 Born
in Nelsonville, OH, on March 25, 1965, as the
fourth of eight siblings, Sarah Jessica Parker
grew up in relative poverty following the divorce
of her mother, an elementary school teacher, and
her father, an aspiring writer. Raised by her
mother and often out-of-work stepfather, she trained
as a dancer and singer, bringing home paychecks
from a young age. As a fledgling actor, Parker
landed her first TV show at the age of eight;
in 1976, after winning her first Broadway role
in The Innocents, her family moved to New Jersey
to encourage her career. Parker worked on the
stage for the next few years, touring — with four
of her siblings — in the national company of The
Sound of Music and getting her first major break
when she was chosen to take over the title role
of Annie on Broadway, from 1979 to 1980.
Continuing her training at the American Ballet
Theater and the New York Professional Children's
School, Parker made her film debut in the 1979
Rich Kids, which co-starred John Lithgow, Trini
Alvarado, and Olympia Dukakis. In 1982, she won
her first starring role in the aforementioned
Square Pegs, and then received additional attention
thanks to her role as Lori Singer's best friend
and Chris Penn's girlfriend in the 1984 hit Footloose.
The following year, Parker kept on dancing — this
time alongside a very young Helen Hunt — in the
similarly winning Girls Just Want to Have Fun.
Filmography
Sweating Bullets (2003) (voice)
Life Without Dick (2001) .... Colleen
Dudley Do-Right (1999) .... Nell Fenwick
"Sex and the City" (1998) TV Series
.... Carrie Bradshaw
"Shalom Sesame" (1997) TV Series ....
Special Guest
'Til There Was You (1997) .... Francesca Lanfield
Mars Attacks! (1996) .... Nathalie Lake
Extreme Measures (1996) .... Jodie Trammel
If Lucy Fell (1996) .... Lucy Ackerman
First Wives Club, The (1996) .... Shelly 'Shell'
Stewart
Miami Rhapsody (1995) .... Gwyn Marcus
Ed Wood (1994) .... Dolores Fuller
Striking Distance (1993) .... Jo Christman/Det.
Emily Harper
Hocus Pocus (1993) .... Sarah Sanderson
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) .... Betsy/Donna
L.A. Story (1991) .... SanDeE*
Articles & Interviews
Vogue "Manhattan Rhapsody" February
2002
Entertainment Tonight "Sarah's Success Story!"
October 05, 2001
Entertainment Weekly "Let's Talk About Sex
" June 5, 1998
Ent. Weekly "SARAH JESSICA PARKER...WHAT
KIND OF ... " Oct. 1, 1993
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