Kim Catrall

Biographical Information

Birthday: August 21, 1956
Birth Place: Liverpool, England, UK
Birth Name: Kimberley Cattrall

Biography:
Kim Cattrall was born on August 21, 1956 in Liverpool, England. At the age of three months, emmigrated (with her father Dennis and mother Shane) to Canada where a large number of her films have been made. At the age of eleven, Kim returned to her native country and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Upon her return to Vancouver, Canada, Kim graduated high school at age sixteen and won a scholarship to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. During her final year at the academy, she won a part in Otto Preminger's Rosebud (1975). Following her film debut Kim returned to the theatre first in Vancouver and then played repertory in Toronto prior to winning a contract at Universal in Los Angeles.

Spouse
'Andre J. Lyson' (1982 - 1989) (divorced)
'Larry Davis' (1975 - ?) (divorced)
'Mark Levinson' (4 September 1998 - present)
'Darren Star' (? - present)

Notes

Trivia Is an advocate for senior citizens. Presented at the 2000 GLAAD Media Awards to honor films and TV shows that accurately portray gay and lesbian people. Studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art when she was eleven. Was born in Liverpool, England and emigrated with her parents to Canada when she was three months old. Was engaged to Daniel Benzali. Dated former Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau. Made her screen debut in Rosebud (1975) by Otto Preminger and latter played in How to Dial a Murder (TV) in 1978. Named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.

Personal quotes "There are so many avenues of performing. I'm not interested in the form of musical theater unless it's something like Rocky Horror Picture Show, 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." "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." - on "Sex and the City" "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."

Biography from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia: If all gym teachers displayed as much, uh, enthusiasm as the sexually voracious instructor Cattrall played in Porky's (1981), maybe our nation's youth would be in better shape. Actually, the notoriety she achieved in that trashy role doesn't do justice to this charming, offbeat leading lady. Educated in Canada, London, and New York, Cattrall first attracted attention as a brainwashed cultist in Ticket to Heaven (1981), which was followed by the Porky's breakthrough. She's been poorly utilized since, often in such frivolous comedies as Police Academy (1984), Mannequin (1987), and Honeymoon Academy (1990), but occasionally gets meatier roles such as the adulterous wife in Masquerade (1988). She costarred in the 1993 miniseries "Wild Palms" and the TV series "Angel Falls" (1993). OTHER FILMS INCLUDE: 1975: Rosebud (her debut); 1980: Tribute 1985: Turk 182! 1986: Big Trouble in Little China 1990: The Bonfire of the Vanities 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (as a treacherous Vulcan). Copyright ©1994 Leonard Maltin, used by arrangement with Signet, a division of Penguin Putnam, Inc

Crew Credits

Movie Credits

Police Acadamy - Casting

Acting Appearances

Starring Roles
Sex and the City (1998) - Samantha Jones
Angel Falls (1993) - Genna Harrison
Rugrats (1991) - Melinda Finster

Guest Starring Roles

The View - Herself - June 20, 2003 (2003)
Late Show with David Letterman - Guest - Show #GH12 (2003)
V Graham Norton - Herself - Show #066 (2002)
Revealed with Jules Asner - Herself - Kim Cattrall (2002)
The View - Herself - July 15, 2002 (2002)
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross - Herself - Richard Harris, Kim Cattrall, Elton John (2001)
Late Show with David Letterman - Guest - Show #1623 (2001)
Late Show with David Letterman - Guest - Show #1538 (2001)
Duckman - Voice of Tami Margulies - The Tami Show (1997)
The Outer Limits - Rebecca Highfield - Re-generation (1997)
Rugrats - Chuckie's Mom - Mother's Day (1996)
Tales of the Gold Monkey - Whitney Bunting - Naka Jima Kill (1983)
Charlie's Angels - Sharon - Angels at the Altar (1979)
Vegas - Princess Zara - An Eastern Princess (1979)
The Incredible Hulk - Dr. Gabrielle White - Kindered Spirits (1979)
Family - Married Woman - Just Friends (1978)
Starsky and Hutch - Emily Harrison - Blindfold (1978)
Columbo - Joanne Nichols - How to Dial a Murder (1978)
Columbo - - How to Dial a Murder (1978)
Switch - Captain Judith Pierce - Dancer (1977)
Logan's Run - Rama II - Half Life (1977)
Quincy, M.E. - Joy DeReatis - Let Me Light the Way (1977)
Revealed with Jules Asner - Herself

Movie/Mini-Series/Special Roles

Crossroads (2002) - Caroline
15 Minutes (2001) - Cassandra
Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - Lieutenant Valeris
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) - Lt. Valeris
Mannequin (1987) - Emmy
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) - Gracie Law
Porky's (1982) - mrs. honeywell
Masquerade (1965) - Brooke Morrison

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