Trivia

In Hocus Pocus (1993), she played a witch who was executed during the Salem Witch Trials in the late 1600s. While researching her family history for the show Who Do You Think You Are? (2010), Parker was shocked to discover that her 10th great-grandmother Esther Elwell was arrested in Salem in the late 1600s for committing "sundry acts of witchcraft" and choking a neighbour to death. Esther's case never went to court, she escaped with her life and the accusation ended the Salem Witch Trials.

Despite playing the lead in a TV series about sexual relationships, Sarah Jessica Parker has always had a no-nudity clause in her contract. She has never done nude scenes in anything she has ever done and is always careful to take work that does not embarrass any of her family members.

Despite her reputation as a fashion icon from her time on Sex and the City (1998), she has in recent years become conscious of the high cost of fast fashion, and hence will only buy second-hand clothes for her children and her shoe line only makes high-quality shoes made to last and created by Italian cobblers for a living wage instead of the usual Chinese factory workers. Additionally, the costumes on her show Divorce (2016) are all second-hand. Her viewing of the film The True Cost (2015) was the turning point for her.

Is the only one out of the four main female actresses of Sex and the City (1998) not to have done any nudity in the show, because she has a strict no-nudity clause in her contract.

Lived with Robert Downey Jr. from 1984 to 1991.

Admits to being quite prudish and clean-living. Even as a teenager, she never rebelled and was very straight-laced; she once went to a party and was so shocked by the amount of alcohol that was there that she made her father take her straight home. She even had reservations about Sex and the City when she first read its script owing to its explicit content. However, once she signed up to it, she was dedicated to the show and is proud of its success.

Manolo Blahnik named a shoe in her honor, the SJP.

Was turned down for the role of Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman (1990), which went to Julia Roberts.

Was introduced to husband Matthew Broderick through her brother, Timothy Britten Parker.

Many gambling and betting establishments actually stopped accepting some bets on Sarah Jessica Parker for The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004) because she was so widely predicted to walk away with an Emmy Award, and she did.

Played Annie during the original Broadway run of "Annie". Was third in the list of girls to play her.

Son James Wilkie Broderick born at Lenox Hill Hospital, in Manhattan. He was named after Broderick's father James, and after Wilkie Collins who is a favorite writer of both parents. (October 28, 2002)

She grew up having to share clothes with siblings and having only one or two pair of shoes for the entire year. She developed a "shoe fetish" that was also shared by her character on Sex and the City (1998). Parker admitted that she has a closet at her home just for her footwear!

Twin daughters Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge born via surrogate at East Ohio Regional Hospital. (June 22, 2009)

Was six months pregnant with her son James when she completed filming on the fifth season of Sex and the City (1998).

In 2014, Vogue created the video "73 Questions with Sarah Jessica Parker" in which an interviewer followed her around her apartment and asked a series of random question, all done in just one shot.

After her multi-million dollar contract with the Gap was terminated, she rebounded by joining the ranks of J-Lo, Paris Hilton and Joan Collins by marketing herself and coming out with her own perfume, for which she is being paid in the seven figure range.

She ranked #7 on Forbes' List of Highest-Paid Actresses in 2012, with an income of $15 million. It was noted that most of her income was profit from her perfume and endorsement deals.

With an income of $30 million, she ranked #2 in Forbes Magazine list of "10 Highest Paid Actress of 2010-2011". She was placed behind Angelina Jolie, who also earned $30 million. However, $18 million of Parker's income was not based on her work in entertainment, but gathered by her collaborations with Halston and the best-selling fragrance NYC.

Celebrated her 40th birthday at the Plaza. Among the guests were Kyra Sedgwick, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Noth, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis and Nathan Lane.

Once, live on air, she called up the radio show "Opie & Anthony" and called them out for heavy criticism of her and her appearance at the 2000 MTV Movie Awards.

Has a brother, Aaron D. Forste, who is a production assistant on Sex and the City (1998).

Made her first television special at the age of 8.

She and husband Matthew Broderick had movies opening on the same day in the United States: December 16, 2005. His movie was The Producers (2005), hers was The Family Stone (2005).

Prefers British television comedies, especially Fawlty Towers (1975) and Absolutely Fabulous (1992).

Finally won an Emmy Award in 2004 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, after five consecutive losses.

Returned to work six months after giving birth to her son James in order to begin filming the sixth season of Sex and the City (1998).

Is one of eight children: brothers Timothy Britten Parker and Pippin Parker, sister Rachel Parker, half-brothers Aaron D. Forste and Andrew Forste, and half-sisters Megan Forste and Allegra Forste. Only sister Rachel Parker is not in show business. While Rachel starred with her siblings in a 1977 theatrical production of "The Sound of Music," she chose a very different career path, becoming a physician's assistant specializing in cardiac surgery.

Hosted The 2000 MTV Movie Awards (2000), and changed into 15 different outfits throughout the show.

Andie MacDowell beat her for the role of "Carrie" in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).

Has been close friends with actor Willie Garson for over 15 years.

A member of the Hollywood Women's Political Committee.

She sits on the New York City Ballet's Board of Directors.

In May 2015, she created a minor media frenzy. On her Instagram profile, she posted a teasing photo of herself with a shopping bag, that would later be revealed to be a part of her new collaboration with Bloomingdales. However, the photo went viral before the reveal, when it proved so ambiguous, that several fans believed the photo teased a third Sex and the City (2008) movie. Several online outlets reported about the possibility of a new entry in the series and an unaware and puzzled Cynthia Nixon, co-star of the show, was asked about the announcement during a live interview. In the end, Warner Bros. Studios had to make an official statement that there were no plans for a "Sex and the City 3".

Her father was of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Her mother has German, and a smaller amount of English, ancestry.

Counts Valley of the Twenty-Something Guys (1998) as her personal favorite episode of the hit television series, a fact she revealed to host James Lipton as a guest on "Inside the Actors Studio" (19 May 2008).

Dated singer/songwriter Joshua Kadison. After the break-up, Kadison wrote the song "Jessie" in the early 1990s about dealing with the break-up.

Has received eight consecutive Golden Globe nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press; the first seven were for Actress in a TV Comedy for her work on Sex and the City (1998) and her eighth was for Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy for The Family Stone (2005).

Was offered the role of Danielle Bowden in Cape Fear (1991) but turned down the part. The role went to a younger player, Juliette Lewis.

Was originally cast in Wild Oats (2016), but dropped out and was replaced by Demi Moore. Parker previously replaced Moore in Lovelace (2013).

Appeared as a special guest star in several episodes of Shalom Sesame (1987), the Israeli version of Sesame Street (1969).

Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2000 and did a spoof with her co-stars in Sex and the City (1998) called Sex and the Matrix.

Re-negotiated her contract to sell Nutrisse Hair Products in both print and television commercials, for an undisclosed amount believed to be in the seven figure range. (August 2003)

Played a role in the original stage production of "The Heidi Chronicles," only to be replaced when the show moved to Broadway...by Cynthia Nixon, her Sex and the City (1998) co-star. Kim Cattrall played a role in the 1995 film version of the play. That makes Kristin Davis the only regular cast member of Sex and the City (1998) not to appear in some adaptation of the play.

Sex and the City (1998) made her a fashion icon to women all over the world due to her extravagant New Yorkian style.

Attended the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) in Cincinnati with Rocky Carroll.

Returned to work two months after the birth of her twins Marion and Tabitha in order to begin filming Sex and the City 2 (2010).

After ending her television run of Sex and the City (1998), she negotiated a multi-million dollar contract to do advertisements for The Gap clothing; a brand she never wore once in her entire Sex and the City (1998) show!

Orignally, she was set to appear with a cameo in Lovelace (2013) as Gloria Steinem. But eventually her scenes did not make the final cut. The role was originally given to Demi Moore, who dropped out due to health issues. Parker accepted the role a week before filming ended.

Very close friends with actor Ron Rifkin.