Biography
Working professionally from the age of 10, Sarah Jessica Parker made the difficult transition from awkward teen actress to respected leading lady, evolving into a trendsetting fashion icon in the process. At 15, Parker took on the lead role in the 1979 Broadway production of the hit musical "Annie," then co-starred on the popular high school comedy series "Square Pegs" (CBS, 1982-83). After nearly a decade of toiling away in various film and …
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Career Milestones
| Moved to New York City and appeared with the American Ballet Theatre | ||
| Raised in Cincinnati, OH | ||
1973 | Made her TV debut in "The Little Match Girl" (NBC) | |
1976 | Landed her Broadway debut in "The Innocents;" also featured brother, Timothy Britten Parker | |
1978 | Joined the Broadway musical "Annie" as one of the orphans; later cast in the title role | |
1979 | Made film debut in the feature "Rich Kids" | |
1982 | Appeared in the TV-movie "My Body, My Child" (ABC) | |
1982 | Cast as awkward, bespectacled teen Patty Greene on the CBS-TV sitcom "Square Pegs" (cancelled after one season) | |
1984 | Cast in memorable role of Ariel's friend Rusty in "Footloose" | |
1984 | Landed first leading role in a feature, "Somewhere Tomorrow" | |
1985 | Co-starred in the CBS-TV movie "Going For the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story" | |
1985 | Played the lead in the teen comedy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" co-starring Helen Hunt | |
1986 | Acted in last feature film for five years, "Flight of the Navigator" | |
1986 | Played free-spirited Kay on the NBC miniseries and subsequent spin-off series "A Year in the Life" | |
1989 | Acted Off-Broadway in Wendy Wasserstein's play "The Heidi Chronicles" | |
1991 | Played ditzy-blonde SanDeE* opposite Steve Martin in "L.A. Story"; also written by Martin | |
1991 | Returned to Off-Broadway in Jon Robin Baitz's play "The Substance of Fire" | |
1992 | Starred in the comedy "Honeymoon in Vegas" opposite Nicolas Cage and James Caan | |
1993 | Co-starred as a young witch in the supernatural comedy "Hocus Pocus" | |
1994 | Appeared opposite Johnny Depp in "Ed Wood," Tim Burton's affectionate biopic of the outlandish director | |
1995 | Portrayed the title role of a dog in A.R. Gurney's Off-Broadway play "Sylvia" | |
1995 | Starred in the romantic comedy "Miami Rhapsody" | |
1996 | Landed memorable role as Shelly, a dim-witted but manipulative fiancée in "The First Wives Club" | |
1996 | Returned to Broadway to co-star with Matthew Broderick in revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" | |
1997 | Acted in the CBS-TV adaptation of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" (filmed in 1995) | |
1997 | Appeared in the Broadway revival of "Once Upon a Mattress" | |
1998 | Portrayed NYC sex and relationships columnist Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO acclaimed series "Sex and the City"; became a producer as of 1999; garnered Emmy (1999, 2002, 2003), Golden Globe (2002, 2004) and SAG (2005) nominations for Best Actress | |
2000 | Appeared in the David Mamet ensemble "State and Main" | |
2004 | Represented the Gap in a marketing campaign; featured in a series of TV spots and print ads | |
2005 | Played Dermot Mulroney's uptight girlfriend in "The Family Stone"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress | |
2005 | Signed a two-year deal with HBO to develop and produce series and other programming for the premium cable channel through her production company Pretty Matches Productions | |
2006 | Starred in romantic comedy "Failure to Launch" with Matthew McConaughey | |
2008 | Joined Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page in the indie feature "Smart People" | |
2008 | Reprised the character of Carrie Bradshaw for "Sex and the City: The Movie" | |
2009 | Co-starred with Hugh Grant in the comedy "Did You Hear About the Morgans?" | |
2010 | Reprised her role of Carrie Bradshaw for "Sex and the City 2" | |
2011 | Cast in the ensemble romantic comedy "New Year's Eve," directed by Garry Marshall | |
2011 | Starred as a working mother in the comedy "I Don't Know How She Does It" | |
Awards
1998 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
1999 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2000 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2002 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television Series - Comedy in Sex and the City |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2004 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Sex and the City |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2004 | Producers Guild of America Award for Television Series - Comedy in Sex and the City |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical in The Family Stone |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Sex and the City |