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Cynthia Nixon

Television Actress / Film Actress / Actress / Stage Actress / Poet | * 04/09/1966 (58) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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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 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and 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). Nixon made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of The Philadelphia Story. She went on to receive two Tony Awards, the first for Best Actress in a Play for Rabbit Hole (2006) and the second for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Little Foxes (2017). Her other Broadway credits include The Real Thing (1983), Hurlyburly (1983), Indiscretions (1995), The Women (2001), and Wit (2012). She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the pl ...

Sex and the City 2

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2010 | 3.1/5 | 2h 26min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her. ...

Sex and the City

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2008 | 3.3/5 | 2h 25min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a seri ...

James White

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2015 | 3.3/5 | 1h 25min
Drama
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Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex l ...

Sex and the City

TV-MA

1998 | 3.7/5 | 25min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Cynthia Nixon

Theatre World Award Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Lucy Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Cynthia Nixon as Actress(58)

as herself2022 And Just Like That… The Documentary
2022 True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs
as Claudia2020 Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Madeleine Tress (voice)2019 The Lavender Scare
as Una2019 Stray Dolls
as herself2018 Survivor's Guide to Prison
as Patient2018 That's Harassment
as Toni2018 Maybe a Love Story
as Mare2018 The Parting Glass
as Judith Webb2017 The Only Living Boy in New York
as Emily Dickinson (voice)2017 My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
as The Ghost Bride2017 Great Performers: Horror Show
as Emily Dickinson2016 A Quiet Passion
as Jen Davis2016 The Adderall Diaries
as Nancy Reagan2016 Killing Reagan
as Gail White2015 James White
as Marcy Dargon2015 Stockholm, Pennsylvania
as Lily Portman2014 5 Flights Up
as herself2013 The Out List
as herself2012 Girl Most Likely
as Barbara2011 Rampart
as Michele Davis2011 Too Big to Fail
as Miranda Hobbes2010 Sex and the City 2
as Penny Arcade2009 An Englishman in New York
as Gail Beltran2008 The Babysitters
as Melissa Bragg2008 Lymelife
as Miranda Hobbes2008 Sex and the City
as Leslie2005 Little Manhattan
as Karen Jameison2005 One Last Thing...
as Additional Voices2005 Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
as Eleanor Roosevelt2005 Warm Springs
2003 The Shakespeare Sessions
as Mary Haines2002 The Women
as Mrs. Piggee2002 Igby Goes Down
as (voice)2002 Mark Twain
as Sharon Jenkins2000 Papa's Angels
as Missy1999 Advice From a Caterpillar
as Sheena1999 The Out-of-Towners
1996 The 'M' Word
as Donna1996 The Cottonwood
as Retirement Home Director1996 Marvin's Room
1995 Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
as Gilbertine1994 Baby's Day Out
as Heather1993 Addams Family Values
as Alice Stark1993 The Pelican Brief
as Tina Foster1991 Face of a Stranger
as Janet Raft1990 The Love She Sought
as Evangeline1989 Let It Ride
as Jenny Anderman1986 The Manhattan Project
as Michelle1985 O.C. and Stiggs
as Lorl1984 Amadeus
as Amy Hertz1983 I Am The Cheese
as Shirley Talley1982 Fifth Of July
as Alice1982 Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
as Nancy1982 My Body, My Child
as Jeannie1981 Prince of the City
as Cindy1981 Tattoo
as Sunshine1980 Little Darlings

TV Shows/Series with Cynthia Nixon as Actress(31)

as Ada Brook2022 The Gilded Age
as Miranda Hobbes2021 And Just Like That…
as Gwendolyn Briggs2020 Ratched
as herself2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Kade Prurnell2013 Hannibal
as Senator Carly Armiston2013 Alpha House
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Dr. Karin Hanson2006 3 LBS
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as Anica Javanovich2004 House
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as herself1999 The Early Show
as Janis Donovan1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Miranda Hobbes1998 Sex and the City
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
1996 Nash Bridges
1996 Early Edition
as herself1996 The Daily Show
1995 New York News
1995 The Outer Limits
as Ellie Shore1994 ER
as herself1993 GMTV
as Donna1991 Love, Lies and Murder
as Laura Di Biasi1990 Law & Order
1989 Gideon Oliver
as Doreen1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan
as Alex Tanner1988 Tanner '88
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Jackie1985 The Equalizer
as Alice Morgan1984 Murder, She Wrote

TV Shows/Series with Cynthia Nixon as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2021 And Just Like That…
Directing/Director2021 And Just Like That…

Additional Information

Full Name: Cinthia Ellen Nixon
Born: Saturday, 04/09 1966 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 58 years + 18 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN), American English
Educated at: Barnard College, Hunter College High School, PS 158, HB Studio
Other names for Cynthia Nixon (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Синтия Никсон"
"Cynthia Ellen Nixon"
Cynthia Nixon frequently works together with these people:
Sarah Jessica Parker (18x, Actress)
Lou Martini Jr. (13x, Actor)
John Doman (12x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (12x, Crew)
Adam LeFevre (12x, Actor)
Socorro Santiago (12x, Actress)
Robert Turano (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Michael Gaston (11x, Actor)
Bruce MacVittie (11x, Actor)
Edward D. Murphy (11x, Actor)
Michael Patrick King (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6538, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/11/2024