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Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

Ed Wood

Ed Wood

1994

L.A. Story

L.A. Story

1991

Footloose

Footloose

1984

If Lucy Fell

If Lucy Fell

1996

Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator

1986

Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus

1993

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

2008

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

A Life Apart: Hasidism in America

1998

Striking Distance

Striking Distance

1993

State and Main

State and Main

2000

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

1996

Sex and the Matrix

Sex and the Matrix

2000

Life Without Dick

Life Without Dick

2002

Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

2006

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009

The Family Stone

The Family Stone

2005

Spinning Into Butter

Spinning Into Butter

2009

Smart People

Smart People

2008

'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You

1997

Honeymoon in Vegas

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2006

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2

2010

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

1985

Miami Rhapsody

Miami Rhapsody

1995

Dudley Do-Right

Dudley Do-Right

1999

Escape from Planet Earth

Escape from Planet Earth

2013

Somewhere, Tomorrow

Somewhere, Tomorrow

1983

I Don't Know How She Does It

I Don't Know How She Does It

2011

And Just Like That... The Documentary

And Just Like That... The Documentary

2022

Firstborn

Firstborn

1984

The Ryan White Story

The Ryan White Story

1989

The Sunshine Boys

The Sunshine Boys

1996

Off the Record: The 9/11 Election

Off the Record: The 9/11 Election

2003

The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

1996

The Room Upstairs

The Room Upstairs

1987

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

1985

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

The Almost Royal Family

The Almost Royal Family

1984

Hocus Pocus 3

Hocus Pocus 3

All Roads Lead to Rome

All Roads Lead to Rome

2016

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

2023

In the Best Interest of the Children

In the Best Interest of the Children

1992

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Grit & Grace: The Fight for the American Dream

Grit & Grace: The Fight for the American Dream

2022

Dadah Is Death

Dadah Is Death

1988

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

1982

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007

Life Under Water

Life Under Water

1989

$ellebrity

$ellebrity

2013

Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis

Honorable but Broken: EMS in Crisis

Owen

Owen

1995

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

2024

Here and Now

Here and Now

2018

Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together

Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together

2007

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

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

2010

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

2019

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

R.E.M.: Rough Cut

1995

The Times of Bill Cunningham

The Times of Bill Cunningham

2018

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

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

2004

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

Ed Wood: Pie Plates Over Hollywood

2004

America | A Tribute to Heroes

America | A Tribute to Heroes

2001

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder

2015

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

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

2020

Life After Tomorrow

Life After Tomorrow

2006

Mademoiselle C

Mademoiselle C

2013

Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2

2022

One World: Together at Home

One World: Together at Home

2020

Sex and the City: A Farewell

Sex and the City: A Farewell

VH1: Divas Live

VH1: Divas Live

1998

The New Yorker at 100

The New Yorker at 100

2025

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998

The Ben Stiller Show

The Ben Stiller Show

1992

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

1969

Square Pegs

Square Pegs

1982

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

The View

The View

1997

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Today

Today

1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

This Week

This Week

1981

The Early Show

The Early Show

1999

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

1987

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

TV Land Moguls

TV Land Moguls

2004

The Jonathan Ross Show

The Jonathan Ross Show

2011

Equal Justice

Equal Justice

1990

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

GMTV

GMTV

1993

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010

Live from Studio Five

Live from Studio Five

2009

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

2010

The Alec Baldwin Show

The Alec Baldwin Show

2018

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

1994

Hamish and Andy's Gap Year

Hamish and Andy's Gap Year

2011

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Divorce

Divorce

2016

Project Runway

Project Runway

2004

Chelsea

Chelsea

2016

ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

2 Dope Queens

2 Dope Queens

2018

A Year in the Life

A Year in the Life

1986

Twist of Fate

Twist of Fate

1989

Leute heute

Leute heute

1997

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

2005

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

The Great American Read

The Great American Read

2018

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

2012

Bambi

Bambi

1948

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Glee

Glee

2009

Billy on the Street

Billy on the Street

2011

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

Shalom Sesame

Shalom Sesame

Hotel

Hotel

1982

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

1982

Nightcap

Nightcap

2016

3-2-1 Contact

3-2-1 Contact

1980

Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood

Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood

1998

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018

And Just Like That…

And Just Like That…

2021

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

In Vogue: The 90s

In Vogue: The 90s

2024

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956