Kim Cattrall

British-Canadian actress (born 1956)
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Kim Victoria Cattrall is a British and Canadian actress. She is known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones on HBO's Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the feature films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as in a cameo on its revival And Just Like That... (2023).

Kim Victoria Cattrall was born on 21 August 1956 in the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool, Lancashire (now Merseyside), the daughter of secretary Gladys Shane (née Baugh; 1929–2022) and construction engineer Dennis Cattrall (1925–2012). She has two sisters and she also had a brother named Christopher Cattrall (1963–2018). When she was 3 months old, her family emigrated to Canada and settled in Courtenay, British Columbia. At age 11, she returned to Liverpool when her grandmother became sick. She took acting examinations at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, but returned to Canada after one year and moved to New York City at the age of 16 for her first acting role.

Date of Birth21st August 1956
Age68 Years
Zodiac SignLeo
CountryUnited Kingdom
Current CityLiverpool
Birth PlaceLiverpool
NationalityCanada
CitizenshipCanada
LanguageEnglish
ReferenceIMDB
Education
American Academy of Dramatic Arts, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Occupationtelevision actor, film actor, actor, screenwriter, stage actor
Awards
  • Lucy Award
  • Canada's Walk of Fame