Kim Cattrall
Actress Kim Cattrall became an international celebrity when she was cast as Samantha Jones in HBO’s award-winning comedy series Sex and the City.
Who Is Kim Cattrall?
Kim Cattrall was born August 21, 1956, in Liverpool, England. She was cast in Rosebud in 1975. She made several television appearances throughout the 1970s and worked mostly in movies in the 1980s. In 1998 Cattrall became an international celebrity when she was cast as the scandalously promiscuous Samantha Jones in HBO's award-winning comedy series Sex and the City.
Husbands
Cattrall has been married and divorced three times, to author Larry Davis, German architect Andreas Lyson and most recently to executive Mark Levison.
Net Worth
Cattrall has an estimated net worth of $75 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Movies and TV Shows
Early Career
While studying on scholarship at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, she was spotted by director Otto Preminger, who cast her in Rosebud in 1975. She made several television appearances throughout the 1970s and worked mostly in movies in the 1980s. Her films ranged from a starring role opposite Jack Lemmon in 1980's Tribute, to the lowbrow comedy of Porky's, Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China and Mannequin.
'Sex and the City'
In 1998, Cattrall became an international celebrity when she was cast as the scandalously promiscuous Samantha Jones in HBO's award-winning comedy series Sex and the City. She earned a Golden Globe for her role in 2003, the same year the show decided to call it quits, much to the disappointment of its legions of fans. The show, however, returned as an original theatrical film in 2008, along with a sequel in 2010.
Recent Projects
Since Sex and the City, Cattrall has done more stage work, appearing in productions like Antony and Cleopatra (2010), Private Lives (2011), and Sweet Birth of Youth (2013). Starting in 2014, Cattrall starred in HBO Canada's black comedy Sensitive Skin for two seasons.
Early Life
Actress Kim Victoria Cattrall was born on August 21, 1956, in Liverpool, England. Raised in Vancouver, Canada, Cattrall returned to England at age 11 to attend the London Academy for Music and the Dramatic Arts. It was there that she saw her first play, The Importance of Being Earnest.