8 Stars Who Left Movies for TV

SJP is a huge star now, thanks to Sex and the City. Back in the day, she was better known for '80s movies, like Footloose and Girls Just Want to Have Fun, and a few '90s ones that never quite let her take off (e.g., First Wives Club). But as soon as Carrie Bradshaw showed up on the scene in her Jimmy Choos, SJP became a fashion icon and a big-screen leading lady — lest we forget those two Sex and the City movies!