Sarah Jessica Parker was born on March 25, 1965 in Nelsonville, Ohio. She is an American actress and producer, with a portfolio of television, movie, and theater performances.

Parker began acting professionally when she was eight years old, and by 1976 she was appearing in Broadway plays. In 1982 she landed a role in the television sitcom Square Pegs.

In 1991 she co-starred with Steve Martin in the comedy L.A. Story, Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) and the dramady Ed Wood (2004).

In 1998 she was given the lead role in the frankly sexual cable television series Sex and the City. The show gave Parker her signature role as Carrie, the romance-happy diarist and leader of a group of four libidinous single women in Manhattan. The show ran for six seasons on HBO, from 1998-2004.

She also starred in The Family Stone (2005) and the romantic comedy Failure to Launch (2006).

As her career continued to blossom into the 1990s, she met journalist John Kennedy Jr. and dated him for several months. Prior to this, Parker had a serious relationship with Robert Downey Jr. On May 19, 1997, she married actor Matthew Broderick.

Filmography

• A Family Affair (2008)
• Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
• Smart People (2008)
• The Late Bloomer's Revolution (2009)
• Spinning Into Butter (2007)
• Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together (2007)
• Failure to Launch (2006)
• The Family Stone (2005)
• Strangers with Candy (2005)
• "Sex and the City" (94 episodes, 1998-2004)
• Life Without Dick (2002)
• State and Main (2000)
• Sex and the Matrix (2000)
• Dudley Do-Right (1999)
• "Stories from My Childhood" (1 episode 1996)
• 'Til There Was You (1997)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Extreme Measures (1996)
• The First Wives Club (1996)
• The Substance of Fire (1996)
• If Lucy Fell (1996)
• Miami Rhapsody (1995)
• The Sunshine Boys (1995)
• Ed Wood (1994)
• Striking Distance (1993)
• Hocus Pocus (1993)
• Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
• In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
• L.A. Story (1991)
• "Equal Justice" (1990)
• Equal Justice (1990)
• The Ryan White Story (1989)
• Pursuit (1989)
• Life Under Water (1989)
• Dadah Is Death (1988)
• "A Year in the Life" (1987)
• The Room Upstairs (1987)
• Flight of the Navigator (1986)
• The Alan King Show (1986)
• "Hotel" (1 episode, 1986)
• "A Year in the Life" (1986)
• Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985)
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
• Firstborn (1984)
• "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1 episode, 1984)
• Footloose (1984)
• "Square Pegs" (3 episodes, 1982-1983)
• Somewhere, Tomorrow (1983)
• My Body, My Child (1982)
• "3-2-1 Contact" (3 episodes, 1980)
• "Drawing Power" (1980)
• Rich Kids (1979)
• The Little Match Girl (1974)

Awards

• Emmy Best Actress in a Comedy Series "Sex and the City" 2004
• Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2004
• Producers Guild Award Producer of the Year Award for Episodic Television (Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2004
• Producers Guild Award Producer of the Year Award for Episodic Television (Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2002
• Golden Globe Award Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2001
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2001
• Golden Satellite Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2001
• The Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series "Sex and the City" 2001
• Emmy Outstanding Comedy Series "Sex and the City" 2000 - 2001
• Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Ensemble "State and Main" 2000
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2000
• Golden Satellite Best Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 2000
• Online Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble "State and Main" 2000
• The Actor Outstanding Female Actor in a Comedy Series "Sex and the City" 2000
• Golden Globe Award Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy) "Sex and the City" 1999