(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Kim Cattrall says she isn't "cute" like emerging actresses, so has to choose her film roles carefully.

The 54-year-old actress is best known for playing man-eating PR guru Samantha Jones in the hit television series Sex and the City and its two spin-off movies.

The blonde star plays a former porn star in the movie Meet Monica Velour, which follows the story of an unexpected friendship between an 80s porn star and an awkward teen fan.

Kim insists she isn't "sexualised" in the role, and rather aims to move away from that stereotype and present herself in a different light.

"I don't think I've ever been sexualised in that way," she laughed when asked if she's going to be seen as a pin-up' in the film. "For me, there was a whole other connection to the character. At this point in my life I feel there is a marginalisation of actresses of a certain age in Hollywood, where you're no longer as cute as the next crop coming up and you're not considered sexy and sweet, so you have more of a mind of your own about what you do or don't want to do."

Kim says she owes her career to Sex and the City. The American star says her iconic role as Samantha hasn't hindered her film career in any way, despite some people thinking she wouldn't be able to move away from the character.

"I think that the people who meet me are smart enough to know this is a job I do. And it's been a fantastic job that's given me a totally unexpected career in my 40s and 50s," she explained in an interview with Stylist magazine. "I mean, it's pretty much an anomaly to start your career in your 40s and your 50s as a woman." (C) Cover Media