The American Horror Story Character Leslie Grossman Calls Her Favorite
Caleb Butler
Published Aug 03, 2026
Grossman told Newsweek Ursula is her favorite role in the American Horror Story Universe thus far. Ursula arrived in Provincetown in Episode 3, "Thirst," and she's determined to capitalize off the little black pills that turn people with a modicum of talent into creative geniuses and cold-blooded killers. Although Austin Sommers (Peters) and Belle Noir (Frances Conroy) tasked Macaulay Culkin's Mickey to kill Ursula to keep their dirty secrets, Ursula made him a better offer, which Mickey couldn't refuse. "There was just a lot in Ursula that I recognized in the characters that I have come across professionally. Just that absolute disregard for anything involving a soul, and the only goal is money, power, and success, and that there are certain people that are not burdened by a conscience," Grossman said.
Grossman loved playing a "sociopath" who has the "best lines." Fans have been undoubtedly shocked by many of the events that have transpired on "AHS: Red Tide" (or maybe not since it's created by Ryan Murphy), but Grossman's Ursula remains unphased by the bloodshed going on around her or the fact that she's a target of some pretty nasty bloodsuckers. If fans were waiting for Ursula to freak out over Alma (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) killing Provincetown's chief of police (Adina Porter), they were sorely disappointed, solidifying Ursula as the worst babysitter ever.