Carrie - Sarah Jessica Parker was born March 25, 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio, to parents Stephen Parker and Barbra Forste (who remarried Paul Forste after divorcing Sarah’s father). After her mother wed Forste, she had four more children, bringing the total to eight. Sarah Jessica now had 3 full siblings and 4 half siblings. Trained in singing and ballet, Sarah was cast in the Broadway production of “The Innocents”, which prompted her family to relocate to New Jersey. Already a professional performer (she studied at the American Ballet School and the Professional Children’s School), Sarah was cast in “The Sound of Music” (along with four of her siblings), and landed the lead in the Broadway run of “Annie”. After a year as the free-spirited orphan, Sarah attended Dwight Morrow High School, while continuing to add more credits to her acting resume. She landed a role in the made-for-TV movie My Body, My Child (1982) (TV), before being cast as one of the lead roles in the 1982 sitcom “Square Pegs” (1982), as high-schooler Patty Green. Once a graduate, Sarah decided to pursue a full-time acting career rather than further her education. Since “Square Pegs” (1982) didn’t last more than a year, Sarah moved on to supporting film roles in movies such as Footloose (1984), Firstborn (1984), and the lead role in the teenage film Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985). Sarah was having lots of fun, although she had yet to land a star-turning role. After more television appearances in series and made-for-TV movies including “A Year in the Life” (1986), The Room Upstairs (1987) (TV) and Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV), Sarah finally landed the role of Steve Martin’s bubbly lover in the 1991 comedy L.A. Story (1991). More substantial film roles soon followed, starting with a role opposite Nicolas Cage in Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) (which foreshadowed her comedic talent), Hocus Pocus (1993) and Ed Wood (1994). A big Woody Allen fan, she starred opposite the renowned filmmaker in the TV movie The Sunshine Boys (1995) (TV), and that same year, she landed a starring role in Miami Rhapsody (1995). 1996 was a film intensive year with roles in The First Wives Club (1996), If Lucy Fell (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996). All the while making a name for herself in film, Sarah was gaining respect as a theater actress, with her lead role as a dog (hard to imagine, but true) in the off-Broadway “Sylvia,” and her Broadway roles in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (starring her present husband, Matthew Broderick), and the Tony-Award nominated “Once Upon a Mattress.” But Sarah’s star has shot up since her portrayal of Manhattan sex-columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the HBO series “Sex and the City” (1998). Sarah’s Golden Globe Best Actress victory in 2000 only underscores the fact that she plays the role of Carrie as though it were literally written for her. Sarah has been happily married to fellow actor Matthew Broderick for quite a while now. Before the marriage, she dated Robert Downey Jr. (who she also lived with), and the late John Kennedy Jr. When not serving as lead actress and producer of “Sex and the City” (1998), Sarah is a member of Hollywood’s Women’s Political Committee, and is UNICEF’s representative for the Performing Arts. |
Carrie Bradshaw is a style icon and she definitely has the most fashionable wardrobe of all the SATC girls.
Sarah Jessica Parker has one of the most enviable jobs in the world playing journalist Carrie and getting to act out every woman’s fashion fantasy.
Carrie’s dress sense is quirky and bold and she isn’t afraid to stand out from the crowd in the name of style.
She famously loves her designer labels and has a particular penchant for Manolo Blahnik shoes.
Carrie wears the clothes we all wish we had the bottle (and money) to wear- whether that be Dior Couture for a hot date or a Balenciaga prom dress for a spot of sightseeing in Paris.
Although she turns shopping into a serious competitive sport Carrie isn’t afraid to have fun with fashion. We love the candy stripe uniform she wore to suprise a sick Big and the fun French inspired look she sported before her move to Paris.
Another Carrie trademark is the oversized accessories- particularly the huge flower corsages she loves to wear. They are a great way to dress up any outfit and give even the most simple of dresses a unique Carrie edge.
Just because we love Carrie’s style now doesn’t mean she’s always got it right. Check out this look for the first series of SATC. Is there ever any excuse for a feather boa to be worn by anyone other than drag queen’s and girls on hen parties?
The new film promises to give us even more fabulous Carrie outfits and the one we’re most excited about is the fabulous Vivienne Westwood wedding dress we’ve already spotted in the trailers.
It’s the perfect princess bride dress with a feather fascinator giving it that extra quirky Carrie touch that we love so much.
Caz Moss- Female First
