
Naomi Grossman
Biography
Naomi Grossman was a 2018 Primetime Emmy nominee for "Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama" for her role in Ctrl Alt Delete. Best known as the first crossover character, the fan-favorite "Pepper" on FX's American Horror Story: Asylum & Freak Show, Naomi also appeared as a new character, the Satanist "Samantha Crowe" in the eighth season, Apocalypse. Naomi made #5 of IMDb's "Top 10 Breakout Stars" after her STARmeter skyrocketed to #1, making her the most searched in its entire 8 million person database. Huffington Post, The Wrap, Screen Rant, and Syfy all ranked Pepper among "The Best AHS Characters Ever;" MTV named her their "#1 Good Guy;" Uproxx, their "#1 Most Tragic;" Geek Insider, a "Top 5 Most Underrated AHS Performer," and Entertainment Weekly called her being cast in the role "The Best of 2012." Fans may also recognize her from cameos in the following feature films: Table for Three, The Chair, 1BR, Sky Sharks, Bite Me, Painkillers, The Lurker, Murder RX, The Portal, Preacher Six, An Accidental Zombie (Named Ted), and Fear, Inc. Naomi graduated in theatre from Northwestern University, and is a former member of the Groundlings Sunday Company.
Known For

TV
American Horror Story
Pepper
2011

TV
American Horror Story
Samantha Crowe
2011

TV
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron
2005

TV
Good Girls
Dr. Amanda Johnson
2018

TV
American Horror Stories
Rabid Ruth
2021

TV
Obliterated
Janet
2023

TV
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge
2011

Film
HIM
Marjorie
2025

Film
1BR
Janice
2019

TV
Painted with Raven
Self - Guest Judge
2021

Film
Sky Sharks
Natalie Rochefort
2020

Film
The Lurker
Grace Fisher
2019

Film
Fear, Inc.
Cat
2016

Film
The Allnighter
Passenger Ava
2022

Film
Painkillers
Nurse Sheralyn
2019

Film
Murder Motel
Anna
2023

Film
The Chair
Mother
2016

Film
Pet Investigators
Patricia Brown
2025

Film
Murder RX
2020

Film
Superhuman: The Invisible Made Visible
Self
2020
Filmography
2025FilmHIMas Marjorie2025FilmPet Investigatorsas Patricia Brown2024FilmHauntologyas Annalisa Drouais2023TVObliteratedas Janet2023FilmMurder Motelas Anna2023FilmObliviousas Willow2022FilmThe Allnighteras Passenger Ava2021TVPainted with Ravenas Self - Guest Judge2021TVAmerican Horror Storiesas Rabid Ruth2020FilmSky Sharksas Natalie Rochefort2020FilmSuperhuman: The Invisible Made Visibleas Self2020FilmMurder RX2019FilmThe Lurkeras Grace Fisher2019Film1BRas Janice2019FilmBite Meas Chrissy2019FilmPainkillersas Nurse Sheralyn2018TVGood Girlsas Dr. Amanda Johnson2017FilmAn Accidental Zombie (Named Ted)as Carrie2016FilmThe Chairas Mother2016FilmFear, Inc.as Cat2011TVAmerican Horror Storyas Pepper2011TVHalloween Warsas Self - Guest Judge2005TVHell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant Patron—FilmThe Subscriberas Kitt KO Jones