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Sarah Jessica Parker Profile |
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Birth Date: March 25, 1965
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Birth Place: Nelsonville, Ohio, USA
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Birth Name: Sarah Jessica Parker
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Height: 5'4"
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Biography |
Sarah Jessica Parker was born on March 25, 1965, in
Nelsonville, Ohio, to Stephen Parker and Barbra Forste (who
married Paul Forste after divorcing Sarah's father). Sarah's
mother had four more children with Forste, so Sarah has
three full siblings and four half siblings.
Trained in singing and ballet, Sarah was cast in the
Broadway production of The Innocents, which prompted her
family to relocate to New Jersey. Already a professional
performer (she studied at the American Ballet School and the
Professional Children's School), Sarah was cast in The Sound
of Music (along with four of her siblings), and landed the
lead in the Broadway run of Annie.
After a year as the free-spirited orphan, Sarah attended
Dwight Morrow High School, while continuing to add more
credits to her acting resume. She landed a role in the
made-for-TV movie My Body, My Child before being cast as one
of the lead roles in the 1982 sitcom Square Pegs, as high
schooler Patty Greene.
Once a graduate, Sarah decided to pursue a full-time acting
career rather than further her education. Since Square Pegs
didn't last more than a year, Sarah moved on to supporting
film roles in movies such as Somewhere Tomorrow (1983),
Footloose (1984), Firstborn (1984), and the lead role in the
teenage chick flick Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985).
Sarah was having lots of fun, although she had yet to land a
star-turning role. After more television appearances in
series and made-for-TV movies, including A Year in the Life,
The Room Upstairs, Dadah is Death, and Equal Justice, Sarah
finally landed the role of Steve Martin's bubbly lover in
the 1991 comedy, L.A. Story.
More substantial film roles soon followed, starting with a
role opposite Nicolas Cage in 1992's Honeymoon in Vegas
(which foreshadowed her comedic talent), Hocus Pocus (1993),
Striking Distance (1993), opposite Bruce Willis, and Ed Wood
(1994). A big Woody Allen fan, she starred opposite the
renowned filmmaker in the TV movie The Sunshine Boys in 1995
and that same year she landed a starring role in Miami
Rhapsody.
1996 was a film intensive year with roles in The First Wives
Clubs, If Lucy Fell, Extreme Measures, and Mars Attacks!.
All the while making a name for herself in film, Sarah was
gaining respect as a theater actress, with her lead role as
a dog (hard to imagine, but true) in the off-Broadway Sylvia
and her Broadway roles in How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying (starring her present husband, Matthew
Broderick), and the Tony-nominated Once Upon a Mattress.
But Sarah's star has shot up since her portrayal of
Manhattan sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the HBO series
Sex and the City, which was on the air from 1998 to 2004.
The fact that she won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a
Comedy Series four times, as well as the Emmy for Best
Actress in a Comedy Series in 2004, only underscores the
fact that she played the role of Carrie as though it were
literally written for her. (By the way, the female singer
she made out with on an episode of the show was Alanis
Morissette).
During her stint on Sex and the City, Sarah continued to
appear on the big screen in movies like Dudley Do-Right
(1999), State and Main (2000), and Life Without Dick (2001).
Since Sex and the City went off the air in 2004, she has
added Strangers with Candy (2005), The Family Stone (2005)
and Failure to Launch (2006) to her resume.
She may have portrayed the role of single, man-hunting
Carrie in the Emmy-winning Sex and the City, but Sarah has
been happily married to fellow actor Matthew Broderick, with
whom she has a child, since 1997. She has had her share of
famous lovers though, including Robert Downey Jr. (who she
also lived with), and the late John F. Kennedy Jr.
In her spare time, Sarah is a member of Hollywood's Women's
Political Committee, and is UNICEF's representative for the
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Hosted The 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000) (TV), and changed
into 15 different outfits throughout the show.
Appeared as a special guest star in several episodes of
_"Shalom Sesame" (1997)_ , the Israeli version of "Sesame
Street" (1969).
Made her first TV special at the age of 8.
Lived with Robert Downey Jr. from 1984 to 1991.
Played "Annie" during the original Broadway run of Annie.
Was third in the list of girls to play her.
Dated John Kennedy Jr.
Dated singer/songwriter Joshua Kadison. After the break-up
Kadison wrote the song "Jessie" in the early 90s about
dealing with the break-up.
Named one of E!'s "top 20 entertainers of 2001."
Named the 52nd annual Woman of the Year by Harvard's Hasty
Pudding Theatricals on February 7, 2002.
Son James Wilke Broderick born at Lenox Hill Hospital, in
Manhattan. [October 28, 2002]
Has been close friends with actor Willie Garson for over 15
years.
Has a brother, Aaron D. Forste, who is a production
assistant on "Sex and the City" (1998).
Prefers British TV comedies, especially "Fawlty Towers"
(1975) and "Absolutely Fabulous" (1992)
Is one of eight children: brothers Timothy Britten Parker
and Pippin Parker, sister Rachel Parker, half-brothers Aaron
D. Forste and Andrew Forste, and half-sisters Megan Forste
and Allegra Forste.
After ending her television run of "Sex and the City"
(1998), she negotiated a multi-million dollar contract to do
advertisements for The Gap clothing; a brand she never wore
once in her entire "Sex and the City" (1998) show!
Attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts
(SCPA) in Cincinnati with Rocky Carroll.
Played a role in the original stage production of "The Heidi
Chronicles," only to be replaced when the show moved to
Broadway...by Cynthia Nixon, her "Sex and the City" (1998)
co-star. Kim Cattrall played a role in the 1995 film version
of the play. That makes Kristin Davis the only regular cast
member of "Sex and the City" (1998) not to appear in some
adaptation of the play.
Finally won an Emmy in 2004 for Outstanding Lead Actress in
a Comedy Series, after five consecutive losses.
Is the only one out of the four main female actresses of
"Sex and the City" (1998) not to have done any nudity in the
show, because she has a strict no-nudity clause in her
contract.
She grew up having to share clothes with siblings and having
only one or two pair of shoes for the entire year. She
developed a "shoe fetish" that was also shared by her
character on "Sex and the City" (1998). Parker admitted that
she has a closet at her home just for her footwear!
Was introduced to husband Matthew Broderick through her
brother, Timothy Britten Parker.
Many gambling and betting establishments actually stopped
accepting some bets on Sarah Jessica Parker for the 2004
Primetime Emmys because she was so widely predicted to walk
away with an Emmy award, and she did.
Very close friends with actor 'Ron Rifkin; .
Ranked #39 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2000 and did a spoof with her
costars in Sex and the City called Sex and the Matrix.
Has a new fragrance, called Lovely
After her multi-million dollar contract with the Gap was
terminated, she rebounded by joining the ranks of J-Lo,
Paris Hilton and Joan Collins by marketing herself and
coming out with her own perfume, for which she is being paid
in the seven figure range.
Manolo Blahnik named a shoe in her honor, the SJP.
Andie Macdowell beat her for the role of Carrie in Four
Weddings and a Funeral.
Her son, James Wilkie, was named after Broderick's father
James, and after Wilkie Collins who is a favorite writer of
both parents.
A member of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee.
Celebrated her 40th birthday at the Plaza. Among the guests
were Kyra Sedgwick, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Noth, Kim
Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Nathan Lane.
"Sex and the City" (1998) made her a fashion icon to women
all over the world due to her extravagant New Yorkian style. |
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