Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. She is known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. The character was widely popular during the airing of the series and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television. She later reprised the role in films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as the television show And Just Like That... (2021–present). Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of The Innocents, before going on to star in the title role of the Broadway musical Annie in 1979. She made her first major film appearances in the 1984 dramas Footloose and Firstborn. Her other film roles include L.A. Story (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Ed Wood (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), The Family Stone (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011). In 2012, Parker returned to television for the first time since Sex and the City, portraying Isabelle Wright in three episodes of the FOX series Glee. She starred as Frances Dufresne in the HBO series Divorce (2016–2019), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Since 2005, she has run her own production company, Pretty Matches, which has been creating content for HBO and other channels.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.391
The Ben Stiller Show

The Ben Stiller Show

4.8
Sesame Street

Sesame Street

7.072
Square Pegs

Square Pegs

7.25
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

7.518
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.7
The View

The View

4.5
The Daily Show

The Daily Show

6.354
Today

Today

5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.5
This Week

This Week

9
The Early Show

The Early Show

5.7
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.2
A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

6.8
MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

7.9
TV Land Moguls

TV Land Moguls

6
The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

5.1
Equal Justice

Equal Justice

6.3
The Oscars

The Oscars

7
GMTV

GMTV

5.6
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

6.6
Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

3.3
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

7.2
The Alec Baldwin Show

The Alec Baldwin Show

1
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.8
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year

Hamish and Andy's Gap Year

7
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.3
Divorce

Divorce

6.5
Project Runway

Project Runway

6.2
Chelsea

Chelsea

5.118
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5.1
ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

6.429
2 Dope Queens

2 Dope Queens

5.5
A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

9
Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

5.75
Leute heute

Leute heute

3
The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

4.8
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.061
The Great American Read

The Great American Read

7
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

7
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

7.195
Bambi-Verleihung

Bambi-Verleihung

9
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.343
Glee

Glee

6.758
Billy on the Street

Billy on the Street

6.6
3-2-1 Contact

3-2-1 Contact

7
Hotel

Hotel

6.8
American Playhouse

American Playhouse

6.25
Shalom Sesame

Shalom Sesame

0
The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

7.7
Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood

Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood

8
Nightcap

Nightcap

5.1
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

7.5
And Just Like That…

And Just Like That…

7.4
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

4.4

Movies

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

6.415
Ed Wood

Ed Wood

7.5
L.A. Story

L.A. Story

6.487
Footloose

Footloose

6.675
If Lucy Fell

If Lucy Fell

5.077
Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

7
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

7.038
The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

6.706
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

6.564
A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

4.5
Striking Distance

Striking Distance

5.852
State and Main

State and Main

6.3
Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

6
Sex and the Matrix

Sex and the Matrix

6.4
Life Without Dick

Life Without Dick

3.7
Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

5.825
Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

5.373
The Family Stone

The Family Stone

6.292
Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter

5.438
Smart People

Smart People

5.833
'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You

3.9
Honeymoon in Vegas

Honeymoon in Vegas

5.7
Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

5.575
New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

5.9
Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2

6.082
Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

6.1
Miami Rhapsody

Miami Rhapsody

5.4
Dudley Do-Right

Dudley Do-Right

4.1
Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth

5.741
Somewhere, Tomorrow

Somewhere, Tomorrow

4.4
I Don't Know How She Does It

I Don't Know How She Does It

5.2
And Just Like That... The Documentary

And Just Like That... The Documentary

6.8
Firstborn

Firstborn

6
The Ryan White Story

The Ryan White Story

6.3
The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

4.706
Off the Record: The 9/11 Election

Off the Record: The 9/11 Election

0
The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

7.2
The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

4
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

4
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

7.2
The Almost Royal Family

The Almost Royal Family

0
Hocus Pocus 3

Hocus Pocus 3

0
All Roads Lead to Rome

All Roads Lead to Rome

4.9
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

7.9
In the Best Interest of the Children

In the Best Interest of the Children

5
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

10
Grit & Grace: The Fight for the American Dream

Grit & Grace: The Fight for the American Dream

1
Dadah Is Death

Dadah Is Death

4
My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

9
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

7.2
Life Under Water

Life Under Water

6.2
Propaganda

Propaganda

8.083
$ellebrity

$ellebrity

5.8
Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis

Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis

0
Owen

Owen

0
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

0
Here and Now

Here and Now

5.305
Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together

Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together

0
One Night Only - Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard

One Night Only - Barbra Streisand and Quartet at the Village Vanguard

7.1
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

7
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

6.6
R.E.M.: Rough Cut

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

5
The Times of Bill Cunningham

The Times of Bill Cunningham

0
Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

Ed Wood: Let's Shoot This @#!%

0
Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

7.4
America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

6.2
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

2.5
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover

7.1
Life After Tomorrow

Life After Tomorrow

6.4
Mademoiselle C

Mademoiselle C

5.8
Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2

7.202
One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

7
Sex and the City: A Farewell

Sex and the City: A Farewell

10