Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress, producer, and designer. She is best known for her leading 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 has since been recognized as one of the greatest female characters on television.
Parker made her Broadway debut at age 11 in the 1976 revival of The Innocents, before going on to star in such films as L.A. Story (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), Ed Wood (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996). She returned to television in the late 1990s with a leading role on the ABC comedy series Spin City (1996–2002), before starring in the short-lived CBS drama series Cashmere Mafia (2008). Her other film roles include 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 2004 when she starred as Isabelle Wright in the HBO series The Sarah Jessica Parker Show.
Parker has been married to actor Matthew Broderick since 1997. They have three children together: James Wilkie Broderick, Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, and Tabitha Hodge Broderick.
Sarah Jessica Parker’s top 10 movies of her career are:
1. “Sex and the City” (1998-2004)- The movie that started it all, “Sex and the City” is based on the popular HBO series of the same name. Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Carrie Bradshaw, a New York City writer who chronicles her adventures (and misadventures) in dating and relationships. The movie follows Carrie and her friends as they navigate love and life in the Big Apple.
2. “The First Wives Club” (1996)- In “The First Wives Club,” Sarah Jessica Parker co-stars with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton as a trio of ex-wives who seek revenge on their cheating former husbands. The film was a box office hit, grossing over $180 million worldwide.
3. “Hocus Pocus” (1993) – Sarah Jessica Parker’s first lead role in a movie came in this cult classic about three witches who are resurrected on Halloween night.
4. “L.A. Story” (1991) – In this romantic comedy, Sarah Jessica Parker played the love interest of Steve Martin’s character, a weatherman who starts having strange visions.
5. “Footloose” (1984) – Sarah Jessica Parker’s film debut was in this classic teen movie about a city boy who moves to a small town and rebels against its strict rules prohibiting dancing.
6. “Mars Attacks!” (1996) – In this Tim Burton-directed sci-fi comedy, Sarah Jessica Parker played one of the few humans to survive an alien invasion.
7. “The Family Stone” (2005) – Sarah Jessica Parker starred in this holiday favorite as the black sheep of a family who returns home for Christmas and causes chaos.
8. “Failure to Launch” (2006) – In this romantic comedy, Sarah Jessica Parker played a woman hired to help a 35-year-old man (Matthew McConaughey) finally leave his parents’ home.
9. “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” (2009) – Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant starred in this rom-com about a estranged couple who witness a murder and are placed in the Witness Protection Program together.
10. “I Don’t Know How She Does It” (2011) – Sarah Jessica Parker played a working mom trying to juggle her career and family life in this comedy based on the best-selling novel of the same name.
