Cynthia Nixon

About

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...

Known for

Law & OrderSeries • 1990Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999HouseSeries • 2004Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001ERSeries • 199430 RockSeries • 2006Sex and the CitySeries • 1998Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984American PlayhouseSeries • 1982HannibalSeries • 2013Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994Nash BridgesSeries • 1996The EqualizerSeries • 1985The Outer LimitsSeries • 1995The Gilded AgeSeries • 2022Early EditionSeries • 1996The AffairSeries • 2014And Just Like That…Series • 2021Broad CitySeries • 2014The Big CSeries • 2010The Pelican BriefMovie • 1993Alpha HouseSeries • 2013Addams Family ValuesMovie • 1993AmadeusMovie • 1984