A sultry actress who has proved that women over 40 could still be hot, Cattrall moved to New York at 16 to study acting and made her film and stage debuts before she was out of her teens. Although she never lacked for work, her talents were squandered in a succession of lowbrow comedies (
Porky's,
Police Academy,
Mannequin) that made money but did little to bolster her career. After two decades in the biz, Cattrall landed the star-making role of a promiscuous publicist on
Sex and the City, a part that turned her into a mature sex symbol and prompted her 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 Show.
- Wrote several books on sex including Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm (co-authored with ex-husband Mark Levinson) and Sexual Intelligence (a solo project).
- Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award in 2002 for her role as sex-crazed Samantha Jones in Sex and the City.
- Kim Cattrall Relationships:
- Alan Wyse - Ex-significant Other
- Andreas Lyson - Ex-husband
- Cherry - Sister
- Christopher - Brother
- Daniel Benzali - Ex-fiancé
- Dennis Cattrall - Father
- Elizabeth - Sister
- Larry Davis - Ex-husband
- Mark Levinson - Ex-husband
- Shane Cattrall - Mother
- Kim Cattrall Awards:
- 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
- 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
- College:
- The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY
