She is the eldest daughter in a family of four girls and one boy.
She attended the Professional Children's School in New York City.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker was born March 25, 1965, in Nelsonville, Ohio, to Barbra Forste née Keck , a teacher who ran a nursery school, and Stephen Parker, a journalist.
She was born Patsy Ann McClenny on February 3, 1950 in Dallas, Texas.
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Her childhood was split between experiences that contrasted.