G Sarah Jessica Parker feb 05Sarah Jessica ParkerIt must be slightly frustrating to be a top actress... you spend all that time training your voice, coaching your facial expressions and honing your body language only to find that actually acting itself isn't the big sport.

Instead, you can make oodles of cash by just being 'the face' and Sarah Jessica Parker is a perfect example...

She spent years in the business doing forgettable TV and film roles here and there before landing her big break as Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City.

No sooner was she the star of the show and appearing each week in ridiculously fashionable attire, when suddenly the advertising offers came pouring in.

Sarah Jessica with husband Matthew BroderickSarah Jessica with husband Matthew BroderickTo such an extent that since the award-winning hit show ended last year, she's made a whopping £20 million in ad campaigns, according to Grazia magazine.

Her second job as a model has included high-profile jobs for Gap clothes, as well as being plastered across bus stops for Lux soap and appearing on the telly for Garnier Nutrisse hair colour.

The actress, who turns 40 this month, doesn't really need to work anymore... but she's currently filming Strangers With Candy with her husband Matthew Broderick.

She's also got two more films in the pipeline - The Family Stone with Diane Keaton and Claire Danes, and Failure To Launch with Matthew McConaughey.