Cynthia Nixon
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Apr 09 1966
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Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004), she won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as the television show And Just Like That... (2021–present). Her other film credits include Amadeus (1984), James White (2015), and playing Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion (2016). Nixo…
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Cynthia Nixon's Credits
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Janis Donovan
Law & Order
Laura Di Biasi
House
Anica Javanovich
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Amanda Rollins
ER
Ellie Shore
30 Rock
Cynthia Nixon
Murder, She Wrote
Alice Morgan
Great Performances
Self
Sex and the City
Miranda Hobbes
Nash Bridges
Melissa
The Equalizer
Jackie
Hannibal
Kade Prurnell
Touched by an Angel
Melina Richardson / Sarah
Early Edition
Sheila
The Outer Limits
Trudy
Intimate Portrait
Self
The Affair
Marilyn
Stars in the House
Self
And Just Like That…
Miranda Hobbes
Broad City
Barb
The Gilded Age
Ada Brook
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
The Big C
Rebecca
Alpha House
Senator Carly Armiston
New York News
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Self
Ratched
Gwendolyn Briggs
Sex and the City
Miranda Hobbes
Amadeus
Lorl
Addams Family Values
Heather
World Without End
Petranilla
3 lbs
Dr. Karin Hanson
Me, Eloise
(voice)
Tanner '88
Alex Tanner
Baby's Day Out
Gilbertine
Sex and the City 2
Miranda Hobbes
Too Big to Fail
Michele Davis
The Babysitters
Gail Beltran
Tanner on Tanner
Alex Tanner
The Pelican Brief
Alice Stark
Rampart
Barbara
Marvin's Room
Retirement Home Director
The Only Living Boy in New York
Judith Webb
Love, Lies and Murder
Donna
The Out-of-Towners
Sheena
Igby Goes Down
Mrs. Piggee
Mark Twain
Other Voices (voice)
The Murder of Mary Phagan
Doreen
Gideon Oliver
Allison Parrish Slocum
Prince of the City
Jeannie
Let It Ride
Evangeline
The Adderall Diaries
Jen Davis
Lymelife
Melissa Bragg
Tattoo
Cindy
Survivor's Guide to Prison
Self
Little Manhattan
Leslie
Girl Most Likely
Cynthia Nixon
5 Flights Up
Lily Portman
The Manhattan Project
Jenny Anderman
James White
Gail White
A Quiet Passion
Emily Dickinson
The Women
Mary Haines
Little Darlings
Sunshine
Mark Twain
(voice)
O.C. and Stiggs
Michelle
One Last Thing...
Karen Jameison
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Claudia
The Out List
Herself
Warm Springs
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
Alice
The Shakespeare Sessions
The Lavender Scare
Madeleine Tress (voice)
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
Marcy Dargon
The Cottonwood
Donna
Papa's Angels
Sharon Jenkins
That's Harassment
Patient
Killing Reagan
Nancy Reagan
The 'M' Word
Stray Dolls
Una
Advice From a Caterpillar
Missy
Face of a Stranger
Tina Foster
Sex and the Matrix
Miranda Hobbes
The Parting Glass
Mare
An Englishman in New York
Penny Arcade
Rasheeda Speaking
Directing
True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs
Self
The Love She Sought
Janet Raft
And Just Like That... The Documentary
Self
My Body, My Child
Nancy
I Am The Cheese
Amy Hertz
Maybe a Love Story
Toni
Sex and the City: A Farewell
Miranda Hobbs
Fifth of July
Shirley Talley
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
Sue Ellen
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Self
It's Richard I Love
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Additional Voices
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings
The Granddaughter
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
Through an Open Window
Nancy Cooper
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
Self
The Politics of Docs
Self
On the Set: Elaine’s
Self
Why Tanner, Why Now?
Self
Women and Wallace
Sarah
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
Emily Dickinson (voice)
The Seven Year Disappear
Miriam