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Kim Cattrall is undoubtedly one of the hardest working actresses of her generation. She began her career in New York at age 16, and paid her dues for years with guest spots on dozens of television shows before landing the sexy gym teacher role in the 1982 hit Porky's. Other movie roles followed, and in 1987 she attained leading lady status with Mannequin, opposite heartthrob Andrew McCarthy.

The 1990s were a relatively slow period until Darren Star selected her for the femme fatale role in his New York-based comedy, Sex and the City. By the end of the first season she was an international sensation. In addition to her work in television and films, Kim Cattrall is a respected stage and theatre actress, as well as an author on the topic of—what else—sex!

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Kim Cattrall

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Kim Victoria Cattrall, born 21 August 1956, Liverpool, England is a Golden-Globe award winning English-Canadian actress. She is known for role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy and Mannequin. Cattrall began her career before graduating from high school in 1972 when she left Canada for America. There, she attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and upon her graduation signed a five-year movie deal with director Otto Preminger, making her film debut in Preminger's Rosebud in 1975. A year later, Universal Studios bought out that contract and Cattrall became one of the last participants of the Universal Contract Player System. During her time with Universal, she guest starred in numerous television programmes of varying style and genre. In 1979, she played Dr. Gabrielle White in The Incredible Hulk and would go down in TV Hulk lore as one of the few characters who knew David Banner was alive and was the creature. Her work in television paid off, and she quickly made the transition to cinema. She starred opposite Jack Lemmon in his Oscar-nominated movie Tribute in 1980.

Kim Cattrall Trivia

Studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art at age 11
Is fluent in German
Was one of the last participants in the studio contract system
Made her screen debut in Otto Preminger's Rosebud (1975)
Dated former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, whom she met at the movie premiere of Tribute (1980)
Dieted for two months in order to play a size 4 society wife in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990).
Named one of People Magazine's 25 Most Intriguing People of 2001

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Kim Says...

Kim Cattrall Quotes

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.

I sort of have a love affair with my work. Many of us work far too hard and we don't put enough value in the epicurean, sensual part of life.

I first wanted to be an actress after seeing a play - not a movie.

Art is an expression of who you are. Parts that I play are my sculptures.

Being a teenage girl was probably one of the more challenging times in my life.

A lot of guys my age and older were absolutely terrified of me. Younger men weren't.

I don't read reviews because if they're bad I'm devastated and if they're good I get a big head.

I don't really watch television, and I don't watch these shows that promote shows. I know what the experience was, and that's enough.

I'm a trisexual. I'll try anything once.

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Kim Cattrall Filmography

Rosebud (1975)
Tribute (1980)
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
Porky's (1982)
Police Academy (1984)
Turk 182! (1985)
City Limits (1985)
Hold-Up (1985)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Mannequin (1987)
Palais Royale (1988)
Masquerade (1988)
Midnight Crossing (1988)
The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Famiglia Buonanotte, La (1989)
Honeymoon Academy (1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Split Second (1992)
Breaking Point (1993)
Above Suspicion (1995)
Live Nude Girls (1995)
Where Truth Lies (1996)
Unforgettable (1996)
Exception to the Rule (1997)
Baby Geniuses (1999)
Ice Princess (2005)
The Tiger's Tail (2006)

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Kim Cattrall Films on DVD

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Mannequin with Andrew McCarthy

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Live Nude Girls

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'De laatste show' (Belgium)

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Samantha Says...

As Overheard on Sex and the City

Practically all the relationships I know are based on a foundation of lies and mutually accepted delusion.

Carrie: I'm not going to replace a man with some battery-operated device.
Miranda: You haven't met 'The Rabbit.'
Samantha: Oh come on, if you're going to get a vibrator, at least get one called
'The Horse.'

Men cheat for the same reason that dogs lick their balls ... because they can.

Samantha: All married couples stop having sex eventually.
Miranda: That's not true, you've had sex with plenty of married people.
Samantha: That's how I know!

Be damn sure before you get off the ferris wheel, because there are twenty-two perky and ruthless women waiting to get on.

Charlotte: Oh my god! Vagina weights!
Samantha: Honey, my vagina waits for no man.

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Kim Cattrall in the News

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Kim Cattrall helps celebrate Queen's Diamond Jubilee: By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, 55, waved a little British flag yesterday to help celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. But she wasn't in London. Liverpool-born Cattrall was in Central Park for the Great British Run, ...
Who Wore Floral Givenchy Best? Fergie, Kim Cattrall or La La Vasquez? Mega ...: Kim Cattrall stepped out in NYC today to host the Great British Run for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in a tropical floral printed Givenchy frock that we have seen before on no other than singer Fergie and actress La La Vasquez.
Kim Cattrall Dating Artist Clifford Ross?: Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall, 55, is reportedly dating visual artist Clifford Ross, 60, according to The New York Post's Page Six. (Cattrall's rep tells Us Weekly they are "just friends -- that's it.") The two made their first public outing at ...
Revealed: Cougar Kim Cattrall, 55, puts down the toyboys to date ...: But it seems that Sex And The City actress Kim Cattrall is ready to retire her position as queen of the cougars as she debuted her relationship with a new man - much closer to her own age. Kim, 55, is now dating wealthy artist Clifford Ross, 60.

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Hypersapien May 29, 2012 @ 12:10 am | delete

She's great! I didn't care much for "Mannequin," but overall I've liked her movies.

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JoanneOtt Apr 23, 2011 @ 1:53 am | delete

She grew up in Courtenay, BC, not far from where I live.

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Ladydove62 Sep 23, 2010 @ 3:47 pm | delete

Kim Cattrall is definitley a gorgeous and talented actress. Thanks for sharing.

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janices7 Dec 17, 2008 @ 12:55 pm | delete

Great lens - enjoyed all the quotes. Finally got around to watching the Sex and the City movie a few weekends ago and loved it! 5* for you.