Sarah Jessica Parker biography and movies
Sarah Jessica Parker was born March 25, 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio, to parents Stephen Parker and Barbra Forste (who remarried Paul Forste after divorcing Sarah's father). After her mother wed Forste, she had four more children, bringing the total to eight. Sarah Jessica now had 3 full siblings and 4 half siblings. Trained in singing and ballet, Sarah was cast in the Broadway production of 'The Innocents', which prompted her family to relocate to New Jersey. Already a professional performer (she studied at the American Ballet School and the Professional Children's School), Sarah was cast in 'The Sound of Music' (along with four of her siblings), and landed the lead in the Broadway run of 'Annie'. After a year as the free-spirited orphan, Sarah attended Dwight Morrow High School, while continuing to add more credits to her acting resume. She landed a role in the made-for-TV movie My Body, My Child (1982) (TV), before being cast as one of the lead roles in the 1982 sitcom "Square Pegs" (1982), as high-schooler Patty Green. Once a graduate, Sarah decided to pursue a full-time acting career rather than further her education. Since "Square Pegs" (1982) didn't last more than a year, Sarah moved on to supporting film roles in movies such as Footloose (1984), Firstborn (1984), and the lead role in the teenage film Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985). Sarah was having lots of fun, although she had yet to land a star-turning role. After more television appearances in series and made-for-TV movies including "A Year in the Life" (1986), "Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Room Upstairs (#36.2)" (1987) and Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV), Sarah finally landed the role of Steve Martin's bubbly lover in the 1991 comedy L.A. Story (1991). More substantial film roles soon followed, starting with a role opposite Nicolas Cage in Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) (which foreshadowed her comedic talent), Hocus Pocus (1993) and Ed Wood (1994). A big Woody Allen fan, she starred opposite the renowned filmmaker in the TV movie The Sunshine Boys (1995) (TV), and that same year, she landed a starring role in Miami Rhapsody (1995). 1996 was a film intensive year with roles in The First Wives Club (1996), If Lucy Fell (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996). All the while making a name for herself in film, Sarah was gaining respect as a theater actress, with her lead role as a dog (hard to imagine, but true) in the off-Broadway 'Sylvia,' and her Broadway roles in 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' (starring her present husband, Matthew Broderick), and the Tony-Award nominated 'Once Upon a Mattress.' But Sarah's star has shot up since her portrayal of Manhattan sex-columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the HBO series "Sex and the City" (1998). Sarah's Golden Globe Best Actress victory in 2000 only underscores the fact that she plays the role of Carrie as though it were literally written for her. Sarah has been happily married to fellow actor Matthew Broderick for quite a while now. Before the marriage, she dated Robert Downey Jr. (who she also lived with), and the late John Kennedy Jr. When not serving as lead actress and producer of "Sex and the City" (1998), Sarah is a member of Hollywood's Women's Political Committee, and is UNICEF's representative for the Performing Arts.

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Rate: 9.7 Sex And The City

Year: 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Michael Patrick King

Artists: Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker


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Rate: 9.7 Smart People

Year: 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Noam Murro

Artists: Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ashton Holmes, Ellen Page, Dennis Quaid


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Rate: 5.4 Sex and the City

Year: 2008

Genres: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Michael Patrick King

Artists: Brady Hobbes, Joanna Gleason, Cynthia Nixon, Willie Garson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Kim Cattrall, Jennifer Hudson, Joseph Pupo, Kristin Davis, Lynn Cohen, David Eigenberg, Therapist, Candice Bergen, Chris Noth, Evan Handler, Magda, Stanford Blatch


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Rate: 5.4 Sex And The City

Year: 2008

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Michael Patrick King

Artists: Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall, Chris Noth, Sarah Jessica Parker, Brady Hobbes, Joseph Pupo, Therapist, Joanna Gleason, Stanford Blatch, Willie Garson, Cynthia Nixon, Magda, Lynn Cohen, Mario Cantone, Jason Lewis, Evan Handler, David Eigenberg, Jennifer Hudson, Candice Bergen


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Rate: 4.3 Spinning Into Butter

Year: 2007

Genres: Drama

Director: Mark Brokaw

Artists: Jimonn Cole, DeWanda Wise, Enver Gjokaj, Emma Myles, Jessi Campbell, Peter Friedman, Beau Bridges, Paul James, Richard Riehle, Daniel Eric Gold, Becky Ann Baker, Victor Rasuk, Miranda Richardson, Sarah Jessica Parker


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Rate: 5.6 Failure To Launch

Year: 2006

Genres: Romance, Comedy

Director: Tom Dey

Artists: Stephen Tobolowsky, Justin Bartha, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Bradley Cooper, Rob Corddry, Kathy Bates, Patton Oswalt, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Gretchen Cleevely, Katheryn Winnick, Terry Bradshaw


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