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Kim Cattrall
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British actress (born 1956)
Kim Cattrall is a British actress born in 1956 who is best known for her role as Samantha Jones in the popular HBO series "Sex and the City." She has had a long career in film and television, becoming a recognizable figure in entertainment and popular culture.
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Film & TV
Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England, UK
Kim Victoria Cattrall (born August 21, 1956) is a British-Canadian actress, renowned for her diverse acting career in film, stage, and television. She started her career early, signing a film deal with Otto Preminger before graduating high school in 1972. While famous as Samantha Jones in "Sex and the City," she boasts classical training from LAMDA and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Her…
Known for
- Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field — Self2024
- About My Father — Sen. Tigger MacArthur (Collins)2023
- Glamorous — Madolyn Addison2023
- How I Met Your Father — Sophie Tompkins2022
- Queer as Folk — Brenda2022
- New York: The City That Never Sleeps — Self - Narrator2022
- And Just Like That… — Samantha Jones2021
- Filthy Rich — Margaret Monreaux2020
- Horrible Histories: The Movie — Rotten Romans — Agrippina2019
- Cindy Sherman #untitled2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victoria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mossley Hill
- Occupation
- author
- Educated at
- The Royal Conservatory of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Kim Cattrall 1999.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kim Cattrall
- date of birth
- 1956-08-21
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- social media followers
- 279503
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
- sexual orientation
- heterosexuality
- notable role
- Samantha Jones
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Encyclopedic overview
Kim Victoria Cattrall (/kəˈtræl/; born 21 August 1956) is a British and Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones on HBO's Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the feature films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), and made a cameo appearance on its revival And Just Like That... in 2023.
Cattrall made her film debut in Rosebud (1975) and went on to appear opposite Jack Lemmon in Tribute (1980) and in Ticket to Heaven (1981). She came to prominence with roles in films such as Porky's (1982), Police Academy (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Mannequin (1987), Masquerade (1988), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). She is also known for her theatre work including Wild Honey (Broadway, 1986), Miss Julie (McCarter Theatre, 1993), Private Lives (West End, 2010), Antony and Cleopatra (Liverpool Playhouse, 2010), and Sweet Bird of Youth (The Old Vic, 2013).
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