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pp-move-indefpp-semi-blp|expiry=17 November 2012|small=yesInfobox person| name = Sarah Jessica Parker| image = Sarah Jessica Parker at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 3.jpg| imagesize =| caption = Parker at the 2009 premiere of Wonderful World (film)|Wonderful World | birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|3|25| birth_place = Nelsonville, Ohio|Nelsonville , Ohio , United States| spouse = Matthew Broderick (1997–present)| yearsactive = 1974–present| occupation = Actress, producer Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and producer.
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 four Golden Globe Award s, three Screen Actors Guild Awards , and two Emmy Award s. She played the same role in the 2008 feature film based on the show, Sex and the City: The Movie , and in its sequel, Sex and the City 2 , which opened on May 26, 2010. Parker has also appeared in many other films.
Early life
Sarah Jessica Parker was born in Nelsonville, Ohio , the daughter of Barbara Parker (née Keck), a nursery school operator and teacher, and Stephen Parker, an entrepreneur and journalist.cite web|url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/48/Sarah-Jessica-Parker.html |title=Sarah Jessica Parker Biography (1965–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-27 She was one of a total of eight children from her parents' marriage and her mother's second marriage (her full siblings include actors Timothy Britten Parker and Pippin Parker ). After her parents' divorce, her mother married Paul Forste, a truck driver and account executive who was a part of Parker's life from an early age.cite web|last=Fabrikant |first=Geraldine |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/30/business/talking-money-with-sarah-jessica-parker-start-welfare-riches-city.html |title=Talking Money With – Sarah Jessica Parker – Talking Money With – Sarah Jessica Parker – From A Start On Welfare To Riches In The City |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=2000-07-30 |accessdate=2010-03-27 Parker's father, a native of Brooklyn , was of Eastern Europe an Jew ish background; his family's original surname was "Bar-Kahn" ("son of Kohen ").cite episode|title =1|episodelink = |series = Who Do You Think You Are? |serieslink = Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are? |network = NBC |airdate = 2010-03-05|season = 1|number = 1 Parker's mother was of English and German American|German descent ; through her mother, Parker is descended from Esther Elwell, one of the accused during the Salem witch trials . Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are? NBC transmitted March 5, 2010 http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/bios/sarahP.shtml Sarah Jessica Parker bio Who Do You Think You Are? website Parker has identified culturally and ethnically with her father's religion, Judaism, although she has had no religious training. She has said that even while her family lived in Cincinnati, her mother emulated a New York lifestyle.cite news|last=Pogrebin|first=Abigail|coauthors=|title=Excerpt: 'Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish' by Abigail Pogrebin|pages=|publisher=ABC News|date=2005-12-26|url= http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Books/story? id=1429337|accessdate=2007-09-26
As a young girl, Parker trained in singing and ballet , and was soon cast in the Broadway theatre|Broadway revival of William Archibald's The Innocents (play)|The Innocents .Stated on Inside the Actors Studio , 2008 Her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and then to Dobbs Ferry, New York , near New York City, so that she could get specialized training. There, her mother and stepfather helped Parker develop her career as a child actress. In 1977, the family moved to the newly-opened planned community on Roosevelt Island , in the East River between Manhattan and Queens , and later to Manhattan. The family later moved to Englewood, New Jersey , where Parker attended Dwight Morrow High School .Klein, Alvin. http://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article? res=F40614F7385F0C738FDDA90994DB484D81 "ACTRESS, 18, HAS SOME REGRETS", The New York Times , October 30, 1983. Accessed December 27, 2007. "Before attending Hollywood High School, she was a student at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood. After living for a while on Roosevelt Island, between Manhattan and Queens, Mr. and Mrs. Forste bought a house in Englewood."
Parker attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, the School of American Ballet in New York City, Dwight Morrow High School in New Jersey, and the Professional Children's School , Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Early acting career
Parker and four siblings appeared in a production of The Sound of Music at the outdoor Municipal Theatre (Muny) in St. Louis, Missouri . http://www.muny.org/content/view/52/42/ "History", The Municipal Theatre She was selected for a role in the new 1977–81 Broadway musical Annie (musical)|Annie : first in the small role of "July" and then succeeding Andrea McArdle and Shelley Bruce in the lead role of the Great Depression|Depression -era orphan, beginning March 1979. Parker held the role for a year.
In 1982, Parker was cast as the co-lead of the Columbia Broadcasting System|CBS sitcom Square Pegs . The show lasted just one season, but Parker's performance, as a shy teen who showed hidden depths, was critically well-received. In the three years that followed, she was cast in four films: the most significant being Footloose (1984 film)|Footloose in 1984 and 1984's Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)|Girls Just Wanna Have Fun , co-starring Helen Hunt . In 1986, Parker appeared in the cult classic Flight of the Navigator , a Disney science fiction film.
By the early 1990s, Parker's career was gaining momentum. In 1991, she appeared in a supporting role in the romantic comedy L.A. Story ; both the movie and her performance garnered positive reviews. The following year, she landed a starring role in the well-received film Honeymoon in Vegas , co-starring Nicolas Cage . Her 1993 role in the film Hocus Pocus (1993 film)|Hocus Pocus was a higher grosser at the box office but received negative reviews. Also in 1993, she starred as a police diver opposite Bruce Willis in the film Striking Distance . The following year, she appeared opposite Johnny Depp in the critically acclaimed movie Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood as Wood's girlfriend Dolores Fuller .
The film Miami Rhapsody , in 1995, was a romantic comedy in which she had a leading role. In 1996, she appeared in another Tim Burton -directed movie, Mars Attacks! , as well as in The First Wives Club and The Substance of Fire , in which she reprised her 1991 stage role. In 1997, she appeared as Francesca Lanfield, a washed-up former child actress, in the comedy Till There Was You .
Sex and the City (1998–2004, 2008–2010)
The script for an HBO drama/comedy series titled Sex and the City was sent to Parker. The show's creator, Darren Star , wanted her for his project. Despite some doubts about being cast in a long-term television series, Parker agreed to star. After five nominations, in 2004, Parker won an Emmy Award for her lead role. Parker said in 2006 that she "will never do a television show again".cite web | title=365gay.com | work=Sarah Jessica Parker | url= http://www.365gay.com/entertainment/feature/022706feature.htm | accessdate=March 16, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060312111602/ http://www.365gay.com/entertainment/feature/022706feature.htm |archivedate = March 12, 2006 available at the http://web.archive.org/web/20060323111952/ http://www.365gay.com/entertainment/feature/022706feature.htm Internet Archivecite web | title=United Press | work=Sarah Jessica Parker in new HBO project | url= http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php? StoryID=20060315-085052-8876r | accessdate=March 16, 2006
After Sex and the City ended in 2004, rumors of a film version circulated. It was revealed that a script had been completed for such a project. At the time, Parker said such a film would likely never be made.cite web | title=Winnipeg Sun | work=No Sex for Sarah | url= http://winnipegsun.com/SundayFocus/2006/02/26/1462865-sun.html | accessdate=March 13, 2006 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060516080633/ http://winnipegsun.com/SundayFocus/2006/02/26/1462865-sun.html |archivedate = May 16, 2006 Two years later, preparations were resumed, and Sex and the City (film)|the film was released on May& nbsp;30, 2008. A sequel to the movie, Sex and the City& nbsp;2 , was released in& nbsp;2010.
Later work
In addition to work in film and television, Parker has gained respect as a stage actor, having appeared in well-reviewed lead roles in the off-Broadway play Sylvia (play)|Sylvia , alongside future husband Matthew Broderick in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying , and the Tony Award -nominated Once Upon a Mattress .
In December 2005, Parker appeared in her first film in several years, The Family Stone ; she received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actress& nbsp;— Comedy for the role. Her next film, the romantic comedy Failure to Launch , co-starring Matthew McConaughey , was released on March 10, 2006, and opened at #1 in the North American box office, grossing slightly over $24 million on its opening weekend,cite web | title=13Wham.com | work=McConaughey & Parker's Film Soars to the Top | url= http://www.13wham.com/entertainment/story.aspx? content_id=8669C83F-4E19-465F-8D14-7B88D1FA0D53 | accessdate=March 13, 2006 despite mediocre reviews.cite web | title=Rotten Tomatoes | work=Failure to Launch | url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/failure_to_launch/ | accessdate=March 13, 2006 Parker's work as a producer continued with the independent film Spinning Into Butter (which she also starred in), based on the Rebecca Gilman play.
On July 20, U.S. cable network Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo announced it had picked up a reality show produced by Parker under the working title American Artist .cite web |url= http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/07/sarah-jessica-p.html |title=Sarah Jessica Parker lands show at Bravo|work= The Live Feed As a self-described "art enthusiast", Parker will feature artists of any age over 17, with each show having 13 finalists. Parker's inspiration comes from her mother-in-law, whose artwork became noticed only after she died.Douglas, Sarah. " http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/31909/sarah-jessica-parker-on-bringing-art-to-reality/ "Sarah Jessica Parker on Bringing Art to Reality", ARTINFO , July 2, 2009.
Parker participated in the United States version of the hit U.K. television series Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are? for NBC, in which celebrities were helped to trace their family trees. The executive producer was Lisa Kudrow , and the series featured Parker, husband Matthew Broderick , Kudrow and others.cite web|author=Permalink |url= http://www.nbc.com/news/2009/01/28/lisa-kudrow-sarah-jessica-parker-and-susan-sarandon-star-in-nbcs-who-do-you-think-you-are-premiering |title=LISA KUDROW, SARAH JESSICA PARKER AND SUSAN SARANDON STAR IN NBC'S 'WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ' PREMIERING APRIL 20 |publisher=NBC.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-27
Fashion industry
Endorsements
In 2000, Parker hosted the MTV Movie Awards , appearing in fourteen different outfits during the show. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62487540.html Copy of Article from Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), June 5, 2000
She has also become the face of many of the world's biggest fashion brands through her work in a variety of advertising campaigns. In August 2003, Parker signed a lucrative deal with Garnier to appear in TV and print advertising promoting their Nutrisse hair products.
In early 2004, shortly after the last season of Sex and the City wrapped up, Parker signed a $38 million contract with the Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap . http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58606-2005Mar22.html/ "40, but Sporting a $39 Million Figure" March 23, 2005, Washington Post It was the first multi-season contract in the clothing company’s history, in which Parker was to appear in their upcoming fall ads, and continue until the Spring of 2005. The endorsement sparked many levels of criticism from the public; the glamorous, urban-chic fashionista that her character Carrie Bradshaw has branded her with, was ironic considering the Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap maintains an image that does not promote high-end fashion. http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/sho/summary/v025/25.4byers.html/ "From Ugly Duckling to Cool Fashion Icon: Sarah Jessica Parker's Blonde Ambitions" article at Project MUSE Wendy Liebmann, president of WSL strategic retail, suggested that the Gap “felt the need for an iconic but contemporary face to represent themselves. . . . they were perhaps feeling a little insecure, a little in need of some high luster around the brand". However, the ad campaigns were a success, and Parker had given the Gap a new, fresh face that appeared in many commercials, online and print ads, and other promotions.
In March 2005, Parker’s contract with the Gap (clothing retailer)|Gap ended, and was replaced with then 17-year old British soul singer Joss Stone . A rising star at the time, Stone’s replacing of Parker was a puzzling move to the public. The company then stated that “While Gap will always seek partnerships with celebrities, musicians and rising stars, we don’t have any future plans to sign a single person to a multi-season deal like the unique and special relationship we enjoyed with Sarah Jessica”. http://www.andpop.com/2005/03/23/gap-replaces-sarah-jessica-parker-with-joss-stone/ "Gap Replaces Sarah Jessica Parker with Joss Stone" article at andPOP
Parker released her own perfume in 2005, called "Lovely". In March 2007, Parker announced the launch of her own fashion line, "Bitten",cite web|url= http://www.bittensjp.com/ |title=bittensjp.com |publisher=bittensjp.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-27 in partnership with discount clothing chain Steve & Barry's . http://www.enjoyfashion.com/celebrities/celebrity-fashion/parker-is-launching-fashion-line-20070314-79.html Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is launching her own fashion line EnjoyFashion, March 14, 2007 The line, featuring clothing items and accessories under $20, launched on June 7, 2007, exclusively at Steve and Barry's. http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/news/fullstory.sps? iNewsid=410739& itype=8486 "Bitten Revealed!", Fashion Week Daily , March 13, 2007
In July 2007, following the success of "Lovely," Parker released her second fragrance "Covet." In 2007, Parker was a guest on Project Runway for the second challenge.cite web|url= http://www.caseofthecovetedbottle.com/ |title=caseofthecovetedbottle.com |publisher=caseofthecovetedbottle.com |date=2010-02-18 |accessdate=2010-03-27 In 2008, Covet Pure Bloom was released as continuous series of Covet.cite web|url= http://www.feelingsexy.com.au/description.aspx? brandid=14480& designer=SARAH%20JESSICA%20PARKER& gen=F |title=Feeling Sexy – Pure Bloom Perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker |publisher=feelingsexy.com.au |accessdate=2010-04-06 In February 2009, as part of the "Lovely" collection, Parker launched a series of three new fragrances called "Dawn", "Endless" and "Twilight". http://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/s/sarah-jessica-parker/icat/sarahjessicaparker/ Sarah Jessica Parker Range
Personal life
Parker was romantically involved with actor Robert Downey, Jr. from 1984 until 1991. They met on the set of Firstborn (film)|Firstborn . Downey had a drug problem, which affected their relationship. Parker has said, "I believed I was the person holding him together."cite web | title=Entertainment Wise | work=Sarah Jessica Parker Knows All About Addiction | url= http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news? id=14640 | accessdate=March 15, 2006 On May 19, 1997, she married actor Matthew Broderick , to whom she was introduced by one of her brothers at the Naked Angels theater company , where they both performed. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/theater/14hoba.html "For Naked Angels, the Party's Over. Time to Get Serious Again", "The New York Times", May 14, 2006 The couple married in a civil marriage|civil ceremony in a historic synagogue on the Lower East Side in Manhattan . The couple's son, James Wilkie Broderick, was born on October 28, 2002. He was named after Broderick's father, the actor James Broderick|James Joseph Broderick , and writer Wilkie Collins . http://www.theage.com.au/news/film/life-after-sex/2006/03/30/1143441271333.html "Life after sex", April 2, 2006, The Age
Parker and Broderick's twin daughters, Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge, were delivered via Surrogacy|surrogate on June 22, 2009. Their middle names of "Elwell" and "Hodge" are from Parker's mother's family.cite web|url= http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20286959,00.html|title=Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick Reveal Twins' Names|work=people.com|accessdate=2009-06-23
As of 2009, she lives in New York City with her husband, son, and daughters. They also spend considerable time at their second home near Kilcar , a village in County Donegal , Ireland , where Broderick spent summers as a child. http://www.derryjournal.com/journal/Star39s-could-fight-for-Donegal.4861423.jp "Stars could fight for Donegal home", Derry Journal, 09 January 2009
Parker is a prominent member of the Hollywood's Women's Political Committee. She is United Nations Children's Fund|UNICEF 's Representative for the Performing Arts; in 2006, she traveled to Liberia as a UNICEF celebrity ambassador. She said, "It's a place that gets little or no attention, so we're going to try and bring some attention to it".cite web|title=Star Pulse|work=Sarah Jessica Parker Joins UNICEF, Will Travel to Liberia|url= http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/03/13/sarah_jessica_parker_joins_unicef_will_t|accessdate=2006-03-16 She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the United States. Parker appeared in the premiere episode of the U.S. version of Who Do You Think You Are? (U.S. TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are? on March 5, 2010, where she discovered she had ancestors involved in the California Gold Rush of 1849–50 and in the Salem witch trials|Salem Witch Trials of 1692.Daily Mail article " http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1255905/Stunned-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-learns-relative-accused-witchcraft-Salem-trials-traces-family-roots.html Stunned Sarah Jessica Parker learns her relative was accused of witchcraft during Salem trials as she traces her family roots"
Awards
Golden Globe s
1999: Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2000: Winner: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2001: Winner: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2002: Winner: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2003: Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2004: Winner: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2005: Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series: Musical or Comedy – Sex and the City
2005: Nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy – The Family Stone
Emmy Award s
1999: Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2000: Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2001: Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2001: Winner: Outstanding Comedy Series – as an executive producer of Sex and the City
2002: Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2002: Nominee: Outstanding Comedy Series – as an executive producer of Sex and the City
2003: Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2002: Nominee: Outstanding Comedy Series – as an executive producer of Sex and the City
2004: Winner: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2004: Nominee: Outstanding Comedy Series – as an executive producer of Sex and the City
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2000: Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2001: Winner: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2001: Nominee: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2002: Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2002: Winner: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2003: Nominee: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2004: Winner: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2005: Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
2005: Nominee: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series – Sex and the City
Razzie Award
2009: Nominee: Worst Actress – "Did You Hear About the Morgans? "
2010: Winner: Worst Actress (with Kim Cattrall , Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon ) – "Sex and the City 2"cite web|title=The 31st Annual Razzie Awards|url= http://razzies.com/history/11winners.asp
2010: Surprise-Award for her life and style. http://www.bambi-awards.com/bambi-2010/The-winner-takes-it-all-_mtid_314.html "The winner takes it all.."Bambi Awards web site
Maxim Magazine Award
2007: Number 1 Unsexiest Woman Alivecite web|author=5:54 p.m. ET |url= http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21494412/ |title=Maxim Names Sara Jessica Parker Unsexiest |publisher=MSNBC |date=2007-10-26 |accessdate=2010-03-27
Women in Film Los Angeles|Women in Film Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards|Crystal + Lucy Award
1999: Women_in_Film_Crystal_+_Lucy_Awards#THE_LUCY_AWARD|Lucy Award , along with the rest of the cast of Sex & The City . http://wif.org/past-recipients Lucy Award past recipients WIF web site
Filmography
Films
Year
Film
Role
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1974
1982
1983
1984
1984
1985
1986
1991
1992
1992
1993
1993
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1995
1996
1996
1996
1996
1997
1999
2000
2001
2005
2006
2006
2007
2008
2008
2009
2010
2011
2011
2013
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1982–83
1987–88
1990–91
1999
1998–2004
2010
2012
Producer
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2002–04
2008
2010
References
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External links
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http://www.hbo.com/city/cast/actor/sarah_jessica_parker.shtml Biography at Sex and the City s website
http://www.sarahjessicaparkerperfumes.com/ Sarah Jessica Parker's perfumes
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