Carrie Bradshaw
| Carrie Bradshaw | |
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| Sex and the City character The Carrie Diaries character | |
Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw | |
| First appearance | Print: "Love at the Bowery Bar, Part II" (1995) (The New York Observer) Television: "Sex and the City" (1998) (Sex and the City) |
| Created by | Candace Bushnell |
| Adapted by | Darren Star |
| Portrayed by | Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City, films, And Just Like That...) AnnaSophia Robb (The Carrie Diaries) |
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| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Caroline Marie Bradshaw |
| Nickname | Carrie |
| Occupation | Author Newspaper columnist for The New York Star Writer at Vogue magazine Podcast co-host |
| Family | Tom Bradshaw (father) Grace Bradshaw (mother; deceased) Dorrit Bradshaw (sister) Harriet Preston (mother-in-law) Melvin Preston (father-in-law) |
| Spouse | |
| Nationality | American |
Caroline Marie "Carrie" Bradshaw is a fictional character and the protagonist of the HBO media franchise Sex and the City, portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker. In the television series and subsequent films, Carrie is a New York City-based newspaper columnist and fashion enthusiast. Her weekly column, titled Sex and the City, serves as the narrative framework for each episode, offering commentary on modern relationships, dating, and friendship.
Parker reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as in the HBO Max revival series And Just Like That.... The character was originally created by author Candace Bushnell and first appeared in her 1997 anthology Sex and the City, which was based on her newspaper column of the same name.
Bushnell later expanded on the character’s backstory through the young adult novels The Carrie Diaries and Summer and the City. These works were adapted into a CW prequel television series, The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014), in which a teenage version of Carrie was portrayed by Anna Sophia Robb.