Sarah Jessica Parker brought the Salem witch Sarah Sanderson to life in 1993’s Hocus Pocus and its recent revival with her whimsical, scatty, and often coquettish portrayal, alongside her witchy sisters Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy.
However, the And Just Like That…
star was completely unaware during her first portrayal of the mischievous witch that she had incredible personal ties to the Salem resident.
On a 2010 episode of Who Do You Think You Are? USA, an across-the-pond continuation of the British documentary series in which ancestry experts help celebrities investigate their family tree, Sarah Jessica Parker discovers that she is the descendant of a woman involved in the infamous Salem witch trials.
Whether the accused or the persecutor, though, Parker would have to find out…
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