Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall (born Clare Woodgate on August 21, 1956 in Liverpool, England, UK) is an Anglo-Canadian actress. She has gained notoriety and success in film, stage and television and became an international celebrity after landing the role of femme fatale Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy series Sex and the City.

Career

Catrall began her career at age 16 when she left home to live alone in New York City. There, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and upon her graduation signed a 5-Year movie deal with director Otto Preminger. But, a year later, Universal Studio's brought out that contract and Catrall became one of the last participants of Universal Contract Player System. Her participation in the system was a great leap foward in her career by all accounts. During her time with Universal she guest starred in numerous television programmes of varying style and genre. Her work on Television paid off and she quickly made a transition to cinema. She starred opposite Jack Lemmon in his Oscar-Nominated movie Tribute in 1980. The following year, she starred in the critically acclaimed Ticket to Heaven. Her early success was an indication of things to come - she became a highly successful actress during the 1980's and starred in a flurry of Box Office hits.

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New York City - American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Director - Otto Preminger - Universal Studio - Universal Contract Player System - Universal - Television - Programmes - Cinema - Jack Lemmon - Oscar - Tribute - Ticket to Heaven - Actress - 1980's - Box Office

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Playing the sexy gym teacher in the 1982 smash hit Porky's was her first taste of celebrity status, and she followed her success up two years later in the original Police Academy. During 1985 she starred in 3 movies - Turk 182!, City Limits and Hold-Up, all of which gained satisfactory success and continued to push her career foward. In 1987, her lead role in Mannequin proved a huge success with audiences. Aside from her film work, Catrall is also a much respected stage and theatre actress, with some of her best performances in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge and Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters. The 1990's proved to be a less successful period of her career, with various film roles that rarely made the most of her talents. All that changed, however, around 1997 when she was cast in Darren Star's ambitious comedy project titled Sex and the City.

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Gym - Teacher - Porky's - Celebrity status - Police Academy - 1985 - Turk 182! - City Limits - Hold-Up - Mannequin - Film - Arthur Miller - A View from the Bridge - Anton Chekhov - Three Sisters - 1990's - Darren Star - Sex and the City

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As Samantha Jones in Sex and the City, Kim gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of the incredibly sexy Femme Fatale. Her comedic timing and sheer charisma ensured her success in the boundry pushing HBO series and by the end of the show's first season, Kim was an international success story. She capitalised on her success playing Samantha by appearing in steamy television commercials promoting short lived Pepsi product - Pepsi One. She also signed a lucrative publishing deal to write a book about sex with her husband, whome she is now seperated from. In addition, she can be heard reading the poetry of Rubert Brooke on the CD Red Rose Music SACD Sampler Volume One. Her film work continued during Sex and the City, when she starred in the ill recieved Britney Spears star vehicle Crossroads. Reports claim that Cattrall's high financial demands and a difficult relationship with co-star Sarah Jessica Parker are responsible for the end of Sex and the City, but whatever the cause Cattrall played Samantha for the last time in Spring 2004. In 2005 that she was back on silver screens, in the Disney picture Ice Princess. The same year she gained critical approval as Claire, a paralysed woman who wants to die, in the West End drama Whose Life Is It Anyway.

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Sex and the City - Femme Fatale - HBO - Television - Commercials - Pepsi - Pepsi One - Rubert Brooke - Britney Spears - Crossroads - Sarah Jessica Parker - Disney - Ice Princess - West End - Whose Life Is It Anyway

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