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Samantha Jones
Samantha Jones
Sex and the City character
	Kim Cattrall as Samantha Jones
First appearance	Print:; "Loving Mr. Big" (The New York Observer, 1995); Television:; "Sex and the City" (Sex and the City, 1998);
Created by	Candace Bushnell
Portrayed by	Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, 2008 film, 2010 film, And Just Like That...); Lindsey Gort (The Carrie Diaries);
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Occupation	Film producer (print); PR executive (television);
Nationality	American

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Samantha Jones is a fictional character created by Candace Bushnell who appears in the Sex and the City media franchise. The character first appeared in Bushnell's newspaper column Sex and the City, a semi-fictionalized account of the Manhattan lifestyles of the author and her friends that was published in The New York Observer from 1994 to 1996, and anthologized as a book of the same name in 1996. Samantha is a confident and sexually liberated woman in her forties, distinguished by her unashamed promiscuity and multiple sexual paramours.

The character was portrayed by Kim Cattrall in the television adaptation of the column created by Darren Star that aired on HBO from 1998 to 2004. Samantha is one of four characters composing the central ensemble of the series, along with Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes. Cattrall reprised the role in the two sequel films to Sex and the City, released in 2008 and in 2010. Samantha also appears in And Just Like That..., the 2021 revival of the HBO series, initially as an unseen character and later by Cattrall in a cameo appearance. The character also appears in Bushnell's young adult fiction novel Summer and the City, a sequel to her earlier The Carrie Diaries; the novels were adapted into a series of that name that aired on The CW from 2013 to 2014, in which Samantha is portrayed by Lindsey Gort.

Both the character and Cattrall's performance have received critical acclaim, with Cattrall winning two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of the character.

Development

Concept and creation

"[Samantha] is a New York inspiration. Because if you’re a successful single woman in this city, you have two choices: You can beat your head against the wall trying to find a relationship, or you can say 'screw it' and just go out and have sex like a man."

– Candace Bushnell, "Loving Mr. Big"
The New York Observer, April 24, 1995

Samantha Jones originates from the newspaper column Sex and the City by writer Candace Bushnell, which was published in The New York Observer from 1994 to 1996 and anthologized as a book of the same name in 1996. The column is a semi-fictionalized account of the lives of Bushnell's friends, acquaintances, and colleagues from her time living in Manhattan. Bushnell based Samantha on a longtime friend she described as "kind of an expert on men and dating", and who was among the friends she interviewed about their romantic and sexual experiences while writing a precursor to Sex and the City.^[1] Bushnell has never disclosed the identity of the woman Samantha is based off of, remarking that "there were quite a few women who thought they were Samantha",^[2] and reported in 2022 that the two remain friends.^[1] In early drafts of Sex in the City, the character was originally named "Jennifer" and later "Peggy".^[1]

Samantha is first referenced in the column "Loving Mr. Big", published in the Observer on April 24, 1995.

Adapting for television

Cattrall initially declined to participate in And Just Like That..., the 2021 revival of Sex and the City,

Character biography

Newspaper column

Samantha is a film producer in her forties. She is a close friend to Carrie Bradshaw, a journalist in her thirties who functions within the story as a semi-autobiographical stand-in for Bushnell. Samantha pursues sexual and fleeting romantic relationships with a variety of men who are often much younger than her, and is admired by Carrie for her cosmopolitan lifestyle and sexual libertinism. In the series' epilogue, Samantha moves to Los Angeles and begins dating Tyler Kydd, a Hollywood actor.

HBO adaptation

Television

In the HBO adaptation, Samantha is a public relations executive and one of the primary characters composing the central ensemble of the series, along with Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes.

She initially lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side, but later purchases a condominium in the Meatpacking District.

Films

And Just Like That...

Samantha now lives in London, having become estranged from the group after Carrie dropped her as her publicist. After Big's death, Samantha sends Carrie flowers, and the two begin occasionally conversing over text message. When Carrie travels to Paris to spread Big's ashes, she and Samantha agree to meet in London.

Young adult novels

Reception

Legacy

The presumption that she was similar to Samantha in personality motivated Cattrall to co-write the 2002 book Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm with her then-husband Mark Levinson, in which she reveals that she struggled for most of her adult life to develop a satisfying sex life.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pullar, Jes (January 31, 2022). "'SATC' Author Candace Bushnell On 'And Just Like That' & Her Real Life Samantha Jones". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ Kurutz, Stevens (June 6, 2018). "It's an It Girl! The Birth of 'Sex and the City'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
^ Kuczynski, Alex (January 27, 2002). "Good Sex Tips From Samantha". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

RESOURCES

[MarieClaire-1] Pullar, Jes (January 31, 2022). "'SATC' Author Candace Bushnell On 'And Just Like That' & Her Real Life Samantha Jones". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[NYT1-2] Kurutz, Stevens (June 6, 2018). "It's an It Girl! The Birth of 'Sex and the City'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[NYT2-3] Kuczynski, Alex (January 27, 2002). "Good Sex Tips From Samantha". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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 '''Samantha Jones''' is a fictional character created by [[Candace Bushnell]] who appears in the ''Sex and the City'' media franchise. The character first appeared in Bushnell's newspaper column ''[[Sex and the City (newspaper column)|Sex and the City]]'', a [[Roman à clef|semi-fictionalized]] account of the [[Manhattan]] lifestyles of the author and her friends that was published in ''[[The New York Observer]]'' from 1994 to 1996, and anthologized as a book of the same name in 1996. Samantha is a confident and sexually liberated woman in her forties, distinguished by her unashamed promiscuity and multiple sexual paramours.
-The character was portrayed by [[Kim Cattrall]] in the [[Sex and the City|television adaptation of the column]] that aired on [[HBO]] from 1998 to 2004. Samantha is one of four characters composing the central ensemble of the series, along with [[Carrie Bradshaw]], [[Charlotte York]], and [[Miranda Hobbes]]. Cattrall reprised the role in the two sequel films to ''Sex and the City'', released [[Sex and the City (film)|in 2008]] and [[Sex and the City 2|in 2010]]. Samantha also appears in ''[[And Just Like That...]]'', the 2021 revival of the HBO series, initially as an [[unseen character]] and later by Cattrall in a [[cameo appearance]]. The character also appears in Bushnell's [[young adult fiction]] novel ''[[Summer and the City]]'', a sequel to her earlier ''[[The Carrie Diaries]]''; the novels were adapted into [[The Carrie Diaries (TV series)|a series of that name]] that aired on [[The CW Television Network|The CW]] from 2013 to 2014, in which Samantha is portrayed by [[Lindsey Gort]].
+The character was portrayed by [[Kim Cattrall]] in the [[Sex and the City|television adaptation of the column]] created by [[Darren Star]] that aired on [[HBO]] from 1998 to 2004. Samantha is one of four characters composing the central ensemble of the series, along with [[Carrie Bradshaw]], [[Charlotte York]], and [[Miranda Hobbes]]. Cattrall reprised the role in the two sequel films to ''Sex and the City'', released [[Sex and the City (film)|in 2008]] and [[Sex and the City 2|in 2010]]. Samantha also appears in ''[[And Just Like That...]]'', the 2021 revival of the HBO series, initially as an [[unseen character]] and later by Cattrall in a [[cameo appearance]]. The character also appears in Bushnell's [[young adult fiction]] novel ''[[Summer and the City]]'', a sequel to her earlier ''[[The Carrie Diaries]]''; the novels were adapted into [[The Carrie Diaries (TV series)|a series of that name]] that aired on [[The CW Television Network|The CW]] from 2013 to 2014, in which Samantha is portrayed by [[Lindsey Gort]].
 Both the character and Cattrall's performance have received critical acclaim, with Cattrall winning two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]] for her portrayal of the character.