Ryan Murphy’s ‘American Love Story’ Casts Sarah Pidgeon as JFK Jr.’s Wife Carolyn Bessette
“American Love Story” at FX has found its first cast member.
Variety has learned from sources that Sarah Pidgeon has been cast in one of the lead roles for the upcoming anthology series, which was originally announced in 2021. As previously reported, the first season of the series will focus on John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Pidgeon will star as Bessette.
Reps for 20th Television and FX declined to comment.
Bessette was raised in New York and Connecticut. After a brief modeling career, she went on to rise through the ranks at Calvin Klein, eventually working as director of publicity and dealing with the brand’s celebrity clients in New York. She began dating Kennedy in 1994 and the two were married in 1996. They were the subject of intense media scrutiny during their time together, with their lives frequently featured in the tabloids.
Pidgeon is perhaps best known for her...
Variety has learned from sources that Sarah Pidgeon has been cast in one of the lead roles for the upcoming anthology series, which was originally announced in 2021. As previously reported, the first season of the series will focus on John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Pidgeon will star as Bessette.
Reps for 20th Television and FX declined to comment.
Bessette was raised in New York and Connecticut. After a brief modeling career, she went on to rise through the ranks at Calvin Klein, eventually working as director of publicity and dealing with the brand’s celebrity clients in New York. She began dating Kennedy in 1994 and the two were married in 1996. They were the subject of intense media scrutiny during their time together, with their lives frequently featured in the tabloids.
Pidgeon is perhaps best known for her...
- 3/21/2025
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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