Happy Birthday, Sarah Jessica Parker! 20 Vintage Snapshots From Her Career Before Sex and the City
Few stars in Hollywood can boast a career quite as long or fruitful as Sarah Jessica Parker’s. Today, the star is best known for her performance as the Carrie Bradshaw on Sex and the City, but Parker has been acting since she was a kid in the Midwest; her very first part was on the stage, appearing with four of her siblings in a St. Louis production of The Sound of Music.
But long before Parker was a mother of three, recognized internationally for series and films including The First Wives Club, The Family Stone, Glee, and Divorce, she was just a young aspiring actor going on auditions. (Take note, all you struggling thespians out there: Dreams really can come true!)
In honor of her 61st birthday today, take a look at Parker’s evolution from child star to New York–based glamour girl and producer.

















