Cynthia Nixon
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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), ...
Known For
Filmography
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
The Seven Year Disappear
2024
as Miriam
And Just Like That... The Documentary
2022
as Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self
True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs
2022
as Self
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self - Contestant
The Gilded Age
2022
as Ada Brook
And Just Like That…
2021
as Miranda Hobbes
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Claudia
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Ratched
2020
as Gwendolyn Briggs
Stray Dolls
2019
as Una
The Lavender Scare
2019
as Madeleine Tress (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Maybe a Love Story
2018
as Toni
The Parting Glass
2018
as Mare
Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
as Self
That's Harassment
2018
as Patient
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)
Great Performers: Horror Show
2017
as The Ghost Bride
The Adderall Diaries
2016
as Jen Davis
A Quiet Passion
2016
as Emily Dickinson
Killing Reagan
2016
as Nancy Reagan
Stockholm, Pennsylvania
2015
as Marcy Dargon
James White
2015
as Gail White
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
5 Flights Up
2014
as Lily Portman
Broad City
2014
as Barb
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Affair
2014
as Marilyn
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Out List
2013
as Herself
Alpha House
2013
as Senator Carly Armiston
Hannibal
2013
as Kade Prurnell
Girl Most Likely
2012
as Cynthia Nixon
World Without End
2012
as Petranilla
Too Big to Fail
2011
as Michele Davis
Rampart
2011
as Barbara
Sex and the City 2
2010
as Miranda Hobbes
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
The Big C
2010
as Rebecca
An Englishman in New York
2009
as Penny Arcade
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Sex and the City
2008
as Miranda Hobbes
Lymelife
2008
as Melissa Bragg
The Babysitters
2008
as Gail Beltran
Sex and the City: The Party That Never Was
2008
as Self
The Fabulous Fashion of 'Sex and the City'
2008
as Self
Live from the Red Carpet: Sex and the City
2008
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
3 lbs
2006
as Dr. Karin Hanson
30 Rock
2006
as Cynthia Nixon
Me, Eloise
2006
as (voice)
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
2005
as Additional Voices
One Last Thing...
2005
as Karen Jameison
Little Manhattan
2005
as Leslie
Warm Springs
2005
as Eleanor Roosevelt
The Politics of Docs
2004
as Self
Why Tanner, Why Now?
2004
as Self
On the Set: Elaine’s
2004
as Self
On the Set: Alex’s Loft
2004
as Self
House
2004
as Anica Javanovich
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
Tanner on Tanner
2004
as Alex Tanner
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Mark Twain
2002
as (voice)
The Women
2002
as Mary Haines
Igby Goes Down
2002
as Mrs. Piggee
Mark Twain
2002
as Other Voices (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Amanda Rollins
Papa's Angels
2000
as Sharon Jenkins
Sex and the Matrix
2000
as Miranda Hobbes
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
as Missy
The Out-of-Towners
1999
as Sheena
The Early Show
1999
as Self
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Janis Donovan
Sex and the City
1998
as Miranda Hobbes
The View
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Marvin's Room
1996
as Retirement Home Director
The 'M' Word
1996
as Cara
The Cottonwood
1996
as Donna
Nash Bridges
1996
as Melissa
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Early Edition
1996
as Sheila
Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1995
New York News
1995
The Outer Limits
1995
as Trudy
Baby's Day Out
1994
as Gilbertine
ER
1994
as Ellie Shore
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Melina Richardson / Sarah
Addams Family Values
1993
as Heather
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Alice Stark
GMTV
1993
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
Through an Open Window
1992
as Nancy Cooper
Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings
1992
as The Granddaughter
Face of a Stranger
1991
as Tina Foster
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
as Donna
The Love She Sought
1990
as Janet Raft
Women and Wallace
1990
as Sarah
Law & Order
1990
as Laura Di Biasi
Let It Ride
1989
as Evangeline
Gideon Oliver
1989
as Allison Parrish Slocum
It's Richard I Love
1988
Tanner '88
1988
as Alex Tanner
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as Doreen
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Michelle
The Manhattan Project
1986
as Jenny Anderman
The Equalizer
1985
as Jackie
Amadeus
1984
as Lorl
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Alice Morgan
I Am the Cheese
1983
as Amy Hertz
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
1982
as Alice
My Body, My Child
1982
as Nancy
Fifth of July
1982
as Shirley Talley
American Playhouse
1982
as Shirley Talley
American Playhouse
1982
as Sarah
Tattoo
1981
as Cindy
The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
1981
as Sue Ellen
Prince of the City
1981
as Jeannie
Little Darlings
1980
as Sunshine
On The Level
1980
Great Performances
1971
as Self