Sarah Pidgeon Has a Wild Pitch for ‘Love Story’ Season 2
Actress Sarah Pidgeon discusses her career breakthrough following her role as Carolyn Bessette in the hit FX anthology series 'Love Story'. She reflects on her recent Emmy nomination and the show's massive global streaming success.
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It’s been a big six months for Sarah Pidgeon . Since stepping into the role of Carolyn Bessette in Love Story , the actress has seen her career skyrocket. The FX anthology, created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, chronicles the tragic love story of John F. Kennedy Jr. (Paul Anthony Kelly) and Carolyn, who, along with her sister Lauren Bessette (Sydney Lemmon) , died in a plane crash on July 16, 1999. It became the most watched limited series on Hulu and Disney+ with more than 65 million hours streamed globally since its debut in February .
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