Hypodermic Sally From American Horror Story Is Unrecognizable In Real Life

Sure, underneath that crimped hair and heavy makeup is a 13-time award-winner in Sarah Paulson, but she is unrecognizable in a few ways. First off, this is one of the few characters Paulson plays who isn't the main villain or hero in an AHS season. Her role of Billie Dean Howard in Murder House is a little like that, too, but she becomes much more centralized when Paulson reprises Howard in Roanoke, Hotel, and Apocalypse. 

Paulson's AHS roles usually find the good in the situation at hand, but Sally is quite the opposite. She's bound to Hotel Cortez for all eternity after dying there, and from what viewers see, her time there is spent helping the Addiction Demon, aiding in murder, and overall, being a menace that won't stop. 

Paulson spoke to Variety Magazine about her role and how it stands out from the rest. "I can make really crazy choices in my scenes because Sally just doesn't give a bleep. She's incredibly selfish, so I can make selfish decisions," she said. 

The actress went on to say that working like this isn't how she usually rolls. "That's really fun because that's not really how I work as an actor," she explained. "I haven't really had an opportunity to portray any of it."