Cynthia Nixon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 9, 1966
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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). Nixon made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of The Philadelphia Story. Her other Broadway credits include The Real Thing (1983), Hurlyburly (1983), Indiscretions (1995), The Women (2001), and Wit (2012). She won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Rabbit Hole, the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for An Inconvenient Truth, and the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Little Foxes. Her other television roles include playing political figures Eleanor Roosevelt , Kade Prenall in NBC Hannibal Warm Springs (2005), Michele Davis in Too Big to Fail (2011), and playing Nancy Reagan in the 2016 television film Killing Reagan. In 2020, she appeared in the Netflix drama Ratched. On March 19, 2018, Nixon announced her campaign for Governor of New York as a challenger to Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo. Her platform focused on income inequality, renewable energy, establishing universal health care, stopping mass incarceration in the United States, and protecting undocumented children from deportation. She lost in the Democratic primary to Cuomo on September 13, 2018, with 34% of the vote to his 66%. Nixon was nominated as the gubernatorial candidate for the Working Families Party; the party threw its support to Cuomo after Nixon lost in the Democratic primary. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Nixon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Ratched TBA
as Gwendolyn Briggs
The Making of 'Sex and the City' TBA
as Self
Sex and the City: A Farewell TBA
as Miranda Hobbs
- The Seven Year Disappear
The Seven Year Disappear 2024
as Miriam
True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs 2022
as Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim 2022
as Self
And Just Like That... The Documentary 2022
as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens 2020
as Claudia
The Lavender Scare 2019
as Madeleine Tress (voice)
Stray Dolls 2019
as Una
The Parting Glass 2018
as Mare
Maybe a Love Story 2018
as Toni
Survivor's Guide to Prison 2018
as Self
That's Harassment 2018
as Patient
Great Performers: Horror Show 2017
as The Ghost Bride
The Only Living Boy in New York 2017
as Judith Webb
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson 2017
as Emily Dickinson (voice)
Killing Reagan 2016
as Nancy Reagan
A Quiet Passion 2016
as Emily Dickinson
The Adderall Diaries 2016
as Jen Davis
James White 2015
as Gail White
Rasheeda Speaking 2015
Stage Director
Stockholm, Pennsylvania 2015
as Marcy Dargon
5 Flights Up 2014
as Lily Portman
Girl Most Likely 2013
as Cynthia Nixon
The Out List 2013
as Herself
Too Big to Fail 2011
as Michele Davis
Rampart 2011
as Barbara
Sex and the City 2 2010
as Miranda Hobbes
An Englishman in New York 2009
as Penny Arcade
Lymelife 2008
as Melissa Bragg
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City 2008
as Self
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City' 2008
as Self
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was 2008
as Self
Sex and the City 2008
as Miranda Hobbes
The Babysitters 2008
as Gail Beltran
Little Manhattan 2005
as Leslie
One Last Thing... 2005
as Karen Jameison
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today 2005
as Additional Voices
Warm Springs 2005
as Eleanor Roosevelt
- On the Set: Alex’s Loft
On the Set: Alex’s Loft 2004
as Self
- Why Tanner, Why Now?
Why Tanner, Why Now? 2004
as Self
- The Politics of Docs
The Politics of Docs 2004
as Self
- On the Set: Elaine’s
On the Set: Elaine’s 2004
as Self
- The Shakespeare Sessions
The Shakespeare Sessions 2003
Actor
Igby Goes Down 2002
as Mrs. Piggee
The Women 2002
as Mary Haines
Mark Twain 2002
as (voice)
Papa's Angels 2000
as Sharon Jenkins
Sex and the Matrix 2000
as Miranda Hobbes
The Out-of-Towners 1999
as Sheena
Advice From a Caterpillar 1999
as Missy
Marvin's Room 1996
as Retirement Home Director
The Cottonwood 1996
as Donna
- The 'M' Word
The 'M' Word 1996
as Cara
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! 1995
Actor
Baby's Day Out 1994
as Gilbertine
Addams Family Values 1993
as Heather
The Pelican Brief 1993
as Alice Stark
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings 1992
as The Granddaughter
Through an Open Window 1992
as Nancy Cooper
Face of a Stranger 1991
as Tina Foster
The Love She Sought 1990
as Janet Raft
Women and Wallace 1990
as Sarah
Let It Ride 1989
as Evangeline
It's Richard I Love 1988
Actor
O.C. and Stiggs 1987
as Michelle
The Manhattan Project 1986
as Jenny Anderman
Amadeus 1984
as Lorl
I Am the Cheese 1983
as Amy Hertz
Fifth of July 1982
as Shirley Talley
My Body, My Child 1982
as Nancy
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn 1982
as Alice
Tattoo 1981
as Cindy
Prince of the City 1981
as Jeannie
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed 1981
as Sue Ellen
Little Darlings 1980
as Sunshine
Credits from TMDB.