Sarah Jessica Parker

Plays Carrie Bradshaw

An actress with uncommon depth and effortless style, Sarah Jessica Parker continues to build upon a versatile career in film, television and on stage, which has remarkably spanned over 20 years.

Parker received recognition for her role in Sex and the City - for which she is also credited as executive producer - when she was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in 2000, 2001 and 2002, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2001. Parker has also been honoured with two Emmy nominations for the role of Carrie Bradshaw.

Some of Parker's screen ventures include David Mamet's satirical comedy, State and Main; Hugh Wilson's live action version of Jay Ward's 1960s classic cartoon, Dudley-Do-Right, opposite Brendan Fraser and Alfred Molina; Paramount's 'Til There Was You, opposite Dylan McDermott and Jeanne Tripplehorn; Mars Attacks, directed by Tim Burton; Simian Films' Extreme Measures, with Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman; TriStar's If Lucy Fell, directed by and co-starring Eric Shaeffer along with Ben Stiller and Elle Macpherson; and Disney's hit comedy Miami Rhapsody, directed by David Frankel with Antonio Banderas and Mia Farrow.

Parker's other starring roles include her portrayal of the actress of dubious talent, Delores Fuller in Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton and co-starring Johnny Depp; Disney's Hocus Pocus, with Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy; and Striking Distance, directed by Rowdy Herrington. Parker's breakthrough role was SanDeE* in TriStar's LA Story opposite Steve Martin.

Parker first gained recognition in the popular CBS series Square Pegs, which still runs in syndication. Her other television credits include the NBC movie of the week, In the Interest of the Children; NBC's critically acclaimed A Year in the Life series and mini-series; Twist of Fate; and the Hallmark Hall of Fame production of The Room Upstairs.

Parker has had a successful career on stage as well, having completed a sold-out run starring in David Lindsay-Abaire's quirky comedy Wonder of the Word at New York's Manhattan Theatre Club - a role for which she received a Drama Desk nomination. Following her critically acclaimed performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, she also performed in a successful six-month run in the Tony nominated Broadway production of Once Upon a Mattress.

Born in Nelsonville, Ohio and raised in Cincinnati, she appeared in her first television special, The Little Match Girl, at age eight. She studied ballet with the Cincinnati Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, and singing with the Metropolitan Opera.