Samantha Jones (Sex and the City)
| Samantha Jones | |
|---|---|
Kim Cattrall as Jones | |
| First appearance | Print: "Loving Mr. Big" (1995) (The New York Observer) Television: "Sex and the City" (1998) (Sex and the City) |
| Last appearance | "The Last Supper Part Two: Entrée" (2023) (And Just Like That...) |
| Created by | Candace Bushnell |
| Portrayed by | Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, films, And Just Like That...) Lindsey Gort (The Carrie Diaries) |
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| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Sam Jonesy Sammy Joe |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Public relations |
| Family | Unnamed parents Two siblings Nephew Donna LaDonna (cousin) |
| Nationality | American |
Samantha Jones is a fictional character in the Sex and the City media franchise, created by Candace Bushnell. The character first appeared in Bushnell’s newspaper column Sex and the City, published in The New York Observer between 1994 and 1996, and was later featured in her 1996 book of the same name. Loosely based on one of Bushnell’s real-life friends, Samantha is depicted as a confident, sexually liberated woman in her forties who frequently engages in non-monogamous relationships.
The character was adapted for the HBO television series Sex and the City (1998–2004), where she was portrayed by British actress Kim Cattrall. Cattrall's performance earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award. She reprised the role in the feature films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), and made a cameo appearance in the Max series And Just Like That... in 2023. Samantha also appears in Bushnell’s young adult novels The Carrie Diaries and Summer and the City, which were adapted into the television series The Carrie Diaries (2013–2014), with Lindsey Gort portraying a younger version of the character.