Popsugar Entertainment American Horror Story American Horror Story Season 4 Characters American Horror Story Character Breakdown: Meet the Freaks October 8, 2014 by Maggie Panos View On One Page Photo 7 of 15 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 7 Gloria Mott Played by: Frances Conroy Is she in the freak show? No Who she is: Conroy is playing Gloria, "a wealthy woman whose son, Dandy (Finn Wittrock), wants to join the freak show," according to EW. Previous Next Start Slideshow American Horror StoryFall TVTVAmerican Horror Story Freak Show