by an Angel 2001 TV Series Zoe
Jack & Jill 1999-2001 TV Series Elisa Cronkite
What Women Want 2000 Annie
Metropolis 2000 TV Movie Audrey
Held Up 1999 Mary
The Other Sister 1999 Heather

Soundtrack

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2016 TV Series performer - 1 episode
American Horror Story 2014 TV Series performer - 1 episode

Producer

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Loss of Lillian 2016 Short executive producer completed

Thanks

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Telling of the Shoes 2014 grateful thanks

Self

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee 2016 TV Series Herself
Live with Kelly and Michael 2015-2016 TV Series Herself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2016 TV Series Herself
Extra 2016 TV Series Herself
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 TV Special Herself
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter 2016 TV Series Herself
Chelsea 2016 TV Series Herself - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2016 TV Series Herself
Inside Look: The People v. O.J. Simpson, American Crime Story 2016 TV Mini-Series documentary Marcia Clark
Good Morning America 2015-2016 TV Series Herself - Guest
IMDb First Credit 2016 TV Series Herself
Larry King Now 2016 TV Series Herself - Guest
Entertainment Tonight 2015-2016 TV Series Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2016 TV Series Herself - Guest
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2016 TV Series Herself - Guest
World Premiere 2014-2016 TV Series Herself
21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards 2016 TV Movie Herself
Made in Hollywood 2011-2015 TV Series Herself
Rachael Ray 2015 TV Series Herself - Guest
American Horror Story: Freak Show, Two Heads Are Better Than One 2015 Video short Herself
Getting Freaky: A Peek Inside the Tent 2015 Video short Herself
E! Live from the Red Carpet 2008-2015 TV Series Herself
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 TV Special Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
The Insider 2015 TV Series Herself
The 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 TV Special Herself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2011-2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
American Horror Story: Meet Ms. Nola - Shooting on Location in New Orleans 2014 Video short Herself
Enter the Coven 2014 Video short Herself
Late Show with David Letterman 2009-2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
The View 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
Today 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards 2014 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables 2014 TV Series Herself
12 Years a Slave: A Historical Portrait 2014 Video documentary Herself
The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards 2014 TV Special Herself - Presenter
Chelsea Lately 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
The Queen Latifah Show 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2014 TV Series Herself - Guest
20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards 2014 TV Special Herself - Presenter (uncredited)
Big Morning Buzz Live 2013 TV Series Herself - Guest
The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards 2013 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Mud: Southern Authenticity: Shooting the Real Arkansas 2013 Short Herself
A Personal Tale: Writing and Directing MUD 2013 Video short Herself
The Arkansas Ensemble the Distinctive Characters and Cast of Mud 2013 Short Herself
The Broadway.com Show 2013 TV Series Herself
Show People with Paul Wontorek 2013 TV Series Herself
Watch What Happens: Live 2013 TV Series Herself
70th Golden Globe Awards 2013 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards 2012 TV Special Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
The Spirit: Green World 2009 Video short Herself
18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards 2007 TV Special Herself
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2007 TV Special Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
The 59th Annual Tony Awards 2005 TV Special Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
HBO First Look 2003 TV Series documentary Herself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 2002 TV Series Herself - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 2002 TV Series Herself - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2002 TV Series Herself - Guest

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Entertainment Tonight 2016 TV Series Herself
Extra 2016 TV Series Herself
Stars in Shorts 2012 Woman
The 64th Annual Tony Awards 2010 TV Special Lisa Morrison

Won awards

Won awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2016 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie American Crime Story (2016)
2016 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Performer of the Year
2016 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress American Crime Story (2016)
2016 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series American Crime Story (2016)
2016 TCA Award Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Drama American Crime Story (2016)
2015 Critics' Choice TV Award Critics Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Limited Series American Horror Story (2011)
2015 Chainsaw Award Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Best TV Actress American Horror Story (2011)
2015 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress American Horror Story (2011)
2014 Robert Altman Award Independent Spirit Awards Mud (2012) · Jeff Nichols (director)
· Francine Maisler (castind director)
· Joe Don Baker (ensemble cast)
· Jacob Lofland (ensemble cast)
· Matthew McConaughey (ensemble cast)
· Ray McKinnon (ensemble cast)
· Michael Shannon (ensemble cast)
· Sam Shepard (ensemble cast)
· Tye Sheridan (ensemble cast)
· Paul Sparks (ensemble cast)
· Bonnie Sturdivant (ensemble cast)
· Reese Witherspoon (ensemble cast)
2014 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television American Horror Story (2011)
2013 BFCC Award Black Film Critics Circle Awards Best Ensemble 12 Years a Slave (2013) · Benedict Cumberbatch
· Paul Dano
· Garret Dillahunt
· Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Michael Fassbender
· Paul Giamatti
· Scoot McNairy
· Lupita Nyong'o
· Adepero Oduye
· Brad Pitt
· Michael Kenneth Williams
· Alfre Woodard
2013 Critics' Choice TV Award Critics Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries American Horror Story (2011)
2013 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress American Horror Story (2011)
2013 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries American Horror Story (2011)
2012 ACCA TV Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Supporting Actress (TV Movie or Mini-Series) Game Change (2012)
2012 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries Game Change (2012)

Nominated awards

Nominated awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieAward shared with
2016 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie American Horror Story (2011)
2016 Critics' Choice TV Award Critics Choice Television Awards Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series American Horror Story (2011)
2016 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress American Horror Story (2011)
2016 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Limited Series American Horror Story (2011)
2015 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie American Horror Story (2011)
2015 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries American Horror Story (2011)
2014 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie American Horror Story (2011)
2014 Gold Derby Award Gold Derby Awards Ensemble Cast 12 Years a Slave (2013) · Brad Pitt
· Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Alfre Woodard
· Paul Dano
· Lupita Nyong'o
· Chris Chalk
· Benedict Cumberbatch
· Garret Dillahunt
· Michael Fassbender
· Paul Giamatti
· Taran Killam
· Scoot McNairy
· Adepero Oduye
· Michael Kenneth Williams
2014 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Lead Actress American Horror Story (2011)
2014 Golden Nymph Monte-Carlo TV Festival Outstanding Actress in a Mini-Series American Horror Story (2011)
2014 NCFCA Award North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress 12 Years a Slave (2013)
2014 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actress in a Motion Picture or Miniseries American Horror Story (2011)
2014 Actor Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 12 Years a Slave (2013) · Benedict Cumberbatch
· Paul Dano
· Garret Dillahunt
· Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Michael Fassbender
· Paul Giamatti
· Scoot McNairy
· Lupita Nyong'o
· Adepero Oduye
· Brad Pitt
· Michael Kenneth Williams
· Alfre Woodard
2014 Seattle Film Critics Award Seattle Film Critics Awards Best Ensemble Cast 12 Years a Slave (2013) · Benedict Cumberbatch
· Paul Dano
· Garret Dillahunt
· Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Michael Fassbender
· Adepero Oduye
· Brad Pitt
· Michael Kenneth Williams
· Paul Giamatti
· Scoot McNairy
· Alfre Woodard
2013 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Game Change (2012)
2013 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie American Horror Story (2011)
2013 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Actress on Television American Horror Story (2011)
2013 PFCS Award Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Best Acting Ensemble 12 Years a Slave (2013) · Chiwetel Ejiofor
· Michael Fassbender
· Lupita Nyong'o
· Benedict Cumberbatch
· Paul Dano
· Paul Giamatti
· Brad Pitt
· Alfre Woodard
· Adepero Oduye
· Garret Dillahunt
· Scoot McNairy
· Taran Killam
· Chris Chalk
· Michael Kenneth Williams
· Liza J. Bennett
· Kelsey Scott
· Quvenzhané Wallis
· Devyn A. Tyler
· Cameron Zeigler
2012 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Game Change (2012)
2012 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actress Game Change (2012)
2012 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Game Change (2012)
2011 Gotham Independent Film Award Gotham Awards Best Ensemble Performance Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) · Elizabeth Olsen
· Christopher Abbott
· Brady Corbet
· Hugh Dancy
· Maria Dizzia
· Julia Garner
· John Hawkes
· Louisa Krause
2007 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
2006 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actress in a Series, Drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)


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#Quote
1 If my life choices had to be predicated based on what was expected of me from a community on either side, that's going to make me feel really straitjacketed, and I don't want to feel that. What I can say absolutely is that I am in love, and that person happens to be Holland Taylor.
2 [on '12 Years a Slave'] What surprises me, I guess, is how powerful it is. Because I read the script, I knew about all the moments that were there - the scene where he is hanging, and all that whipping, all of these things that I could read on the page. But what I think is so great and powerful about the movie is that when you put a real image to it, connect it to a person that you have connected with as the audience, it becomes personal. It takes it to a whole other level of comprehension. That's why I think it is so effective.
3 [on developing the role of Mary Epps] I was never afraid of the question of whether she could be liked, because I feel - as an actress - it's none of my business whether you like me or not. It's my job to play this character as authentically and truthfully and with as much commitment as possible - no matter how horrible she is perceived and how deplorable her actions are - and they are. I had to find a way into that. She behaves deplorably and does terrible,terrible, unspeakable things but in her mind they are defensible..It s my belief that Mrs Epps is not a particularly deep or complicated woman.. I am not saying this as an excuse for her behavior or defending her behavior. I'm just saying from an acting standpoint, it's not interesting for me nor is it possible that a person just walks around doing such things horrible things without motivation.
4 [on being directed by Steve McQueen] The main thing that we would talk about was a carriage, a posture, and [Mary Epp's] own sort of loftiness, her ideas about herself. He gave me an image which was very helpful - to be a figurine or doll on top of a cake..It was a very good note to give me, because then every time I walked out, the thing that was most important to me was that I had a kind of statuesque stillness. I was unfussy and immovable. Those little statues that you pick up and stick somewhere. They just stand. They never lean.
5 I like to work and I like to work with great actors and great directors and great material - and there isn't a ton of it. It's not overflowing. My cup doesn't runneth over in opportunity that way. To me, this was the opportunity to act something that was so opposite of who I am as a person.. Someone quite famous whose name I won't mention told me, 'I can't believe you did that part. I couldn't have done that. She was too horrible. I could never have done it'. But it would never occur to me to not take a part because something would be hard or complicated or tough for an audience to watch.

#Trademark
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