Season 3 American | Horror Story Cast ((top))
Conroy’s flame-haired, theatrical Myrtle is a fan favorite. A disgraced former council member who loves scotch and vintage fashion, Myrtle is burned at the stake (twice) for challenging Fiona. Conroy plays her as a camp, tragic, and fiercely principled figure whose return from the dead provides both comic relief and a poignant, fiery finale.
As the Supreme Witch of Miss Robichaux’s Academy, Jessica Lange delivers a tour-de-force performance. Fiona is glamorous, ruthless, and terrified of aging and losing her power. Lange masterfully balances cold-blooded murder (including disposing of the previous Supreme) with moments of tragic vulnerability, making Fiona one of the most iconic characters in the series. season 3 american horror story cast
(Recurring) The legendary singer appears as a viciously anti-witch neighbor. LuPone brings her formidable stage presence to the role, creating a hateful, Bible-thumping villain who meets a memorably grim end involving an immaculate conception of sorts. Honorable Mention: Papa Legba (Lance Reddick) – Reddick’s chilling, top-hatted voodoo deity, who delights in deals and collecting souls, serves as the season’s supernatural wild card. Conroy’s flame-haired, theatrical Myrtle is a fan favorite
Peters shifts from tortured souls to a tragic Frankenstein’s monster. Kyle is a sweet, pre-med student who is killed and then crudely resurrected by Madison and Zoe. Stitched together from body parts and unable to speak for much of the season, Peters conveys immense pathos through physicality alone, capturing Kyle’s horror, rage, and lingering humanity. As the Supreme Witch of Miss Robichaux’s Academy,
O’Hare plays the Coven’s devoted, mute butler with an unsettling obsession for Fiona Goode. Spalding harbors dark secrets (including a tea set made from a deceased witch’s bones) and a severed tongue that prevents him from speaking. His loyalty to Fiona borders on the grotesque, and his interactions with the ghost of Myrtle Snow are darkly comic.
Together, this ensemble turned Coven into a darkly funny, feminist, and gory Gothic soap opera—one of the most beloved and quotable seasons of American Horror Story .
Roberts makes her AHS debut as a sharp-tongued, narcissistic Hollywood starlet and telekinetic witch. Madison is mean, bored, and sexually assertive—a “bitch” in the best possible sense. Her volatile rivalry with Zoe, her affair with Kyle, and her desperate hunger for the title of Supreme make her a wildly entertaining antagonist.