Carrie Bradshaw

Carrie Bradshaw is the fictional narrator and lead character of the HBO sitcom/drama Sex and the City and the pending CW show The Carrie Diaries, portrayed by actresses Sarah Jessica Parker and AnnaSophia Robb respectively. She is a semi-autobiographical character created by Candace Bushnell, who published the book Sex and the City, based on her own columns in the New York Observer. On the HBO series, Bradshaw is a New York newspaper columnist, fashionista, and later, freelance writer for Vogue and a published author. Her weekly column, "Sex and the City," provides the title, storylines, and narration for each episode.

In 2005, Carrie Bradshaw was listed as number 11 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters. In 2009 The Guardian named Bradshaw as an icon of the decade, stating that "Carrie Bradshaw did as much to shift the culture around certain women's issues as real-life female groundbreakers." In 2010, Carrie Bradshaw was listed as the 2nd in TV Guide's list "25 Greatest TV Characters of All-Time". AOL ranked her the 41st Most Memorable Female TV Character. TV Guide named her the most fashionable TV character. Her relationship with Mr. Big was included in TV Guide's list of the best TV couples of all time. Parker received an Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her performances.

In February 2012, it was announced that AnnaSophia Robb will play the role as a teenager in Teen drama The CW's upcoming Sex and the City television prequel series, The Carrie Diaries.