And just like that, Sarah Jessica Parker last night took home the 2026 Carol Burnett Award, celebrating her acting accomplishments during the past five decades. The Sex and the City star began acting as a child, around age 8, and held major roles in Annie on Broadway, the sitcom Square Pegs, and the films Footloose and Firstborn.
Over her storied career, she’s been surrounded by innumerable supporters, namely her husband Matthew Broderick, best known for his role as Ferris Bueller in the iconic 1980s juggernaut Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Broderick presented Parker with the award Thursday night and said he questioned her about taking her timeless role as Carrie Bradshaw.
“Do you really want to do TV?” Broderick recalled asking Parker, who went on to win six Golden Globes and two Emmys for her role in Sex and the City. (Parker and Broderick have an estimated combined net worth of $200 million).
And now that Parker has realized a career most actors can only dream of, she’s rethinking what work-life balance means to her.
Parker’s new definition of work-balance
