Samantha Jones By: Jami McGuigan

Actress Kim Cattrall, was born in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England on August 21^st, 1956. Besides Sex and the City Cattrall is best known for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, and Big Trouble in Little China.

Cattrall chose to take on the role of Samantha Jones (a fictional character on the HBO produced television show Sex and the City) in 1997. Soon afterward she decided to act in a sexualized Pepsi One commercial, write a book about sex with her third husband Mark Levinson, and appear in a Britney Spear’s movie entitled Crossroads. Her career choices soon after she was cast the role of Kim Cattrall were a direct reflection on her role as Samantha Jones. The audiences that would be attracted to the Pepsi One commercial, the book about sex, and Crossroads would most likely be similar to those watching Sex and the City.

Throughout the six seasons of Sex and the City, Samantha is portrayed as sexually adventurous; most of her stories are based on her promiscuous sex-life with various people. Samantha claims to be a “try-sexual” meaning that she will try anything at least once. Anal sex, abortions, three ways, and lesbianism are all not too much for Samantha to handle.

Jones is both the oldest and most outspoken of her friends. She is not afraid to say what is on her mind, and she does not fit the stereotypical mold of what a woman is “supposed” to be. She is not very emotional, she rarely depends on men, and she is very career-driven and ambitious. In the beginning of the series she lives on the Upper East Side, but chooses to move to an expensive apartment in the Meatpacking District later on.

Samantha does not take a liking to children, which makes it difficult at first for her to accept the birth of Miranda’s child, Brady. Her personality also often clashes with her good friend Charlotte York's because of their differing values and beliefs when it comes to sex and relationships. Overall, Samantha represents a free spirited kind of woman who is strong and independent. Samantha definitely sets a good example for women who are afraid to take chances and break down barriers.