Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

Acting
Born 1966-04-09New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Movies (75)

Amadeus
8.0

Amadeus

1984Movie8.0
Baby's Day Out
6.4

Baby's Day Out

1994Movie6.4
Sex and the City
6.5

Sex and the City

2008Movie6.5
Addams Family Values
7.0

Addams Family Values

1993Movie7.0
The Pelican Brief
6.6

The Pelican Brief

1993Movie6.6
Too Big to Fail
6.9

Too Big to Fail

2011Movie6.9
The Only Living Boy in New York
6.3

The Only Living Boy in New York

2017Movie6.3
Sex and the City 2
6.0

Sex and the City 2

2010Movie6.0
Marvin's Room
6.7

Marvin's Room

1996Movie6.7
The Babysitters
6.0

The Babysitters

2008Movie6.0
Rampart
5.5

Rampart

2011Movie5.5
Lymelife
6.1

Lymelife

2008Movie6.1
Little Darlings
6.5

Little Darlings

1980Movie6.5
The Adderall Diaries
5.3

The Adderall Diaries

2016Movie5.3
Fifth of July
7.0

Fifth of July

1982Movie7.0
5 Flights Up
6.0

5 Flights Up

2014Movie6.0
Little Manhattan
7.2

Little Manhattan

2005Movie7.2
The Manhattan Project
6.2

The Manhattan Project

1986Movie6.2
Igby Goes Down
6.6

Igby Goes Down

2002Movie6.6
A Quiet Passion
6.0

A Quiet Passion

2016Movie6.0
The Out-of-Towners
5.8

The Out-of-Towners

1999Movie5.8
Killing Reagan
6.5

Killing Reagan

2016Movie6.5
Stray Dolls
4.2

Stray Dolls

2019Movie4.2
Girl Most Likely
5.6

Girl Most Likely

2012Movie5.6
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
7.5

My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson

2017Movie7.5
Warm Springs
6.6

Warm Springs

2005Movie6.6
Prince of the City
7.0

Prince of the City

1981Movie7.0
James White
6.6

James White

2015Movie6.6
Tattoo
5.0

Tattoo

1981Movie5.0
The Making of 'Sex and the City'

The Making of 'Sex and the City'

Movie
One Last Thing...
6.0

One Last Thing...

2005Movie6.0
O.C. and Stiggs
4.5

O.C. and Stiggs

1987Movie4.5
Survivor's Guide to Prison
6.4

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018Movie6.4
The Parting Glass
5.4

The Parting Glass

2018Movie5.4
Let It Ride
6.3

Let It Ride

1989Movie6.3
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

1981Movie
It's Richard I Love

It's Richard I Love

1988Movie
Mark Twain
7.1

Mark Twain

2002Movie7.1
And Just Like That... The Documentary
6.7

And Just Like That... The Documentary

2022Movie6.7
Advice From a Caterpillar
4.2

Advice From a Caterpillar

1999Movie4.2
The Out List
5.9

The Out List

2013Movie5.9
Sex and the Matrix
6.7

Sex and the Matrix

2000Movie6.7
Women and Wallace
10.0

Women and Wallace

1990Movie10.0
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
5.4

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015Movie5.4
Maybe a Love Story
6.6

Maybe a Love Story

2018Movie6.6
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020Movie
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

1995Movie
The Lavender Scare
5.6

The Lavender Scare

2019Movie5.6
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City

Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City

2008Movie
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'

The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'

2008Movie
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings
8.0

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

1992Movie8.0
That's Harassment
10.0

That's Harassment

2018Movie10.0
Keeping Company with Sondheim
9.0

Keeping Company with Sondheim

2022Movie9.0
On the Set: Elaine’s

On the Set: Elaine’s

2004Movie
An Englishman in New York
6.4

An Englishman in New York

2009Movie6.4
The Women
9.0

The Women

2002Movie9.0
Face of a Stranger
10.0

Face of a Stranger

1991Movie10.0
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was

Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was

2008Movie
My Body, My Child
9.0

My Body, My Child

1982Movie9.0
I Am the Cheese
7.4

I Am the Cheese

1983Movie7.4
Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

1992Movie
Sex and the City: A Farewell
8.5

Sex and the City: A Farewell

Movie8.5
True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs
10.0

True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

2022Movie10.0
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

2005Movie
Ratched

Ratched

Movie
The Politics of Docs

The Politics of Docs

2004Movie
The 'M' Word
3.3

The 'M' Word

1996Movie3.3
The Shakespeare Sessions
8.5

The Shakespeare Sessions

2003Movie8.5
Papa's Angels

Papa's Angels

2000Movie
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
5.3

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

1982Movie5.3
The Seven Year Disappear

The Seven Year Disappear

2024Movie
The Love She Sought
6.8

The Love She Sought

1990Movie6.8
The Cottonwood
10.0

The Cottonwood

1996Movie10.0
Why Tanner, Why Now?

Why Tanner, Why Now?

2004Movie
On the Set: Alex’s Loft

On the Set: Alex’s Loft

2004Movie

TV Shows (52)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
House
8.6

House

2004Series8.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001Series7.6
The Graham Norton Show
7.2

The Graham Norton Show

2007Series7.2
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Sex and the City
7.4

Sex and the City

1998Series7.4
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Hannibal
8.3

Hannibal

2013Series8.3
ER
7.8

ER

1994Series7.8
30 Rock
7.5

30 Rock

2006Series7.5
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
Nash Bridges
6.6

Nash Bridges

1996Series6.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003Series5.6
Touched by an Angel
7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994Series7.2
The Gilded Age
7.7

The Gilded Age

2022Series7.7
Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993Series4.5
The Affair
6.7

The Affair

2014Series6.7
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
4.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014Series4.2
The Outer Limits
7.7

The Outer Limits

1995Series7.7
GMTV
5.8

GMTV

1993Series5.8
And Just Like That…
7.2

And Just Like That…

2021Series7.2
Early Edition
7.4

Early Edition

1996Series7.4
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020Series
The Big C
7.3

The Big C

2010Series7.3
Broad City
7.1

Broad City

2014Series7.1
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
10.0

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

2025Series10.0
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010Series6.9
Celebrity Jeopardy!
6.5

Celebrity Jeopardy!

2022Series6.5
Alpha House
7.2

Alpha House

2013Series7.2
Ratched
7.6

Ratched

2020Series7.6
World Without End
6.9

World Without End

2012Series6.9
The Early Show
6.2

The Early Show

1999Series6.2
Me, Eloise
10.0

Me, Eloise

2006Series10.0
New York News
7.0

New York News

1995Series7.0
Tanner '88
6.9

Tanner '88

1988Series6.9
Love, Lies and Murder
4.9

Love, Lies and Murder

1991Series4.9
Gideon Oliver
7.0

Gideon Oliver

1989Series7.0
Tanner on Tanner
10.0

Tanner on Tanner

2004Series10.0
3 lbs
4.4

3 lbs

2006Series4.4
The Murder of Mary Phagan
6.2

The Murder of Mary Phagan

1988Series6.2
Mark Twain
8.0

Mark Twain

2002Series8.0
On The Level

On The Level

1980Series