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Kim Cattrall - Biography |
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A popular screen figure of the 1980s
and '90s whose casting in HBO's runaway hit series Sex and the City
provided her career with a solid second wind, Emmy-winning actress Kim
Cattrall has endured to prove that older women can retain their sexuality
and femininity while simultaneously maintaining a vital screen presence.
Born in Liverpool, England, Cattrall's parents immigrated the family to
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, when the future actress was three
years old. After returning to England at age 11 to study at the London
Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, Cattrall finished high school in
Vancouver, and at age 16 struck out on her own after winning a scholarship
to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Though director Otto Preminger would sign Cattrall to a five-year contract
and give the actress her film debut in Rosebud (1975), Universal would
soon step in to buy out her contract, making Cattrall one of the last
actors to participate in the now defunct Universal Contract Player System.
Following with television appearances in Starskey and Hutch and Charlie's
Angels, and turning up in such features as Deadly Harvest (1977), it
appeared as if good things were in store for Cattrall in the future. The
dawn of the 1980s found Cattrall's star ascending in such features as
Porky's (1981), and with the release of Police Academy in 1984 her face
was becoming a familiar one to film and television audiences.
Following up with such typically '80s fare as Turk 182! (1985), Cattrall
essayed the role of the green-eyed girl whose fate was questionable in
John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (1986), the year before her
most famous (until Sex and the City of course) role in Mannequin (1987).
Essentially a typical '80s throwaway comedy, Cattrall's effervescent
presence, combined with Starship's catchy title tune "Nothing's Gonna Stop
Us Now," gave the film such a boost that it even spawned a Cattrall-less
sequel. It was following Mannequin that Cattrall's career began to stall
in the wake of such instantly forgettable films as Honeymoon Academy
(1990) and the Gary Busey actioner Breaking Point (1993), though her role
in 1995's Live Nude Girls proved a curious precursor to her role on Sex
and the City.
A frank and funny HBO series based on the writings of New York Observer
columnist Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City gave Cattrall a chance to
shine as a lusty an unabashedly sexual PR executive whose confidence in
the bedroom rivals only her confidence in the boardroom. Sex and the City
once again made Cattrall a household name as it influenced everything from
fashion to the drinks of the New York scene. Cattrall's character proved
so popular that in mid-2003 it was announced that once Sex and the City
drew to a close, she would star in her own spin-off series. Though she
would inexplicably continue to release such vapid feature fare as Baby
Geniuses (1999), appearances in such efforts as the Britney Spears road
drama Crossroads ensured that Cattrall would remain a familiar face to
young audiences. Next up, Cattrall can be seen in 2005's Ice Princess with
Joan Cusack. |
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Kim Cattrall - Personal Quotes |
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"There are so many avenues of performing. I'm not interested in the
form of musical theater unless it's something like The Rocky Horror
Picture Show (1975), which is a blast."
"I don't know many women who can relate to Sharon Stone and the kind
of movies she does. I don't know a lot of guys who can relate to Tom
Cruise's movies because they're on a kind of fantastic level. I like
movies I can relate to."
On "Sex and the City" (1998): "The show is celebrating what it's
like to be a woman. We do things people think about but don't
vocalize. It gives men and women permission to talk in a way that is
healthy."
"I've been playing sexually aware women most of my life. At this
point I expected to be playing moms and wives. It's exciting to play
a femme fatale."
On her role in the film Crossroads (2002/I), where she plays Britney
Spears' mother, who abandons her daughter as a baby and later
rejects her as a teen: "It was one of the hardest jobs in my life. I
had to be mean to Britney Spears. She is such a little southern
sweetie who is only 20. She was so nervous and so well-prepared, and
I had to reject her on screen because I'm her horrible mother who
has left her".
"I'm finding now in my 40s that the less makeup I wear, the better.
I think softer is better as you get older. With everything. Except
men."
"I prefer younger men. In some ways, they are much more open to a
woman being stronger and independent then some of the men my age."
To me, 15 minutes worth of absolute genius in a film is so much
better than two hours of mediocrity. I would rather pay to see
something different like that.
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Kim Cattrall - Filmography |
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Sex and the City (2008) ....
Samantha Jones
The Tiger's Tail (2006) .... Jane O'Leary
Him and Us (2006) (TV) .... Freddie Lazarus
Ice Princess (2005) .... Tina Harwood
... aka Une princesse sur la glace (Canada: French title)
"The Simpsons" .... Chloe Talbot (1 episode, 2004)
- She Used to Be My Girl (2004) TV Episode (voice) .... Chloe Talbot
The Devil and Daniel Webster (2004) .... Constance Hurry
... aka Shortcut to Happiness (USA: new title)
"Sex and the City" .... Samantha Jones (94 episodes, 1998-2004)
- An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux (2004) TV Episode ....
Samantha Jones
- An American Girl in Paris: Part Une (2004) TV Episode ....
Samantha Jones
- Splat! (2004) TV Episode .... Samantha Jones
- The Cold War (2004) TV Episode .... Samantha Jones
- Out of the Frying Pan (2004) TV Episode .... Samantha Jones
(89 more)
Crossroads (2002/I) .... Caroline
15 Minutes (2001) .... Cassandra
... aka 15 Minuten Ruhm (Germany)
Sex and the Matrix (2000) (TV) .... Samantha Jones
36 Hours to Die (1999) (TV) .... Kim Stone
... aka Sursis: 36 heures (Canada: French title)
Baby Geniuses (1999) .... Robin
Modern Vampires (1998) (TV) .... Ulrike
... aka Revenant (UK: video title)
... aka Vamps (Philippines: English title: theatrical title)
Creature (1998) (TV) .... Dr. Amanda Mayson
... aka Peter Benchley's Creature
"Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" .... Tami Margulies (1 episode,
1997)
- The Tami Show (1997) TV Episode (voice) .... Tami Margulies
"Rugrats" .... Melinda Finster (1 episode, 1997)
- Mother's Day (1997) TV Episode .... Melinda Finster
Invasion (1997) (TV) .... Dr. Sheila Moran
... aka Robin Cook's Invasion (USA: complete title)
Exception to the Rule (1997) .... Carla Rainer
... aka Nach gefährlichen Regeln (Germany)
"The Outer Limits" .... Rebecca Highfield (1 episode, 1997)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- Re-Generation (1997) TV Episode .... Rebecca Highfield
Every Woman's Dream (1996) (TV) .... Liz Wells
Unforgettable (1996) .... Kelly
Where Truth Lies (1996) .... Racquel Chambers
Live Nude Girls (1995) .... Jamie
The Heidi Chronicles (1995) (TV) .... Susan
Above Suspicion (1995) .... Gail Cain
... aka The Rhinehart Theory
OP Center (1995) (TV) .... Jane Hood
... aka Tom Clancy's 'OP Center'
Two Golden Balls (1994) (TV) .... Sydnie
Running Delilah (1994) (TV) .... Delilah
... aka Robospy (Australia)
"Dream On" .... Jeannie (1 episode, 1994)
- The Homecoming Queen (1994) TV Episode .... Jeannie
"Angel Falls" (1993) TV Series .... Genna Harrison (unknown
episodes)
"Wild Palms" (1993) (mini) TV Series .... Paige Katz
Breaking Point (1993) .... Allison Meadows
... aka Double Suspicion
Split Second (1992) .... Michelle
Double Vision (1992) (TV) .... Caroline/Lisa
... aka Double vision - l'une pour l'autre (Canada: French title)
Miracle in the Wilderness (1992) (TV) .... Dora Adams
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) .... Lieutenant
Valeris
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) .... Judy McCoy
Honeymoon Academy (1990) .... Chris Nelson
... aka For Better or for Worse
Famiglia Buonanotte, La (1989) .... Aunt Eva
... aka Brown Bread Sandwiches
... aka Good Night, Michaelangelo
The Return of the Musketeers (1989) .... Justine de Winter
... aka Regreso de los mosqueteros, El (Spain)
... aka Retour des mousquetaires, Le (France)
Midnight Crossing (1988) .... Alexa Schubb
Masquerade (1988) .... Brooke Morrison
Palais Royale (1988) .... Odessa Muldoon
... aka Smoke Screen
... aka Smokescreen (USA)
Mannequin (1987) .... Ema 'Emmy' Hesire
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) .... Gracie Law
... aka John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China (USA: complete
title)
Hold-Up (1985) .... Lise
City Limits (1985) .... Wickings
Turk 182! (1985) .... Danny Boudreau
Sins of the Past (1984) (TV) .... Paula Bennett
... aka Forbidden Secrets (USA: bootleg title)
Police Academy (1984) .... Cadet Karen Thompson
... aka Police Academy: What an Institution! (UK: video title)
"Tales of the Gold Monkey" .... Whitney Bunting (1 episode, 1983)
... aka Tales of the Golden Monkey (USA)
- Naka Jima Kill (1983) TV Episode .... Whitney Bunting
"Trapper John, M.D." .... Amy West / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1982)
- You Pays Your Money (1982) TV Episode .... Amy West
- The Surrogate (1979) TV Episode .... Princess Allya
"Tucker's Witch" .... Amanda Tucker (1 episode)
- Unaired Pilot (????) TV Episode .... Amanda Tucker
Porky's (1982) .... Honeywell
... aka Chez Porky (Canada: French title)
Ticket to Heaven (1981) .... Ruthie
Tribute (1980) .... Sally Haines
... aka Un fils pour l'été (Canada: French title)
"Hagen" (1 episode, 1980)
- Nightmare (1980) TV Episode
The Gossip Columnist (1980) (TV) .... Dina Moran
"Scruples" (1980) (mini) TV Series .... Melanie Adams
"Charlie's Angels" .... Sharon (1 episode, 1979)
- Angels at the Altar (1979) TV Episode .... Sharon
Crossbar (1979) (TV) .... Katie Barlow
The Night Rider (1979) (TV) .... Regina Kenton
"Vega$" .... Princess Zara (1 episode, 1979)
- The Visitor (1979) TV Episode .... Princess Zara
The Rebels (1979) (TV) .... Anne Kent
"How the West Was Won" .... Dolores / ... (1 episode, 1979)
- The Slavers (1979) TV Episode .... Dolores/Teresa Perez
"The Incredible Hulk" .... Gabrielle White (1 episode, 1979)
- Kindred Spirits (1979) TV Episode .... Gabrielle White
"Family" .... Susan Madison (1 episode, 1978)
- Just Friends (1978) TV Episode .... Susan Madison
"The Paper Chase" .... Karen clayton (1 episode, 1978)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Fourth Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Second Year (USA: new title)
... aka The Paper Chase: The Third Year (USA: new title)
- Da Da (1978) TV Episode .... Karen clayton
"Starsky and Hutch" .... Emily Harrison (1 episode, 1978)
- Blindfold (1978) TV Episode .... Emily Harrison
The Bastard (1978) (TV) .... Anne Ware
... aka The Kent Chronicles
Columbo: How to Dial a Murder (1978) (TV) .... Joanne Nicholls
"What Really Happened to the Class of '65?" (1 episode, 1978)
- The Girl Nobody Knew (1978) TV Episode
"The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries" .... Marie Claire (2 episodes,
1978)
... aka The Nancy Drew Mysteries (USA: short title)
- Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (1978) TV Episode .... Marie Claire
- Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978) TV Episode .... Marie Claire
"Switch" .... Captain Judith Pierce (1 episode, 1977)
- Dancer (1977) TV Episode .... Captain Judith Pierce
"Logan's Run" .... Rama II (1 episode, 1977)
- Half Life (1977) TV Episode .... Rama II
Deadly Harvest (1977) .... Susan Franklin
"Quincy M.E." .... Joy DeReatis (1 episode, 1977)
... aka Quincy (International: English title: informal title)
- Let Me Light the Way (1977) TV Episode .... Joy DeReatis
Good Against Evil (1977) (TV) .... Linday Isley
Rosebud (1975) .... Joyce Donnovan |
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Kim Cattrall - Related Links |
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Wikipedia: Kim Cattrall
YouTube: Kim Cattrall
Kim Cattrall at Celebs, Inc.
Kim Cattrall at Babemania.com
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