Kim Cattrall

 

Kim Victoria Cattrall (born 21 August 1956) is a British and Canadian actor from Canada and the UK. Her most well-known role is her part in the role of Samantha Jones on HBO's Sex and the City (1998-2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, receiving 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 first appeared in Rosebud (1975) and then went on to perform diverse roles on television. Her fame grew in the 1980s with films like Ticket to Heaven (1981), Police Academy (1984), Hold-Up (1985), City Limits (1985), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Mannequin (1987), Masquerade (1988), Midnight Crossing (1988) as well as The Return of the Musketeers (1989). She appeared in a variety of films with director Bob Clark, appearing in four of his films: Tribute (1980), Porky's (1981), Turk 182 (1985), and Baby Geniuses (1999). Additional credits include The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (91), Split Second (1992), Above Suspicion (95), and 15 Minutes (192001).