Kim Cattrall | |
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Cattrall in February 2011
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Born |
Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England |
21 August 1956
Nationality | British, Canadian |
Alma mater |
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1975–present |
Spouse(s) | Larry Davis (1977–79) Andre J. Lyson (1982–89) Mark Levinson (1998–2004) |
Kim Victoria Cattrall (/kəˈtræl/; born 21 August 1956) is an English-Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO romantic comedy series, Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010).
Cattrall made her film debut in Otto Preminger's 1975 film, Rosebud. She went on to star in the following films: Porky's (1982), Police Academy (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Mannequin (1987), Masquerade (1988), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), and Ice Princess (2005). She also starred in the 1986 original Broadway production of Wild Honey. Other stage credits include: Antony and Cleopatra at the Liverpool Playhouse (2010), Private Lives on Broadway (2011), and Sweet Bird of Youth at London's Old Vic (2013). Since 2014, she has starred in the HBO Canada series, Sensitive Skin.