She's been The Girl Most Likely for about a decade after blasting into Hollywood's consciousness in Down With Love. She became the go-to Sorkin actress with Studio 60, then Ryan Murphy put her in Nip/Tuck and now, three separate seasons of American Horror Story. And this year, she is blowing audiences away with her powerful turn as Mrs Epps in 12 Years A Slave as she gets under her slaves' skin, literally. She spoke to David Poland about 12 Years and her own journey.

Shot in Los Angeles, November 2013

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