Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall is a British-Canadian actress best known for her iconic portrayal of Samantha Jones on the groundbreaking HBO series Sex and the City. Born on August 21, 1956, in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England, she moved to Canada with her family at age three months and grew up in British Columbia. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before launching her career in the 1970s.

Cattrall’s early career included roles in films such as Tribute (1980), Police Academy (1984), Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Mannequin (1987), and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991). While these roles gave her steady work, it was her casting as the confident and sexually liberated Samantha Jones on Sex and the City that transformed her career. The show ran from 1998 to 2004 and was a cultural phenomenon that changed television’s approach to female sexuality and friendship.

The role of Samantha Jones earned Cattrall five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination. She reprised the role in two feature films, Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), both of which were major box office successes. Her decision not to return for the revival series And Just Like That became a well-publicized chapter in her career, though she briefly appeared in the season two finale in 2023.

With a net worth estimated at $40 million, Cattrall’s wealth comes primarily from her television and film career, particularly her earnings from Sex and the City and its associated films and syndication deals. She has also earned income from theater work, appearing on both the West End and Broadway, and has authored several books. She continues to act selectively, choosing roles that interest her while also engaging in theater work in both the United States and the United Kingdom.