Sarah Jessica Parker was born on 25 March 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio USA, of German and English (mother) and Polish-Jewish (father) descent. Sarah is a well known actress, singer, model and producer, however, despite an acting career stretching over more than 40 years, she is probably best recognized for her prominent role of Carrie Bradshaw in the current long-running television series ‘Sex and the City’. No doubt her net worth rose even more after she was awarded Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Emmy Awards for this series.
So just how rich is Sarah Jessica Parker? Sarah’s net worth is estimated by sources to be $90 million, her wealth having been accumulated from her involvement in big screen and TV during her long career.
Sarah Jessica Parker Net Worth $90 Million
Sarah Jessica Parker was not born into a family of entertainers, but was fond of singing and ballet dancing from an early age. She started her career as an actress on Broadway being only 12 years old. Following education at Dwight Morrow High School, she attended the School of American Ballet in New York City, the New York Professional Children’s School, and the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati. Real accumulation of Parker’s net worth began in 1982, when she secured a part in the situation comedy ‘Square Pegs’ created by Anne Beatts. Sarah then continued her career on the big screen, taking part in the musical-drama film ‘Footloose’ directed by Herbert Ross, and in the dance film ‘Girls Just Want to have Fun’ directed by Alan Metter co-starring with Lee Montgomery and Helen Hunt. Later she had some small roles in Disney science fiction films and other films such as ‘L.A. Story’ directed by Mick Jackson.
From 1992, however, Sarah Jessica Parker’s net worth increased significantly as she had leading roles in films like ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ directed by Andrew Bergman where she was working together with Nicolas Cage and James Caan, horror comedy film ‘Hocus Pocus’ directed by Kenny Ortega, and the thriller ‘Striking Distance’ co-starring with Bruce Willis, directed by Rowdy Herrington. Sarah was obviously admired and appreciated, and her net worth rose even more after she acted in ‘Ed Wood’ directed by Tim Burton co-starring with Johnny Depp, and ‘Miami Rhapsody’ directed by David Frankel and in which Antonio Banderas was also in the main cast. Finally, the role which increased Sarah Jessica Parker’s net worth the most and brought her plenty Awards and fame has been the role of Carrie Bradshaw in the television series ‘Sex and the City’, plus spin-off films directed by Michael Patrick King ‘Sex and the City’ and ‘Sex and the City 2’. The television series has been both admired and criticized, but highly evaluated by critics overall. The series has won seven Emmy Awards, and eight Golden Globe Awards.
Concurrently, Parker continued her outstanding acting in films, and in 2005 starred in the Thomas Bezucha directed film ‘The Family Stone’, being nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Globes. The very last films she acted in were ‘Sellebity’, ‘Married and Cheating’ and ‘Escape from Planet Earth’.
Sarah Jessica Parker is known not only as an actress, but also as the face of fashion brands Gap, Garnier and others. She has released fragrances and a footwear line under her name. Sarah increases her net worth running her own company ‘Pretty Matches’. Sarah Jessica Parker is also a UNICEF ambassador.
In her personal life, Sarah Jessica Parker married Matthew Broderick in 1997; they have three children, and the family lives in New York City.
