Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress, model, singer, and producer, who, for Disney, played herself in Electric Holiday, Carolyn McAdams in the 1986 film Flight of the Navigator, Sarah Sanderson in the 1993 Halloween comedy film Hocus Pocus and its 2022 sequel, Gwyn Marcus in Miami Rhapsody, and Dolores Fuller in the 1994 Touchstone Pictures film Ed Wood. She is also the wife of Matthew Broderick.
Parker was born in Nelsonville, Ohio, Parker's parents struggled to support their large family – oftentimes the electricity could be shut off, or the family would have to forgo Christmases and birthdays for lack of money. Nonetheless, she has stated: "I wouldn't change any of it, for anything ... for the most part, we had everything we needed. Not always, but for the most part." Parker's mother immersed her children in culture and extracurricular activities; she often took them to free public institutions, like the ballet and the theater in Cincinnati, so that they lived "full, rich lives". As a young girl, Parker trained in singing and ballet, and was soon cast in the Broadway revival of William Archibald's play The Innocents. Her family moved to Cincinnati and then to Dobbs Ferry, New York, near New York City, so that she could get specialized training. She attended the School of American Ballet in New York City, the New York Professional Children's School, the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, and Hollywood High School in Los Angeles.
She was selected for a role in the new 1977–81 Broadway musical Annie as July and then succeeding Andrea McArdle and Shelley Bruce in the lead role. She also appeared in other stage productions, like The Heidi Chronicles, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Once Upon a Mattress. She later appeared in films, like Footloose, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, L.A. Story, Honeymoon in Vegas, Mars Attacks!, The First Wives Club, Dudley Do-Right, Failure to Launch, Did You Hear About the Morgans?, and New Year's Eve.
On television, she is best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the HBO comedy-drama series Sex and the City, its films, and the HBO Max revival And Just Like That.... Parker's other television credits include Square Pegs, Hotel, A Year in the Life, Equal Justice, Glee, and Divorce.
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- Parker was also considered for the role of Abby Mallard in the 2005 Disney animated feature film Chicken Little, along with several other actresses.
