Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress and television producer who has been acting in film, television and theater since the 1970s. She is known for her 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 was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television. She later reprised the role in films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as the television series And Just Like That... (2021–2025).
She made her first major film appearances in the dramas Footloose and Firstborn (both 1984). Her other film roles include Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985), The Ryan White Story (1989), L.A. Story with Steve Martin (1991), Honeymoon in Vegas with Nicolas Cage (1992), Hocus Pocus with Bette Midler (1993), Ed Wood with Johnny Depp (1994), The First Wives Club again with Midler (1996), The Family Stone with Diane Keaton (2005), Failure to Launch with Matthew McConaughey (2006), Did You Hear About the Morgans? with Hugh Grant (2009), and New Year's Eve with Abigail Breslin (2011).
In 2012, Parker returned to television for the first time since Sex and the City, portraying Isabelle Wright in three episodes of the musical television series Glee. She starred as Frances Dufresne in the HBO series Divorce alongside Thomas Haden Church (2016–2019), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Since 2005, she has run her own production company, Pretty Matches, which has been creating content for HBO and other channels.
Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of The Innocents, before going on to star in the title role of the Broadway musical Annie in 1979.
As an actress Film Year Title Role Notes 1983 Somewhere Tomorrow Lori Anderson 1984 Footloose Rusty Firstborn Lisa 1985 Girls Just Want to Have Fun Janey Glenn 1986 Flight of the Navigator Carolyn McAdams 1991 L.A. Story SanDeE* 1992 Honeymoon in Vegas Betsy Nolan / Donna Korman 1993 Striking Distance Jo Christman / Det. Emily Harper Hocus Pocus Sarah Sanderson 1994 Ed Wood Dolores Fuller 1995 Miami Rhapsody Gwyn Marcus 1996 Mars Attacks! Nathalie Lake If Lucy Fell Lucy Ackerman Shelly Stewart Extreme Measures Jodie Trammel The Substance of Fire Sarah Geldhart 1997 'Til There Was You Francesca Lanfield 1999 Dudley Do-Right Nell Fenwick 2000 State and Main Claire Wellesley 2002 Life Without Dick Colleen Gibson 2005 Meredith Morton 2006 Strangers with Candy Peggy Callas Failure to Launch Paula 2007 Spinning into Butter Sarah Daniels Also producer 2008 Smart People Janet Hartigan Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw Also producer 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Meryl Morgan 2010 Sex and the City 2 Carrie Bradshaw Also producer 2011 I Don't Know How She Does It Kate Reddy New Year's Eve Kate Doyle 2013 Escape from Planet Earth Kira Supernova (voice) Lovelace Gloria Steinem Scenes deleted 2016 All Roads Lead to Rome Maggie 2018 Here and Now Vivienne Also producer What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael Pauline Kael (voice) Documentary 2022 Hocus Pocus 2 Sarah Sanderson
Television Year Title Role Notes 1974 The Little Match Girl Television film 1980 3-2-1 Contact Annie 3 episodes 1982 My Body, My Child Katy Television film 1982–1983 Square Pegs Patty Greene Lead role, 20 episodes 1984 ABC Afterschool Special Suzanne Henderson Episode: "The Almost Royal Family" 1986 Hotel Rachel Episode: "Hearts Divided" 1987 The Room Upstairs Mandy Janovic Television film 1987–1988 Kay Erickson Main cast, 22 episodes 1988 Dadah Is Death Rachel Goldman 2-part miniseries 1989 Twist of Fate Miriam Episode: "Part II" Laura Television film Life Under Water Amy-Beth 1991 Shalom Sesame Jerusalem Jones Episode: "Show 10: Passover" 1990–1991 Equal Justice Jo Ann Harris Main cast, 26 episodes 1992 In the Best Interest of the Children Callie Cain Television film 1994 Saturday Night Live Host Episode: "Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M."The Larry Sanders ShowHerselfEpisode: "Next Stop . . . Bottom" 1996 Nancy Davison Television film 1998 Stories from My Childhood Narrator (voice) Episode: "Cinderella & The House on Chicken Legs" 1999 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Herself Episode: "Curling Flower Space" 1998–2004 Sex and the City Carrie Bradshaw 94 episodes, also executive producer and narrator 2007 Project Runway Herself Episode: "I Started Crying" 2007–2010 Sesame Street 3 episodes 2010 Who Do You Think You Are? Episode: "Sarah Jessica Parker" 2012–2013 Glee Isabelle Wright 3 episodes 2016–2019 Divorce Frances Dufresne Lead role, 24 episodes, also executive producer 2016 Nightcap Herself Episode: "Babymaker" 2021–2025 And Just Like That... Carrie Bradshaw Lead role, 33 episodes, also executive producer 2025 The Adam Friedland Show Herself 1 episode
Theatre Year Title Role Venue1976The InnocentsFloraMorosco Theatre (12 performances)1978–1980AnnieJuly / Annie (replacement)Uris Theatre1984To Gillian on Her 37th BirthdayRachelCircle in the Square Downtown1988 The Heidi Chronicles Becky / Clara / Denise (replacement)Playwrights Horizons1989–1990Plymouth Theatre1991 The Substance of Fire Sarah GeldhartPlaywrights Horizons1992Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater1995SylviaSylviaNew York City Center / Stage I1995–1996How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingRosemary Pillkington (replacement)Richard Rodgers Theatre1996–1997Once Upon a MattressPrincess WinnifredBroadhurst Theatre2001Wonder of the WorldCass HarrisNew York City Center / Stage I2013–2014The Commons of PensacolaBeccaNew York City Center / Stage I2020 Plaza Suite Karen Nash / Muriel Tate / Norma Hubley Colonial Theatre2022 Hudson Theatre, Broadway2024Savoy Theatre, West End
As a producer Year Title Notes 2002–2004 Sex and the City 28 episodes (executive producer); 18 episodes (co-executive producer); 16 episodes (producer) 2007 Spinning into Butter 2008 Sex and the City Co-producer 2009 Washingtonienne Executive producer; episode: "Pilot" 2010 Sex and the City 2 Work of Art: The Next Great Artist Executive producer 2012 Pretty Old Executive producer; documentary 2013–2014 City.Ballet Executive producer; TV series short 2016–2019 Divorce Executive producer 2018 Here and Now 2021–2025 And Just Like That... 2025 The Librarians Executive producer; documentary 2026 Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story Producer; documentary
See also List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Jessica Parker
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