- 2008: Reprised the character of Carrie Bradshaw for "Sex and the City: The Movie"
- 2008: Joined Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church and Ellen Page in the indie feature, "Smart People"
- 2006: Starred in romantic comedy “Failure to Launch” with Matthew McConaughey
- 2005: Played Dermot Mulroney's uptight girlfriend in "The Family Stone"; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress
- 2005: Signed a two-year deal with HBO to develop and produce series and other programming for the premium cable channel through her production company Pretty Matches Productions
- 2004: Represented the Gap in a marketing campaign; featured in a series of TV spots and print ads
- 2000: Appeared in the David Mamet ensemble, "State and Main"
- 1998: Portrayed NYC relationships columnist Carrie Bradshaw in the HBO acclaimed series, "Sex and the City"; became a producer as of 1999; garnered Emmy (1999, 2002, 2003), Golden Globe (2002, 2004) and SAG (2005) nominations for Best Actress
- 1997: Appeared in the Broadway revival of "Once Upon a Mattress"
- 1997: Acted in the CBS-TV adaptation of Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys" (filmed in 1995)
- 1996: Had memorable role as Shelly, Morty's dim-witted but manipulative fiancée in "The First Wives Club"
- 1996: Returned to Broadway to co-star with Matthew Broderick in revival of "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
- 1995: Starred in the romantic comedy, "Miami Rhapsody"
- 1995: Portrayed the title role of a dog in A.R. Gurney's Off-Broadway play, "Sylvia"
- 1994: Appeared opposite Johnny Depp in "Ed Wood"; Tim Burton's affectionate biopic of the outlandish director
- 1993: Co-starred as a young witch in the supernatural comedy "Hocus Pocus"
- 1992: Starred in the comedy "Honeymoon in Vegas" opposite Nicolas Cage and James Caan
- 1991: Played ditzy-blonde SanDeE* opposite Steve Martin in "L.A. Story"; also written by Martin
- 1991: Returned to Off-Broadway in Jon Robin Baitz's play, "The Substance of Fire"
- 1989: Acted Off-Broadway in Wendy Wasserstein's play, "The Heidi Chronicles"
- 1986: Last feature film for five years, "Flight of the Navigator"
- 1986: Played free-spirited Kay on the NBC miniseries and subsequent spin-off series, "A Year in the Life"
- 1985: Co-starred in the CBS-TV movie "Going For the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story"
- 1985: Played the lead in the teen comedy, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" co-starring Helen Hunt
- 1984: Had memorable role of Ariel's friend Rusty in "Footloose"
- 1984: First leading role in a feature, "Somewhere Tomorrow"
- 1982: Appeared in the TV-movie "My Body, My Child" (ABC)
- 1982: Cast as awkward, bespectacled teen Patty Greene on the CBS-TV sitcom, "Square Pegs" (cancelled after one season)
- 1979: Made film debut in the feature "Rich Kids"
- 1978: Joined the Broadway musical, "Annie" as one of the orphans; later cast in the title role
- 1976: Broadway debut, "The Innocents"; also featured brother, Timothy Britten Parker
- 1973: TV debut "The Little Match Girl" (NBC)
- Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Moved to New York City and appeared with the American Ballet Theatre




