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Parker in September 2007

Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress and television producer who has been acting in film, television and theater since the 1970s. 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).

She made her first major film appearances in the 1984 dramas Footloose and Firstborn. Her other film roles include The Ryan White Story (1989), L.A. Story with Steve Martin (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas with Nicolas Cage (1992), Hocus Pocus with Bette Midler (1993), Ed Wood with Johnny Depp (1994), The First Wives Club again with Midler (1996), The Family Stone with Diane Keaton (2005), Failure to Launch with Matthew McConaughey (2006), Did You Hear About the Morgans? with Hugh Grant (2009), and New Year's Eve with Abigail Breslin (2011).

In 2012, Parker returned to television for the first time since Sex and the City, portraying Isabelle Wright in three episodes of the musical television series Glee. She starred as Frances Dufresne in the HBO series Divorce alongside Thomas Haden Church (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.

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.

As an actress

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Somewhere Tomorrow Lori Anderson
1984 Footloose Rusty
Firstborn Lisa
1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Janey Glenn
1986 Flight of the Navigator Carolyn McAdams
1991 L.A. Story SanDeE*
1992 Honeymoon in Vegas Betsy Nolan / Donna Korman
1993 Striking Distance Jo Christman / Det. Emily Harper
Hocus Pocus Sarah Sanderson Also sings "Come Little Children"
1994 Ed Wood Dolores Fuller
1995 Miami Rhapsody Gwyn Marcus
1996 Mars Attacks! Nathalie Lake
If Lucy Fell Lucy Ackerman
The First Wives Club Shelly Stewart
Extreme Measures Jodie Trammel
The Substance of Fire Sarah Geldhart
1997 'Til There Was You Francesca Lanfield
1999 Dudley Do-Right Nell Fenwick
2000 State and Main Claire Wellesley
2002 Life Without Dick Colleen Gibson
2005 The Family Stone Meredith Morton
2006 Strangers with Candy Peggy Callas
Failure to Launch Paula
2007 Spinning into Butter Sarah Daniels Also producer
2008 Smart People Janet Hartigan
Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw Also producer
2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Meryl Morgan
2010 Sex and the City 2 Carrie Bradshaw Also producer
2011 I Don't Know How She Does It Kate Reddy
New Year's Eve Kate Doyle
2013 Escape from Planet Earth Kira Supernova (voice)
Lovelace Gloria Steinem Scenes deleted[1]
2016 All Roads Lead to Rome Maggie
2018 Here and Now Vivienne Also producer
2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Sarah Sanderson

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Little Match Girl The Little Match Girl Television film
1980 3-2-1 Contact Annie 3 episodes
1982 My Body, My Child Katy Television film
1982–1983 Square Pegs Patty Greene Lead role, 20 episodes
1984 ABC Afterschool Special Suzanne Henderson Episode: "The Almost Royal Family"
1986 Hotel Rachel Episode: "Hearts Divided"
1987 The Room Upstairs Mandy Janovic Television film
1987–1988 A Year in the Life Kay Erickson Main cast, 22 episodes
1988 Dadah Is Death Rachel Goldman 2-part miniseries
1989 Twist of Fate Miriam Episode: "Part II"
The Ryan White Story Laura Television film
Life Under Water Amy-Beth
1991 Shalom Sesame Jerusalem Jones Episode: "Show 10: Passover"
1990–1991 Equal Justice Jo Ann Harris Main cast, 26 episodes
1992 In the Best Interest of the Children Callie Cain Television film
1994 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M."
1996 The Sunshine Boys Nancy Davison Television film
1999 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Herself Episode: "Curling Flower Space"
1998 Stories from My Childhood Narrator (voice) Episode: "Cinderella & The House on Chicken Legs"
1998–2004 Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw 94 episodes, also executive producer and narrator
2007 Project Runway Herself Episode: "I Started Crying"
2007–2010 Sesame Street 3 episodes
2010 Who Do You Think You Are? Episode: "Sarah Jessica Parker"
2012–2013 Glee Isabelle Wright 3 episodes
2016–2019 Divorce Frances Dufresne Lead role, 24 episodes, also executive producer
2016 Nightcap Herself Episode: "Babymaker"
2021–present And Just Like That... Carrie Bradshaw Lead role, 21 episodes, also executive producer

Theatre

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Year Title Role Venue
1976 The Innocents Flora Morosco Theatre (12 performances)
1978–1980 Annie July / Annie (replacement) Uris Theatre
1984 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday Rachel Circle in the Square Downtown
1988 The Heidi Chronicles Becky / Clara / Denise (replacement) Playwrights Horizons
1989–1990 Plymouth Theatre
1991 The Substance of Fire Sarah Geldhart Playwrights Horizons
1992 Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater
1995 Sylvia Sylvia New York City Center / Stage I
1995–1996 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Rosemary Pillkington (replacement) Richard Rodgers Theatre
1996–1997 Once Upon a Mattress Princess Winnifred Broadhurst Theatre
2001 Wonder of the World Cass Harris New York City Center / Stage I
2013–2014 The Commons of Pensacola Becca New York City Center / Stage I
2020 Plaza Suite Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley Colonial Theatre
2022 Hudson Theatre, Broadway[2]
2024 Savoy Theatre, West End[3]

As a producer

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Year Title Notes
2002–2004 Sex and the City 28 episodes (executive producer)
18 episodes (co-executive producer)
16 episodes (producer)
2007 Spinning into Butter
2008 Sex and the City Co-producer
2009 Washingtonienne Executive producer; episode: "Pilot"
2010 Sex and the City 2
Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Executive producer
2012 Pretty Old Executive producer; documentary
2013–2014 City.Ballet Executive producer; TV series short
2016–2019 Divorce Executive producer
2018 Here and Now
2021–present And Just Like That...

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Breznican, Anthony (January 16, 2013). "'Lovelace': Sarah Jessica Parker cut from porn drama -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  2. ^ ""Plaza Suite," starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, starts previews on Broadway". CBS News. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. ^ https://playbill.com/article/plaza-suite-starring-matthew-broderick-and-sarah-jessica-parker-extends-in-the-west-end
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