âFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  Kim Victoria Cattrall (pronounced /kÉËtræl/, born 21 August 1956) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Samantha Jones in the HBO comedy/romance series Sex and the City, and for her leading roles in the 1980s films Police Academy, Big Trouble in Little China, Mannequin, and Porky's. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kim Cattrall , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.