Naomi Grossman

Naomi Grossman (born February 6, 1975) is an American actress, writer, and producer best known for her role as Pepper in the second and fourth seasons and also as Satanist Cardinal Samantha Crowe in the eighth season of the FX horror television series American Horror Story.

Naomi Grossman
Grossman in May 2015
Born (1975-02-06) February 6, 1975
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNorthwestern University
Occupation
  • Actress
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1990–Present
Websitewww.naomigrossman.net

Early life

Grossman was born in Denver, Colorado. In her early life, she performed in community theatre shows. After attending high school. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange Student in Argentina, she attended and graduated from Northwestern University with a theater major, as the only university she applied to.[1][2] She was a member of improvisational and sketch comedy troupe The Groundlings in Los Angeles, California, and wanted to ultimately perform on Saturday Night Live. When the group cut ties with her, she began teaching the Spanish language and separating herself from her acting career.[3] Grossman also writes and produces and has cited Lily Tomlin, Tracey Ullman, Gilda Radner and Carol Burnett as inspirations.[1]

Career

Grossman began her career in 1990 with minor television roles, along with commercial and theatre appearances.[1]

Not knowing what role she was auditioning for, Grossman sent in an audition for American Horror Story: Asylum in mid-2012 and was cast in soon after as Pepper, a woman with microcephaly; the season premiered later that year on October 17.[4] In preparation for the role, she shaved her head bald.[3] In 2014, it was revealed that Grossman would return to the series in its fourth season, American Horror Story: Freak Show, reprising her role as Pepper from the second season, making her the first to play the same role in two different seasons of the show. She spoke of her casting in the fourth season saying that reprising her role was "the last thing from [her] mind" since it had never been done before.[5]

Filmography
Grossman at PaleyFest 2013 for American Horror Story: Asylum

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Marisa, Where Art Thou? Wendy Short film
2005 Over the Shoulder Goth Girl Short film
2007 Bubbles Mama Short film
2007 Wacky Spoof Commercials People's Bank Gal 2 Short film
2008 Yes Bonnie Short film
2008 Men at Work Woman
2009 Represent Shania Short film
2009 Table for Three Actress
2009 The Hollywood Housesitter Waitress Short film
2009 My Boyfriend Is a Blimp Suzy Short film
2009 Jesus's Secretary Mary Short film
2009 Hot Yoga Amani Short film
2009 Food Poisoning Naomi Short film
2009 Burka Girls Gone Wild Unknown
2010 Random Chapters in the Life of Some Guy Wife Short film
2010 Paradrunken Activity Katie Short film
2011 Chubduction Hilary Q.
2011 Teat the Parents Girlfriend Short film
2012 Kev Jumba Dances with the Stars! Dot
2012 Touch My Junk Traveler Short film
2013 Bakersfield, Earth Unknown Short film
2013 Rip Bella Tiavas Stylized as #RIP
2014 Just Me and All of You Katrina Short film
2016 Fear, Inc. Cat
2016 The Chair Mother
2017 An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted) Carrie
2017 Drifting Short film
2018 Painkillers Nurse Sheralyn
2018 Sleep Away Mrs. Sturridge
2018 Short Straw Jolene
2019 Bite Me Chrissy
2019 The Lurker Grace Fisher
2019 1BR Janice
2020 The Initiation Lillian filming

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Father Dowling MysteriesConfirmation KidEpisode: "The Passionate Painter Mystery"
1998Sabrina, the Teenage WitchCheerleaderEpisode: "The Pom Pom Incident"
2007Destination TruthHerself/Translator3 episodes
2012FammGlammGazeldaEpisode: "Quality Control"
2012 – 2013American Horror Story: AsylumPepper7 episodes
2014American Horror Story: Freak ShowPepper10 episodes
2014 Halloween Wars Herself Episode: "The Haunted Farm"
2016 Alley Way Reagan 7 episodes
2016 Point Society Sojourner 2 episodes
2017Hell's KitchenHerselfEpisode: "Leaving It on the Line"
2017 – presentctrl alt delete LornaMain role
2018CasualTanyaEpisode: "All About You"
2018American Horror Story: ApocalypseSamantha Crowe2 episodes
2020Good GirlsDr. Amanda JohnsonEpisode: "Frere Jacques"

References
  1. Williams, Tenere. "Naomi Grossman: Actress - "I Could Be On A Desert Island with a Pen, Paper, a Camera, and YouTube and Be Happy"". Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  2. Renken, Charlotte (November 2, 2014). "Santa Fe Comic Con: Naomi Grossman "Play With Me! Inside American Horror Story"". Hush Comics. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. Hayne, Michael (October 24, 2014). "Naomi Grossman of "American Horror Story": "I've never been told I was so pretty until played the ugliest person on TV"". Salon. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  4. "American Horror Story : Season 2". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  5. Branch, Chris (December 12, 2014). "'American Horror Story' Star Naomi Grossman: Pepper Made Ryan Murphy Break His Own Rule". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
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