A professional actress since the age of 10, Sarah Jessica Parker was one of rare few who made the rocky transition from cute kid to gawky teen, fully breaking the rules by ending up as, not only a respected adult actress, but an influential fashion icon as well. Parker’s likeability, quick comic wit, and “realness” were key factors in her enduring appeal, and for her early roles in family dramas and teen romps, she earned a reputation for being “the smart one” and the “independent spirit.” Her role as a thirty-something freewheeling relationship columnist navigating Manhattan's dating scene on