A sultry actress who proved that women over 40 could still be hot, Cattrall moved to New York City at 16 to study acting and made her film and stage debuts before she was out of her teens. However, her biggest breakthrough came after two decades in the biz, when Cattrall landed the star-making role of a promiscuous publicist on
Sex and the City, a part that turned her into a sex symbol. Although the show ended in 2004, she continued to portray the character in the
Sex and the City movie and its sequel, while also finding time for roles in such high-class fare as the political thriller
The Ghost Writer and a biopic of Rudyard Kipling entitled
My Boy Jack. In addition to acting, Cattrall has also used her
Sex and the City fame to write several self-help sexpert books.
Kim Cattrall Fast Facts:
- Left Canada at age 16 to move to New York City, where she enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (and became one of its youngest graduates ever).
- Made her professional stage debut in a Canadian production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- Debuted in her first film, Rosebud, in 1975 opposite Peter O'Toole and Richard Attenborough.
- Wrote several books on sex, including Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm (coauthored with ex-husband Mark Levinson) and Sexual Intelligence.
- Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award in 2002 for her role as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City.
- Kim Cattrall Relationships:
- Andreas Lyson - Ex-husband
- Shane Cattrall - Mother
- Dennis Cattrall - Father
- Larry Davis - Ex-husband
- Daniel Benzali - Ex-fiancé
- Mark Levinson - Ex-husband
- Alan Wyse - Ex-significant Other
- Elizabeth - Sister
- Cherry - Sister
- Christopher - Brother
- Kim Cattrall Awards:
- 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
- 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
- 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2004 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2003 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2002 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
- 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- 2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
- College:
- The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY