Sarah Jessica Parker
Birth Place: Nelsonville, OH, USA
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BIO
Sarah Jessica Parker 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).
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.
Most recently, she appeared on Broadway opposite husband Matthew Broderick in Plaza Suite, and on the small screen in Hocus Pocus 2 and “And Just Like That”, HBO's new Sex and the City sequel series.
STAGE CREDITS
Movies
[ 1983 ] Lori Anderson
[ 1984 ] Lisa
[ 1984 ] Rusty
[ 1985 ] Janey
[ 1986 ] Carolyn McAdams
[ 1991 ] SanDeE*
[ 1992 ] Betsy Nolan, Donna Korman
[ 1993 ] Jo Christman
[ 1993 ] Sarah
[ 1994 ] Dolores Fuller
[ 1995 ] Gwyn
[ 1996 ] Jodie Trammel
[ 1996 ] Lucy Ackerman
[ 1996 ] Nathalie Lake
[ 1996 ] Sarah Geldhart
[ 1996 ] Shelly Stewart
[ 1997 ] Francesca Lanfield
[ 1999 ] Nell Fenwick
[ 2000 ] Claire Wellesley
[ 2005 ] Meredith Morton
[ 2005 ] Peggy Call
[ 2006 ] Paula
[ 2007 ] Sarah Daniels
[ 2008 ] Carrie Bradshaw
[ 2008 ] Janet Hartigan
[ 2009 ] Meryl Morgan
[ 2010 ] Carrie Bradshaw
[ 2011 ] Kate Reddy
[ 2012 ] Kira Supernova
[ 2015 ] Maggie Falk
[ 2018 ] Vivienne
[ 2022 ] Sarah Sanderson
[ 2022 ] producer
TV Shows
Kay Ericson Gardner
Carrie Bradshaw
Frances
Jo Ann Harris
Isabelle Wright
Carrie Bradshaw
Patty Greene
Awards and Nominations
Sarah Jessica Parker, Plaza Suite
winner
Sarah Jessica Parker, Wonder of the World
Sarah Jessica Parker, Sylvia
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sarah Jessica Parker has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Sarah Jessica Parker has appeared on London's West End in 3 shows.
Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for Plaza Suite, Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Wonder of the World and Outstanding Actress - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Sylvia.
Sarah Jessica Parker has won several prestigious awards throughout her career. These include 4 Primetime Emmy Awards for her outstanding performance in television, specifically for her role in Sex and the City. She has also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy. In addition, Parker has been honored with 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards, both as an individual and as a part of the ensemble cast of Sex and the City. Furthermore, she earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Once Upon a Mattress. Her accomplishments in the industry have made her a respected figure in both television and theater.
Sarah Jessica Parker's first West End show was Plaza Suite which opened in 2024