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Kim Cattrall Biography

Birth Name:
Kim Victoria Cattrall
Birth Place:
Widnes, Cheshire, England
Profession
Actor, author

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
  • Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award in 2002 for her role as Samantha Jones in Sex and the City
  • Wrote several books on sex, including Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm (coauthored with ex-husband Mark Levinson) and Sexual Intelligence

Awards

  • 2004Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2003Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2003Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2002Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2001Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2001Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2000Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2000Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2000Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 1982Genie Awards-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role: nominated

Relationships

  • Christopher -- Brother
  • Andreas Lyson -- Ex-husband
  • Larry Davis -- Ex-husband
  • Mark Levinson -- Ex-husband
  • Alan Wyse -- Ex-significant Other
  • Dennis Cattrall -- Father
  • Shane Cattrall -- Mother
  • Cherry -- Sister
  • Elizabeth -- Sister