Kim Cattrall

 

Kim Victoria Cattrall, born 21 August 1956, is a British-Canadian actress. 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, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. In the movies Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), she reprised the part of Samantha Jones. Cattrall first appeared in Rosebud (1975) and then was able to take on different roles on television. Her fame grew in the 1980s with films such as 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), and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). She worked on several occasions alongside director Bob Clark, appearing in four of his films: Tribute (1980), Porky's (1981), Turk 182 (1985) as well as Baby Geniuses (1999). Her other credits include The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (1991), Split Second (1992), Above Suspicion (1995), 15 Minutes (2001), Crossroads (2002), Ice Princess (2005), My Boy Jack (2007), The Ghost Writer (2010), and Meet Monica Velour (2010).