Birth (American Horror Story)

"**Birth**"
"Birth"
American Horror Story episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 11
Directed by	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Written by	Tim Minear
Production code	1ATS10
Original air date	December 14, 2011
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearances
	Kate Mara as Hayden McClaine; Zachary Quinto as Chad Warwick; Frances Conroy as Moira O'Hara; Lily Rabe as Nora Montgomery; Matt Ross as Dr. Charles Montgomery; Sarah Paulson as Billie Dean Howard; Teddy Sears as Patrick; Steven Anderson as Dr. Marchesi; Rosa Salazar as Maria;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Smoldering Children"	Next →; "Afterbirth"
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"Birth" is the eleventh episode of the first season of the television series American Horror Story, which premiered on the network FX on December 14, 2011. The episode was written by Tim Minear and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. This episode is rated TV-MA (LV).

The episode was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie.

In this episode, Vivien (Connie Britton) gives birth and her daughter Violet (Taissa Farmiga) learn that Tate (Evan Peters) is the biological father to one of her new siblings. Kate Mara and Zachary Quinto guest star as Hayden McClaine and Chad Warwick, respectively.