Kim Victoria Cattrall (; born 21 August 1956) is an English-born Canadian-American actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha Jones on HBO's "Sex and the City" (1998–2004), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning the 2002 Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. She reprised the role in the films "Sex and the City" (2008) and "Sex and the City 2" (2010).