( CNN ) -- A surrogate mother gave birth to twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick , a publicist for the couple said . Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick are the new parents of twin daughters . `` The babies are doing beautifully , and the entire family is over the moon , '' the publicist said , adding that the girls were born Monday afternoon . The couple , married for 12 years , revealed in April that they were expecting twins `` with the generous help of a surrogate . '' It was not said whether the surrogate was the genetic mother of the twins or whether embryos from Parker , 44 , had been transferred to her . `` Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick weighed five pounds , 11 ounces and Tabitha Hodge Broderick weighed six pounds , '' the publicist said . `` Both Hodge and Elwell are family names on Parker 's side . '' Parker is best known for the popular television series and movie `` Sex and the City , '' while Broderick gained fame as the main character in the movie `` Ferris Bueller 's Day Off . '' They have a son , James Wilkie , 6 . He was named after Broderick 's father , actor James Broderick .
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have twin daughters . Comment: Married for 12 years , the couple are also the parents of a 6-year-old boy .