Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker Life Story

Parker grew up within the confines of a broken marriage, surrounded by seven siblings. So a career in theatre was an obvious choice. She received formal schooling in the dramatic arts at numerous secondary institutions, including the Professional Children’s School in Manhattan, a locale known for producing other such well-adjusted individuals as Christopher Walken, Christian Slater, Macaulay Culkin, and Tara Reid. She went on to play characters in a slew of Broadway and off-Broadway productions, including Little Orphan Annie. Her strong portrayal of the up-beat, curly-haired, depression-era orphan was an effective launching pad for her Hollywood career. She went to star in such films as Foot Loose, Girls Just want to have Fun, and the ABC After School Special “The Almost Royal Family.”

The nineties were much better. For everyone. Seriously. But they were also better for Parker’s Career. She played numerous roles in some actually decent movies, like Mars Attacks, Ed Wood, and LA Story. Sex and the City, which stared Parker as sexy journalist Carrie Bradshaw, took most of her time up post millennium. But she still snuck in a few flicks, most notably Strangers with Candy (2005), and Failure to Launch (2006).

She also starred as Carrie Bradshaw in the feature film, Sex and the City (2008), and will soon be starring in the sequel Sex and the City 2 (2010).