Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Biography

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.

🎬 Movies Featuring Sarah Jessica Parker

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles (2023)

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

as Sarah Sanderson
Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth (2013)

as Kira Supernova (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

as Self (archive footage)
Sex and the City

Sex and the City (2008)

as Carrie Bradshaw
Smart People

Smart People (2008)

as Janet Hartigan
The Family Stone

The Family Stone (2005)

as Meredith Morton
State and Main

State and Main (2000)

as Claire Wellesley
'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You (1997)

as Francesca Lanfield
Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks! (1996)

as Nathalie Lake
If Lucy Fell

If Lucy Fell (1996)

as Lucy Ackerman
Ed Wood

Ed Wood (1994)

as Dolores Fuller
Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus (1993)

as Sarah Sanderson
Dadah Is Death

Dadah Is Death (1988)

as Rachel Goldman
Hocus Pocus 3

Hocus Pocus 3 (N/A)

as Sarah Sanderson