Born August 21st 1956 in Liverpool, England, at the age of 3 months Kim emmigrated (with her father Dennis and mother Shane) to Canada where a large number of her films have been made. At the age of 11, Kim returned to her native country and studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Upon her return to Vancouver Kim graduated high school at 16 and won a scholarship to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. During her final year at the academy she won a part in Otto Preminger's ROSEBUD (1975). Following her film debut Kim returned to the theatre first in Vancouver and then played repertory in Toronto prior to winning a contract at Universal in Los Angeles. Whilst in L.A. Kim met German architect Andreas Lyson whom she married in 1982. Kim's second marriage lasted for 5 years until separation and then divorce in 1989. It was around this time that the world got to know the name Kim Cattrall as a result of roles in a number of high profile movies including Porky's, Police Academy and Mannequin.Outside of films, Kim is known to be a keen skier (see the picture of her relaxing and reading a ski-ing magazine) and has attended a number of celebrity ski events.

Filmography

1999 Baby Geniuses
1996 Unforgettable
1996 Where Truth Lies
1996 Every Woman's Dream
1995 Above Suspicion
1995 The Heidi Chronicles
1995 Live Nude Girls
1994 Running Delilah
1994 Breaking Point
1993 Wild Palms - The Dream Begins and The Dream Concludes
1992 Split Second (1992)
1992 Double Vision (1992)
1991 Miracle in the Wilderness
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1990 Honeymoon Academy (1990)
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
1989 Good Night, Michelangelo
1989 The Return of the Musketeers
1988 Masquerade
1988 Smokescreen
1988 Smoke Screen
1987 Mannequin
1987 Midnight Crossing
1986 Big Trouble in Little China
1986 Os Aventureiros Do Bairro Proibido
1985 City Limits
1985 Turk 182!
1984 Police Academy
1984 Sins of the Past
1984 Crossbar
1981 Porky's
1981 Ticket to Heaven
1981 Scruples (1981)
1980 Tribute (1980)
1980 The Gossip Columnist
1979 The Rebels - Pt. 2 Of the Kent Family Chronicles
1979 The Rebels
1978 The Bastard
1976Deadly Harvest
1975 Rosebud