08/09/2018 Julia Norman 0 comments
The appearance of the Hollywood actress, who began her career from childhood, does not fit into the classical canons of beauty. How many times did she worry about this, having received a refusal from the studio for a role with the offensive wording “not beautiful enough.” Neither the charm nor the grace of the applicant could save the situation, but Sarah Jessica Parker had the necessary tenacity to patiently wait for her finest hour. She was sure that it would come if she didn’t give up.
Any famous actor will agree with the statement that the impetus for a career is given by continuous work and meeting with your director or participating in a winning project. Parker made the series “Sex and the City” famous throughout the world, although before that she played in Broadway productions and Hollywood melodramas. And yet, after the first season of “Sex...” everyone started talking about her, and the actress’s life changed radically.
Childhood and youth of the future actress
Sarah Jessica was born on March 25, 1965 in the Midwest, in the small town of Nelsonville. At that time, it barely had 3.5 thousand inhabitants. The family of the journalist and schoolteacher had two daughters and two sons, but the marriage of the girl’s parents quickly fell apart.
Sarah's mother remarried the owner of a trucking company, a widower with four children. Oddly enough, there was no rivalry between the heirs, and the new family quickly became friendly and united.
After attending their daughter’s school concert, her mother and stepfather noted her artistry and decided to help her realize her dream of becoming an actress. True, the girl herself, who enjoyed dancing, could not choose what to give preference to.
One thing was clear to her: she wanted to perform on stage. Her mother loved movies and sent photographs of the children to casting agencies. Thanks to this, Sarah already played in an episode of Sesame Street at the age of 4.
Later, Sarah's parents paid for a professional photo session and, on the advice of her teachers, regularly updated her photos in the agency database. Soon the girl was called to her first theatrical casting, which she confidently passed, receiving a role in the Broadway production of “The Innocents.”
Sarah Jessica's family was not poor, but it was not particularly wealthy either. Despite this, after the daughter’s first successes in New York, the parents and other children left Nelsonville and moved to the Big Apple. Both of Sarah’s brothers also connected their lives with acting, so the word “casting” became very popular in their family.
The future famous actress did not like studying at school: she was often bullied, and the boys’ interest was very changeable. They either teased her or started courting her after performing in school plays. Sarah learned that on stage she becomes irresistible to members of the opposite sex, and she herself liked to transform into various heroines.
Three roles of actress Sarah Jessica Parker
Carrie Bradshaw in the TV series Sex and the City, the films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2.
Some people get the chance to play such a role only once in their life, and Sarah Jessica Parker did not miss hers. Bright, relaxed, fashionable, witty, unpredictable and extremely charming journalist and writer Carrie Bradshaw fell in love with the audience and brought the actress 4 Golden Globe awards and two Emmy awards. Carrie became a style icon and role model for women around the world, and her statements about men, love and marriage became popular at the time.
Probably, many would like to see a continuation of the series and find out whether the heroine has found true happiness with the man of her dreams. But according to Sarah Jessica Parker herself, the continuation of such a project in modern conditions is impossible, because four white women on the screen in current conditions would look wild.
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It is very unusual to see Sarah Jessica Parker not in heels and an elegant dress, but in trousers and flat shoes. How else should a female detective look when helping a tough guy played by Bruce Willis catch a serial killer? Overall, it turned out to be a good detective story with an unpredictable outcome.
Francis Dufresny in the TV series "Divorce"
Sarah Jessica Parker not only played the main role, but also became the producer of the series. Frances lives in New York, is married and has two children. But her usual life is coming apart at the seams, because the woman is approaching divorce. Love is gone, only resentment, quarrels and misunderstandings remain. The matter is complicated by her lover, with whom the heroine also cannot part with. Will the heroine be able to sort out this complex tangle of problems and find new meaning in life? This path is not easy and very interesting, at least for the audience.
The beginning of a creative journey
Many children play in episodes of films and TV series, but this is where their collaboration with the world of cinema ends. Continuing your career is only possible if you are willing to learn a profession and persistently look for new roles.
Sarah Parker entered the Marrow Higher Acting School and combined classes with work in theater and television. She came to all the castings she heard about and even agreed to small cameo roles. The project could become successful, and the mention of participation in it made a worthy impression on the next selection committee. That's how she got a role in the theatrical musical "The Sound of Music."
Sarah Jessica hasn't been idle for a minute. In addition to classes with a choreographer, rehearsing roles and auditions, she studied vocals. As a result, critics praised her meticulously polished performance in the musical. She had almost no time to party with young people.
At the age of 19, in Hollywood, she met Robert Downey Jr., who led a bohemian lifestyle. He became another “problem” gentleman in the chain of men whom the girl rushed to save from depression and addictions.
Over the 7 years of their relationship, Sarah posted bail for him at the police station many times. Robert was fond of alcohol and drugs, but was very talented and cheerful, for which the young actress admired him. Eventually her patience ran out and she began a brief affair with her Honeymoon in Las Vegas co-star Nicolas Cage. He was also self-destructive and suffered from mood swings.
Failures in her personal life did not affect Miss Parker’s desire to conquer the star Olympus. She has already become a part of Hollywood, although she was not one of the most sought-after actresses.
Starring businesswoman Sarah Jessica Parker
Together with ex-president of Manolo Blahnik USA George Malkemus, Sarah Jessica Parker opened SJP by Sarah Jessica Parker shoe stores. The shoes are made in Italy, and each pair costs at least $300.
For the past nine years, Sarah Jessica Parker has served as vice chairman of the renowned New York City Ballet. She is responsible for the collaboration of the troupe's costume designers with fashion designers.
Parker also tried herself as a publisher. Parker publisher and literary editor Farheen Mirza's debut A Place for Us was named a Best Book of 2020 by The Washington Post.
The latest passion of the tireless Sarah Jessica is winemaking. Now a label with her name appears on New Zealand's Sauvignon Blanc.
Sex and the City is Sarah Jessica Parker's calling card
In the 90s, few American actors took acting in TV series seriously. Famous performers agreed to the maximum role of a guest star. It is in this underdeveloped area of television entertainment that Sarah Jessica Parker has found dizzying success.
She accepted the role of Carrie Bradshaw, one of four friends living in New York and looking for their path. The series immediately attracted the attention of viewers due to its touching depiction of the joys and disappointments experienced by young women when meeting new gentlemen. Their hopes and problems were close to many viewers, so the actresses instantly became idols of millions.
Fans bombarded Sarah Jessica Parker with letters and started talking to her on the street. Many considered her the embodiment of the tenderness and reliability that her heroine possessed. In fact, Kerry had many of the same traits as Sarah herself. Perhaps that’s why the role was so successful for her and became one of her favorite acting jobs.
Personal life of Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Parker has been married to actor Matthew Broderick since 1997 and has three children.
The future spouses met while playing in the Broadway play “How to Succeed Without Doing Anything.” As the star said in one of her interviews, they both come from poor families and then worked for minimal acting fees, without even thinking about blockbusters. There was a period of relationship crisis in Sarah and Matthew's life together, but then everything got better.
The couple's first child, David, was born five years after the wedding. In 2009, the sought-after actress, wanting to preserve her figure, hired a surrogate mother, who gave birth to twin girls, Tabitha and Marion, with her husband. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker are raising their children themselves. Until 2020, they preferred household chores to social events. When the kids grew up, Sarah began to go out with them.
The actress's net worth is about $90 million. She lives in a New York mansion. The family also owns a suburban home on Long Island for recreation and leisure. There are 4 cars in the family car park.
Other famous films and roles of the actress
After gaining an army of fans, Parker felt more confident. Studios no longer considered her unconventional appearance unattractive, and offered leading roles in feature films with recognized handsome men like Hugh Grant and Matthew McConaughey. The actress preferred the genre of comedy and melodrama, so as not to deceive the expectations of viewers who associated her with Carrie Bradshaw.
Among the most notable roles, of course, are the feature films that continued the series “Sex and the City,” “The Morgans on the Run,” and “I Don’t Know How She Does It.” Unfortunately, none of them managed to repeat the success of the famous series, although they aroused interest among the public.
[edit] Career
In the late 1990s, fame came to the actress. Sarah Jessica Parker starred in such films as “The First Wives Club”, “Extreme Measures” and others. The film partners were Goldie Hawn, Steve Martin, Bette Midler, etc.
But the actress is best known for her role as Carrie Bradshaw from the television series Sex and the City.
In November 2009, she joined the group of advisers to the US President on issues of culture, art and humanism.
Awards:
- Golden Globe (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004);
- "Emmy" (2001, 2004).
Family and Children
Shortly before filming began on Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica got married to actor Matthew Broderick. She did not change herself in terms of choosing a husband. Broderick suffered the consequences of a car accident in the north of Britain during an affair with Jennifer Grey.
He and his friend escaped with broken bones, but the driver and passenger of the other car died. The culprit of the accident was the actor, who received a suspended sentence, but the wound in his soul remained forever.
Only such a sweet girl as Sarah managed to give him back the taste of life and make him believe in himself again. Broderick's career was disrupted after the tragedy, but he continued to act, and some of his films were liked and remembered.
For example, “The Stappford Wives Club” with Nicole Kidman and Bette Midler. In 2002, the couple had a son, Wilkie, named after the writer Wilkie Collins, and in 2009, a surrogate mother gave birth to two wonderful daughters for the couple. They saved the marriage of actors who were experiencing difficulties, but did not want to leave.
Rare photos of Sarah Jessica Parker's children have appeared on the Internet
The star of the popular series among women, Sarah Jessica Parker, is one of the most extraordinary actresses in Hollywood. Her appearance is far from the canons of beauty and she was even called the most unsexy woman. But contrary to general discussions and stereotypes, Sarah Jessica Parker was able to achieve success and proved that appearance does not always come first.
Along with her successful career, Sarah received a wonderful bonus - a wonderful family. Her husband is actor Matthew Broderick. Their relationship is far from ideal, and the actors do not hide it. Moreover, it is known that Matthew cheated on Parker more than once, but the woman forgave each time, arguing that they have children and parents should do everything possible to save the family.
The son and two daughters occupy a special place in the life of the actress. She always wanted to have more than two children, and her dream came true. The first child was born in 2002: it was a boy named James. He was a desired child, for whose sake the couple went through many trials. A little time passed and the couple decided that they were ready to have another child. But here everything turned out to be not so simple. The fact is that after her first pregnancy, Sarah began to have health problems, and she was not able to give birth on her own. This was not a problem for Matthew and Parker, and they decided to resort to surrogacy. In 2009, twin girls were born, and the couple was very happy about it.
Parker not only does not fit into the canons of Hollywood actresses in appearance, but also in character. The thing is that she could not leave her children to a nanny; the woman chose to take a break from her acting career, and this gave her the opportunity to devote herself entirely to the children. The actress, without the help of nannies and grandmothers, could easily manage the house and at the same time managed to pay attention to the children.
Sarah and Matthew did not want their children to be public figures and tried to protect the kids from the public as much as possible. The actors did not post pictures on social networks and tried not to appear in public with them. It was also impossible to find pictures of their children on the Internet. But protecting them all their lives from public attention would be problematic, and so photographs of an already adult James (the guy turned 18) and two twin girls appeared on the Internet. Followers have already discussed the similarities between the children and their parents, and most decided that James still looks like Sarah Jessica Parker, but the girls inherited their father’s features.
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Awards and nominations
For the now iconic series Sex and the City, Sarah Jessica Parker received:
- 4 Golden Globes;
- 2 Emmys;
- 3 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
In 2010, the German concern Herbert Burda Media awarded the actress the Bambi Awards television award for her individual style.
She also has several provocative and very dubious awards, such as the title of “worst actress.” Parker is very upset by them. She has not been self-confident since childhood, and any evidence of an unfriendly attitude hurts her.
Sarah Jessica Parker, 49 years old
After graduating from school, young Sarah Jessica Parker decided not to continue her studies at the university, but to devote herself entirely to acting. At first she had to act in supporting roles in small TV series and films. But little by little the ice broke: in 1991, Sarah Jessica, who successfully passed the audition, was immediately entrusted with the main role in the film “Los Angeles Story”, where she starred along with the young Steve Martin. Critics called Sarah a rising Hollywood star (of which, however, there were a dime a dozen in Hollywood), and the girl received good roles: she played with Nicolas Cage in “Honeymoon in Las Vegas”, in the film “Within Distance” with Bruce Willis , and in the film “Ed Wood” her colleague on the set was Johnny Depp himself.
All these successes now rightly seem like nothing compared to the real success of Sarah Jessica Parker: a hard-working but still little-known actress in 1998, donning the outfits and role of journalist and writer Carrie Bradshaw in the new HBO series Sex and the City, almost instantly became a superstar and a multimillionaire!
The script for the series was quite frivolous in places (by the standards of the late 90s), and Sarah Jessica, unlike her co-stars on the set Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall, asked her agent to include a clause in her contract, according to which the girl would under no circumstances will play naked. Beginning with the third season, Parker acted as a co-producer of most of the episodes, and for six years in a row (from 1999 to 2005), the actress received a Golden Globe nomination (or award) for Best Actress in this television drama every year.
However, after filming was completed, Sarah Jessica admitted in an interview with American Vogue magazine (naturally!) that she would never play in TV series again. She keeps her word! However, the beautiful Parker does not need roles of a “small” format - having starred in such films as “Wise Guys”, “Hello to the Family!”, “The Morgans on the Run”, as well as in two parts of the full-length version of “Sex and the City”, Sarah Jessica Parker has only strengthened her status as one of the most sought-after Hollywood actresses. Now the former Carrie Bradshaw is completely happy: together with her husband Matthew Broderick, she is raising three children and is producing Broadway productions. We wish Sarah Jessica nothing but good luck in all her endeavors!
Sarah Jessica Parker now - latest news
Remembering Carrie Bradshaw's love for elegant Manolo Blanik shoes, the actress released a collection of shoes together with this fashion house. She also registered her own trademark, Sarah Jessica Parker. She introduced several perfume scents to department stores in America and then Europe.
The release of the third feature film “Sex and the City” is still in doubt. Parker is ready to act, but not all her friends from the inimitable quartet support her. However, she is currently busy with the TV series “Divorce” and is raising cute twins. Sarah Jessica has plenty to do even without continuing the adventures of her friends from New York.
Sarah Jessica Parker
The actress was born in Ohio, in the small town of Nelsonville. His father worked as a journalist, and his mother worked as a kindergarten teacher. Soon his stepfather replaced his father, and they began to live as a large family - parents, Sarah and seven brothers and sisters. The truck driver's salary was not enough to feed the entire family. The mother also worked extremely hard, received benefits, but there was no money even to pay for electricity. But somehow Barbara Parker saved up money and sent Sarah to the dance. This is what served as the starting point in the girl’s successful career.
Sarah Jessica Parker: not a word about Sex and the City
On the occasion of the launch of the Stash SJP Prive fragrance, Sarah Jessica Parker came to Moscow. Yana Zubtsova took the moment to talk to her about dumplings and star spirits.
Sarah J.P. is one of the few Hollywood actresses who I truly consider not a diva, but the coolest lady. (I anticipate a squeal, I get ahead of it - in this case, “aunt” is a compliment. And “diva” is the opposite. If you thought otherwise, you were wrong:)
And these 10 minutes - (ok, 11 minutes, because she was ready to talk more, but on the 12th they were already kicking me out, a couple more seconds - and with the police :) - which my interview lasted today in Evropeisky, I was finally convinced of this.
The flagship L'Etoile was decorated with her posters on the occasion of her arrival and the launch of Stash Prive.
In the morning, people were already queuing for autographs. The autograph session was scheduled for 16-00. Until then - from 13 days? — Sarah J.P. sat behind a screen in another corner of the sales area and endlessly answered questions about inspiration (because that's what everyone asks in interviews), Moscow (because the Stash Prive fragrance is dedicated to Moscow and released specifically for Russia) and sex in big cities (guess why).
Nevertheless, when I entered behind this screen, she suddenly unexpectedly began interviewing me herself: “Ohhh! What a cool hair color! Are you getting your hair done by a Moscow hairdresser?”
Alex Contier, Vadim Skachek, guys, I gave you away :) Be prepared for her next visit.
And I was amazed at the lively interest in her eyes. And how petite she is, how unexpectedly this frivolous pink dress suits her, and how cool she wears a coat with shoes in New York style.
But I had to return the compliment:
- And you have amazing eye makeup! Who made it?
— One cool makeup artist of yours. Now... just a second... Mol-cha-new! Do you know him?
- Yes. Lesha. Alexey that is.
“He’s a mega-pro, tell him so.”
“Of course, you didn’t pay attention to what he used to paint you?”
— I never pay attention to makeup at all. I'm criminally indifferent to him. The only thing that I somehow highlight, identify and use myself is the Laura Mercier Caviar Eye Stick. Everything else is the work of professional makeup artists. I will never draw eyes like your Mol-cha-nov anyway.
— That’s why, when you decided to create your own beauty brand, you didn’t start producing lipsticks and eye shadows, but made perfumes, right?
- Absolutely. I don't understand anything about lipsticks and eye shadows. And perfume is mood, emotions. And I understand the shades of moods and emotions. I'm an actress after all.
— And what was your mood when you decided to create a fragrance for Russia and Moscow? Why did you decide that this city is worthy of your special attention?
— The first (and only since then) time I was here 6 years ago. We were driving from the airport. It was a long journey - the airport was called... Do-mo-dedyevo? There was sun, a lot of sun. I looked with all my eyes. Everything seemed magical to me: these small cars compared to New York. These houses are small compared to him. And so much life! There is a surprising amount of living life. The city was filled with it, it simply vibrated, I physically felt this vibration. Food, museums, people, subway...
— Did you go down to the subway then?!
- Certainly! How could I not go down to the subway? I still dreamed, of course, of getting into the Bolshoi. To the old stage. But the theater was under reconstruction. I could only walk around and dream.
- Will you get it this time?
- Can you imagine, no again! In the two days that I am here, there are no performances... Apparently, I will have to come a third time. But I'd love to. This city energizes me. He has special music.
— By the way, about music. If your new fragrance, Stash SJP Prive, were music, what kind of music would it be?
— Light, definitely light music. But not pop. Classic, delicate, transparent. I'll try to compare. If the first Stash is flute and horns, then Stash SJP Prive is a harp? Yes, that's right, a harp.
— What if Stash Prive was a book?
- Oh, that would also be an easy read. But not a detective. And not modern ephemera books. Maybe "Lady Chatterley's Lover"?..
— Ok, what if we compare Stash Prive with some gastronomic delicacy or dish?
- It’s simple: soufflé, whipped cream... and these French cakes, what are they called? Macaroni? Macaroni?... Macarons!
— Okay, and the last association is clothes, fashion. Stash Prive in fashion is...
-...This is a pack! Ballet tutu skirt. The first Stash is a tuxedo, whether for men or women.
Prive is as feminine as it gets. What could be more feminine than a ballet tutu? And, by the way, look - finally some kind of Russian association. And before that - complete eclecticism. A scent for Russia, but I don’t remember either “War and Peace” or borscht with dumplings. But it seems to me that Russia today is not borscht or dumplings. I was wrong?..
— Please name the three main points in your rider. When you travel, what should your host provide? Coffee in bed, roses in the room in a strictly specified quantity and shade?..
- Rider... Rider?.. I don’t think I have a rider! Well, that is, of course, it’s nice to travel first class and all that, but I don’t care about the number of roses in the room, and especially their shade, I don’t care at all. The main condition is the presence of Peter (obviously, an assistant and right hand man, sitting next to him, laughing, charming guy. Approx. Ya.Z.). Peter, do we have a rider?.. What do we want when we travel?.. Oh, well, eat at a local restaurant. Necessarily. You should also definitely visit a hardware store. Do you understand what I mean? Well, where they sell kitchen aprons, towels, dust cloths, something for sinks. Because this is the place where locals actually go, but tourists, on the contrary, never go. If you want to understand or at least look at the locals, go to the hardware store, I realized this a long time ago.
- Well, finally - because I suspect my carriage is about to turn into a pumpkin - tell me, Sarah, such a thing. People buy celebrity fragrances because they want to have at least a little bit of their favorite star. Name characters from the past - actors, singers, writers, anyone - whose scent would you wear?
— I don’t want Stash (and all my fragrances) to be considered a “celebrity” fragrance. When I started doing this 13 years ago, in my opinion, there wasn’t really such a category. At least I haven't heard of her. If I had heard, I would have refused. I don't want people to like my fragrances because I played the role of Carrie Bradshaw or someone else. Such love is without a foundation, it is based on something false, fragile, fictitious, artificial and not viable.
- And would you like to wear a fragrance... from Vivien Leigh? Or from Clark Gable? Or, I don't know, Greta Garbo?
- No never. I might want to wear the scent that the woman who walked into that subway car was wearing and liked it. But not a Vivien Leigh scent. I would like to wear the scent. And not part of anyone else's fame or name. If you like Stash, wear it just because, and not because I’m going to sign it for you now.
...And she signs the fragrance for me. And at my request - also a fragrance for Lena Korenkova, who adores her. And I understand that after this answer - “I would like to wear the fragrance. And not part of anyone else's fame or name. If you like Stash, wear it just for the sake of it, not because I’ll sign it for you now” - I love it even more.
Still, she is a very cool lady. Just look how she dances at the Volga.
Posted by SJP (@sarahjessicaparker) Nov 16, 2020 at 12:06 pm PST
PS. Tomorrow she is going to St. Petersburg. On the Sapsan. I promised her the sun there. She said: “It doesn’t matter what the weather is, Peter! Architecture! I don't care about the weather." But I still promised. Peter, don't let me down!
