For years, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been careful about keeping their family life away from the constant glare of Hollywood. Their twin daughters, Tabitha Hodge Broderick and Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, have occasionally appeared at major family events, but glimpses of the sisters have remained relatively rare.
That made Sarah Jessica’s latest birthday tribute especially meaningful.
To celebrate the twins turning 17 on June 22, 2026, the Sex and the City star shared a collection of personal photographs spanning their childhood, giving followers an unusually intimate look at the girls growing up. Alongside the pictures, Parker wrote an emotional message celebrating not only their birthday but also the young women they have become.
Sarah Jessica Parker with daughters Tabitha and Marion at the 2022 premiere of “Hocus Pocus 2,” one of their rare public appearances.
A HEARTFELT BIRTHDAY MESSAGE FROM THEIR MOTHER
Parker’s birthday message was simple but deeply personal.
“June 22, 2009,” she began, marking the day the twins entered the world. She went on to describe her daughters as “wise,” “good,” “happy” and “beautifully finding your way,” before praising their sense of humor and devotion as friends and daughters.
She ended the tribute by wishing Loretta and Tabitha a happy birthday and signing the message as “Mama.”
The post immediately stood out because Parker rarely uses social media to expose the private details of her children’s lives. Instead, she has generally allowed her three children — James Wilkie and twins Tabitha and Marion — to grow up away from the intense attention that comes with having two internationally recognizable parents.
The twins were born in 2009 through surrogacy after Parker and Broderick had struggled to expand their family. The couple had already welcomed their son James in 2002, and the arrival of their daughters marked a major new chapter for the family.
THE SISTERS HAVE GROWN UP LARGELY OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT
Although their parents are among New York’s most recognizable entertainment figures, Tabitha and Marion have not followed the usual path of celebrity children constantly appearing in front of cameras.
Parker has occasionally spoken about the sisters’ personalities, explaining that despite being twins, they have distinct interests and personalities. She has also described them as close while acknowledging that they sometimes want time apart — something that makes their relationship sound remarkably ordinary despite their extraordinary upbringing.
Their parents’ approach to privacy has made every public appearance more noticeable.
One of the most memorable came in September 2022, when the teenage sisters joined their mother and father at the New York premiere of Hocus Pocus 2. The appearance offered fans one of the clearest glimpses of the girls as teenagers at that point.
Both sisters were stylishly dressed for the occasion, and their resemblance to their famous parents immediately became a topic of conversation.
A RARE FAMILY NIGHT ON BROADWAY
The attention returned in April 2025 when the twins accompanied their parents to the opening night of the Broadway musical Smash at New York City’s Imperial Theatre.
It was an especially rare family appearance, with Tabitha and Marion posing alongside Parker and Broderick for photographers. Getty Images identifies the family members in one photograph as Tabitha, Matthew Broderick, Marion and Sarah Jessica Parker.
The family attends the opening night of “Smash” on Broadway in New York City on April 10, 2025.
For the occasion, the family appeared coordinated without looking overly formal. Parker wore an elegant black ensemble, while Broderick appeared in a dark suit. Tabitha wore a green-toned outfit with a turquoise jacket, while Marion chose a black dress with a light-colored jacket.
The photographs offered a striking reminder of just how quickly the sisters had grown.
FROM LITTLE GIRLS TO 17-YEAR-OLDS
Parker’s 2026 birthday carousel provided an entirely different perspective.
Rather than focusing on a red-carpet appearance, the collection looked back at the twins during their childhood. Reports describing the Instagram post noted photographs of the sisters enjoying ice cream, spending time outdoors and appearing together at different ages.
One of the nostalgic childhood moments included in Parker’s birthday tribute.
The pictures show just how much the sisters have changed over the years while also highlighting the bond they have shared since childhood.
In one childhood memory, the girls appear together enjoying ice cream on the steps of a New York townhouse. Another takes viewers back to their toddler years, with the sisters pictured together outdoors in matching swimsuits. Other snapshots capture them dressed for ballet and enjoying everyday moments away from cameras and red carpets.
Those ordinary details may be exactly what made the post resonate so strongly.
Rather than presenting the twins as celebrity offspring, the photographs showed them as sisters growing up together — playing, laughing, dressing up and sharing childhood experiences.
Additional childhood photographs from Parker’s birthday tribute show the sisters during their younger years.
FANS NOTICE THE RESEMBLANCE
Of course, the photographs also prompted plenty of discussion about genetics.
With Parker’s unmistakable features and Broderick’s distinctive appearance, fans naturally began comparing the sisters with their parents. Some observers felt one twin appeared particularly similar to her mother, while the other seemed to share more of her father’s features.
That resemblance has become a recurring theme whenever the twins appear publicly.
Their 2022 red-carpet appearance generated similar reactions, while the 2025 Smash premiere again gave fans an opportunity to compare the sisters with their famous parents.
Yet Parker’s birthday post ultimately seemed less about celebrity comparisons and more about motherhood.
The actress wasn’t simply introducing her daughters to the public. She was celebrating two people she has watched grow from babies into young women approaching adulthood.
A RARE GLIMPSE INTO A PRIVATE FAMILY
For Sarah Jessica Parker, the decision to share these memories was significant.
The actress and Broderick have spent years allowing their children to experience as normal a childhood as possible despite their parents’ fame. That privacy makes the occasional family photograph feel more meaningful — particularly when the pictures come directly from Parker herself.
Now 17, Tabitha and Marion are approaching adulthood with a childhood largely shielded from the intense scrutiny that followed their parents for decades.
And while fans may continue debating whether the twins look more like Sarah Jessica or Matthew, Parker’s birthday tribute offered something more personal: a glimpse at the sisters through their mother’s eyes.
From little girls sharing ice cream and playing together to teenagers appearing beside their parents on a Broadway red carpet, the photographs captured a family quietly moving through the years.
For Parker, that may have been the most important part of all — celebrating not the celebrity children the world sees, but the two beloved daughters she knows best.
