The Cast of 'Practical Magic': Where Are They Now?

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in 'Practical Magic,' 1998. Photo: Everett

After Practical Magic's 1998 premiere, the fantasy film adaptation has remained a fan-favorite more than two decades later — even among its A-list cast.

"I love that movie," Nicole Kidman recalled during a brief reunion with former costar Sandra Bullock at the Academy Awards in 2018. "I showed that movie to my kids. It's a little above their [level of understanding] … But we're really good sisters."

Kidman and Bullock continued to forge impressive careers in Hollywood, with the two winning Oscars for Best Actress; Kidman for her role in The Hours (2002) and Bullock for her performance in The Blind Side (2009).

While both leads have cultivated their own successes over the years, they are officially reuniting to reprise their Practical Magical characters in the upcoming sequel, as confirmed by PEOPLE in June 2024.

"Yes I will be in it. And Sandy will be in it. And that's that," Kidman told PEOPLE. "There's a lot more to tell which is why we go, 'OK, this is kind of interesting now to be able to do this.' [We] found a way in."

As we wait for Practical Magic 2, head down memory lane with the spellbinding Owens family and the personalities of Maria's Island, and check out what the stars have been up to since the cult classic hit theaters in October 1998.

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Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens

Before Bullock charmed audiences as Sally Owens — the reserved older Owens sister — in Practical Magic, she had already starred in the action thriller Speed (1994) and the 1997 sequel, as well as romantic comedies like While You Were Sleeping (1995) and Hope Floats (1998). However, her best was yet to come on-screen.

As for her Practical Magic role, Bullock has good memories of filming the supernatural flick, particularly when shooting the singular and oft-talked-about "midnight margaritas" scene — where Bullock and Kidman apparently got tipsy while filming.

"[Kidman and I] were talking about when we shot [Practical Magic] together, and we asked her to get the tequila," Bullock said during a red carpet appearance at the 2018 Oscars. "She came back with her own tequila, but we drank it anyway. We were a little drunk."

Following her star-turning role in Miss Congeniality (2000), Bullock continued to rack up film credits in Two Weeks Notice (2002), Crash (2004), Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005), Premonition (2007) and The Proposal (2009). In 2010, she nabbed her first Oscar for The Blind Side and was nominated in 2014 for Gravity.

Though Bullock's moviemaking pace has slowed since adopting her two children, son Louis and daughter Laila, she was featured in box office hits and Netflix favorites like Ocean's 8 (2018), Bird Box (2018), The Unforgivable (2021), The Lost City (2022) and Bullet Train (2022). She is slated to reprise the role of Sally Owens in the Practical Magic sequel.

In August 2023, her longtime partner, photographer Brian Randall, died after a three-year battle with ALS. Bullock and Randall dated from 2015 until his death at the age of 57.

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Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens

Like Bullock, Kidman was already an established actress before trying her hand at black magic as the carefree and rebellious younger Owens sister. Kidman's fame and on-screen credits continued to grow after the release of Practical Magic, with the actress earning her first Best Actress Oscar nod in 2002 for Moulin Rouge! In 2003, she took home the statuette for The Hours and was nominated again for Rabbit Hole (2010), Lion (2016) and Being the Ricardos (2021).

Her other acclaimed films include Cold Mountain (2003), The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017), Boy Erased (2018) and The Northman (2022). She also made a splash in the TV world with her Golden Globe- and Emmy-winning performance as Celeste Wright on HBO's Big Little Lies. In 2020, Kidman teamed up with Hugh Grant for another HBO series, The Undoing, and followed that up in 2021 on Hulu's Nine Perfect Strangers.

Since then, Kidman has starred in miniseries like Faraway Downs, Expats and The Perfect Couple, as well as the films A Family Affair (2024) and Babygirl (2024). Along with her confirmed role in the upcoming Practical Magic sequel, the actress is rumored to reunite with her Big Little Lies costars for a third season.

Kidman has been married to country superstar Keith Urban since June 2006. The couple shares two daughters, Sunday Rose and Faith Margaret. (Kidman is also mother to daughter Isabella and son Connor with ex-husband Tom Cruise.)

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Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances

Who can forget the legendary Stockard Channing as Aunt Frances? She portrays one-half of the witchy sister duo that trained the movie's heroines, Sally and Gillian.

The Oscar-nominated actress — who already appeared in Grease (1978), Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and The First Wives Club (1996) — has had a successful run on the big and small screen since Practical Magic. She had a memorable turn as the president's wife on The West Wing and a recurring role on The Good Wife. Channing has held other roles on the series Maryland, Julia and Knuckles.

Channing has been married and divorced four times. While filming A Time of Destiny (1988), she met her long-term partner, cinematographer Daniel Gillham, whom she dated from 1990 until his death in 2014.

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Dianne Wiest as Aunt Jet

Channing's other half on-screen is the equally legendary Dianne Wiest, who was already known for a string of hits dating back to the early-'80s, including Footloose (1984) and Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985). She has also earned two Oscars for her supporting roles in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).

In 2008, the actress won an Emmy Award for her performance on HBO's In Treatment, and she's since had several other successful stints on TV, including CBS' Life in Pieces and the Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown.

Wiest is a mother of two daughters, Emily and Lily.

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Aidan Quinn as Gary Hallet

As the man with one green eye and one blue who answered Sally's call, finally providing a happy ending for the cursed witch, actor Aidan Quinn won over fans as state investigator Gary Hallet.

He continued his streak of playing officers and detectives on shows like Third Watch, Prime Suspect, Elementary and Blue Bloods.

Since 1987, Quinn has been married to The Sopranos star Elizabeth Bracco. Together, they share two daughters: Ava Eileen and Mia. Quinn is also a longtime friend of his former Blacklight costar, Liam Neeson.

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Evan Rachel Wood as Kylie

A then-11-year-old Evan Rachel Wood played Sally's daughter, Kylie, who resembled and acted like her Aunt Gillian more than her mom. Kylie is the first generation of Owens women who gets to practice magic freely and grow up knowing she can fall in love without consequences.

Wood continued in the spotlight and found success in movies and on TV shows, including her critically acclaimed turn on HBO's Westworld, her voice role as Queen Iduna in Disney's Frozen II (2019) and her portrayal of singer Madonna in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022).

In 2013, she welcomed her son, Jack, whom she shares with ex Jamie Bell.

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Camilla Belle as Sally

A tiny Camilla Belle plays the younger version of Bullock's Sally — complete with dark hair and all — who had the honor of casting the spell that one day brought her true love into her life.

Belle became an It Girl in the mid-2000s. During her brief relationship with Joe Jonas, she appeared in the Jonas Brothers' music video for their 2008 song "Lovebug" before starring in a string of independent movies and having a brief stint on Hulu's Dollface in 2019 and Law & Order: Organized Crime in 2022.

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Alexandra Artrip as Antonia

Practical Magic is one of just three credits for Alexandra Artrip, who plays Sally's younger daughter, Antonia, in the film. Artrip — who now goes by Lexi — stepped away from Hollywood.

As of 2024, the former child star works as an account executive for an advertising company, per her LinkedIn.

In March 2019, she married Tom Fiegener.

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Goran Višnjić as Jimmy Angelov

Despite playing a character from "somewhere near Transylvania," in real life, Goran Višnjić is from Croatia.

His projects since Practical Magic range from ER to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) to Madonna's "The Power of Good-Bye" music video.

His other credits include This Is Us, Dollface, The Boys and Vikings: Valhalla, as well as the 2022 Hulu reboot film Hellraiser.

Since 1999, the actor has been married to painter Eva (née Ivana Vrdoljak), with whom he has three children. He also has another daughter from a previous relationship.

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Mark Feuerstein as Michael

Mark Feuerstein won hearts as Sally's adorable, ill-fated husband Michael. Following Practical Magic, he acted in films like What Women Want (2000) and In Her Shoes (2005) and appeared in a lead role on the TV series Royal Pains from 2009 to 2016.

Feuerstein also starred as Watson Brewer on Netflix's lauded reboot of The Baby-Sitters Club, which earned him a Children's & Family Emmy Award nomination for outstanding lead performance. Since then, he has earned TV credits for Power Book II: Ghost, Hotel Cocaine and Lady in the Lake.

Off-screen, Feuerstein is married to television producer Dana Klein, who's worked on shows like Friends and Fresh Off the Boat. Together, they have two daughters, Lila and Addie, and a son named Frisco.

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Margo Martindale as Linda Bennett

Margo Martindale shined and brought comic relief as one of the Owens sisters' few allies in town.

She's thrived in film and TV ever since, winning three Emmys for her roles on Justified and The Americans — and garnering acclaim for Impeachment: American Crime Story and The Watcher. Since 2023, the beloved character actress has appeared in the Elizabeth Banks-directed comedy Cocaine Bear and on the series Accused, Your Honor and Mrs. Davis. She also stars alongside Jamie Lee Curtis on The Sticky, which premieres in December 2024.

Martindale reunited with her former Practical Magic costar Bullock in 28 Days (2000) and Kidman in The Hours and The Human Stain (2003).

She has been married to musician William "Bill" Boals since 1986, with whom she shares daughter Margaret.

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Chloe Webb as Carla

Arguably best known for playing Nancy Spungen in 1986's Sid and Nancy, Chloe Webb is Carla, the quirky (and maybe slightly witchy herself) employee at Sally's botanical shop.

Webb went on to do a string of TV guest spots before landing the role of Monica Gallagher on Showtime's hit series Shameless.

Since 1975, Webb has been married to lawyer J. Thomas Gelder.

Updated by

James Mercadante