Sarah Jessica Parker (born. Gained popularity thanks to the role of Carrie Bradshaw from the TV series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004), for her role in which she received 4 Golden Globes and was twice awarded an Emmy.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Sarah Jessica Parker, which we will talk about in this article.
So, here is a short biography of Parker.
Sarah Jessica Parker biography
Sarah Jessica Parker was born on March 25, 1965 in the US state of Ohio. She was brought up in a family that has nothing to do with cinema.
Her father, Stephen Parker, was a businessman and journalist, and her mother, Barbara Keck, worked as a teacher in elementary grades.
Childhood and youth
In addition to Sarah, the Parker family had three more children. When the future actress was still young, her parents decided to leave. As a result, the mother remarried to Paul Forst, who worked as a truck driver.
Sarah Jessica, along with her brothers and sister, settled in the house of her stepfather, who had four children from a previous marriage. Thus, Barbara and Paul raised 8 children, paying attention to each of them.
Back in elementary school, Parker began to show interest in theater, ballet and singing. Mother and stepfather supported Sarah's hobbies, supporting her in every possible way.
When the girl was about 11 years old, she managed to pass an interview for participation in the musical play "Innocents".
Wishing that their daughter could fully realize her acting potential, the Parkers decided to move to New York.
Here Sarah began attending a professional acting studio. Soon she was entrusted with playing one of the key roles in the musical "The Sound of Music", and later in the production of "Annie".
Films
Sarah Jessica Parker appeared on the big screen in 1979 in Rich Kids, where she got a cameo role. After that, she starred in several more films, playing minor characters.
The actress got her first leading role in the comedy Girls Want to Have Fun. Every year she gained more and more popularity, as a result of which she began to receive more and more offers from famous directors.
In the 90s, Parker starred in dozens of films, among which the most successful were "Honeymoon in Las Vegas", "Striking Distance", "The First Wives Club" and others.
However, world fame came to Sarah after participating in the TV series "Sex and the City" (1998-2004). It was for this role that she was remembered by the viewer. For her work in this project, the girl was awarded the Golden Globe four times, Emmy twice and three times received the Screen Actors Guild Award.
The series has received nearly 50 different film awards and became the first cable show to receive an Emmy Award. It proved so popular that after its graduation, a bus tour was organized in New York to the most famous places shown in the television series.
In the future, directors will film the sequel to this serial, which will also be a commercial success. The star cast of Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Christine Davis and Cynthia Nixon will also remain unchanged.
By that time, Parker had starred in a number of films, including "Hello Family!" and "Love and Other Troubles." From 2012 to 2013, she starred in the TV series Losers. After that, viewers saw her in the TV series Divorce, which premiered in 2016.
It is curious that in 2010 Sarah Jessica won the Golden Raspberry anti-award as the worst actress for her role in the movie Sex and the City 2. Moreover, in 2009 and 2012 she was on the list of nominees for the "Golden Raspberry", for her work in the films "The Morgan Spouses on the Run" and "I Don't Know How She Does It."
Personal life
When Parker was about 19 years old, she began a 7-year romance with actor Robert Downey Jr. The couple broke up due to Robert's drug problems. After that, for some time she met with John F. Kennedy Jr. - the son of the tragically deceased 35th President of the United States.
In the spring of 1997, it became known that Sarah Jessica had married actor Matthew Broderick. The wedding ceremony took place according to Jewish customs. This is due to the fact that Parker was a supporter of the Jewish faith - the religion of her father.
In this union, the couple had three children: a boy James Wilkie and 2 twins - Marion and Tabitha. An interesting fact is that twin girls were born with the help of surrogacy.
In 2007, readers of the Maxim publication named Sarah the most non-sexual woman alive today, which upset the actress very much. In addition to filming in films, Parker has reached certain heights in other areas.
She owns the Sarah Jessica Parker brand of women's perfume and the SJP Collection shoe line. In 2009, Sarah Jessica was with a group of advisers to the American president on culture, art and humanism.
Sarah Jessica Parker today
In 2019, the actress admitted that she began collaborating with the New Zealand wine brand Invivo Wines, advertising its products.
She maintains a page on Instagram, where she regularly uploads photos and videos. As of today, over 6.2 million people have subscribed to her account.
Photo by Sarah Jessica Parker
