Parker's first photo with newborn twins

In this first official photo of twin daughters provided by Robin Layton, actors Matthew Broderick, right, Sarah Jessica Parker, left, and their son James Wilkie Broderick pose with their new daughters Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, left, and Tabitha Hodge Broderick on Monday, June 29, 2009, in New York. The girls were born Monday June 22, 2009.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are sharing the first photo of their twin daughters.

The baby girls — Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick — were born last Monday at an Ohio hospital to a surrogate mother.

The photo, taken Monday in New York, shows a happy family: Parker and Broderick are smiling, each holding a twin. Their 6-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick, stands in between mom and dad, gazing down at one of his little sisters.

Sarah Jessica Parker has twins via surrogate

Actors Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick arrive at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 22, 2009.

"Sex and the City" actress Sarah Jessica Parker and her actor husband Matthew Broderick had twin daughters via a surrogate mother, the couple's publicists said on Tuesday.

Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, who already have a six-year-old son said their daughters -- named Marion Loretta Elwell and Tabitha Hodge -- were born on Monday in Ohio.

"The babies are doing beautifully and the entire family is over the moon," the couple said in a statement.

Parker is expected to begin shooting a sequel later this year to the movie version of the TV series "Sex and the City" along with Cynthia Nixon, Kim Cattrall and Kristin Davis.

Broderick, star of the Broadway musical and movie "The Producers," and Parker married in 1997.

Parker, Broderick expecting twins by surrogate

In this April 27, 2009 file photo, actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker attend the premiere of 'Wonderful World' during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival, in New York.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick will be taking on new roles: parents of twin girls.

The "Sex and the City" star and her actor-husband are expecting twins through a surrogate pregnancy, representatives for the couple said Tuesday.

Parker, 44, and Broderick, 47, "are happily anticipating the birth of their twin daughters later this summer with the generous help of a surrogate. The entire family is overjoyed," said a statement from the publicists.

The couple has a 6-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick, and will mark their 12th wedding anniversary next month.

Details about the surrogate or her pregnancy were unavailable, the publicists said.

Parker starred in the "Sex and the City" TV series and the hit movie of the same name. Broderick's credits include the films "Glory" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and the Broadway musical "The Producers."