Who Does Sarah Paulson Portray in ‘The Bear’?
American Horror Story’s actress is back on the screen after a surprising and significant cameo in The Bear’s season 2 — here’s who Sarah Paulson plays in Hulu’s hit show.
With more kitchen and family drama featured in its brand new fourth season, The Bear isn’t just about famous chefs, but also about an even more famous supporting cast.
The show, led by Jeremy Allen White, has been adding quite many familiar faces to its ensemble ever since the second season was released back in 2023, introducing new characters portrayed by Hollywood’s big names like Jamie Lee Curtis and Sarah Paulson.
Particularly, the latter hasn’t been a frequent guest on the screen until now, returning in The Bear’s season 4 as one of the Berzatto family members from whom Carmy gets a major support. Here’s everything to know about Paulson’s role.
Sarah Paulson Is Yet Another Berzatto Cousin in ‘The Bear’ Seasons 2 and 4
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First introduced in the show’s season 2 during that infamous family dinner where things completely fell apart, Paulson portrays Michelle Berzatto, Michael, Carmy and Natalie’s cousin who lives in New York City.
While also being present at the dinner featured in the episode titled “Fishes”, Michelle becomes a witness of all the mess that unfolds among her other family members and, feeling obliged to help her cousin who she’s close with, soon after offers Carmy a place to stay in New York until things quieten down.
Michelle also makes an appearance at Tiffany and Frank’s wedding in The Bear’s season 4.
Sarah Paulson Says She Didn’t Care About What Role to Get in ‘The Bear’
Even though the actress isn’t quite a regular in the show, being introduced in the second season was like a dream come true moment for Paulson who has been a huge fan of The Bear since forever.
Upon the third instalment’s release back in 2024, Paulson revealed she had actually texted the series’ director and showrunner Chris Storer in Instagram, saying that she would do anything and play whatever role in The Bear if he wanted her to.
“And then I got an email from my agent months and months later, saying that they wanted me to come do something on ‘The Bear.’ I didn’t read it. I said, yes, I don’t need to read it and I don’t care whether I’m carrying a glass of water from one corner of the room to the next, I would like to be there”, the actress added.
Will There Be ‘The Bear’ Season 5?
The show hasn't been renewed for another season yet.
