Cynthia Nixon
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2022
The Gilded Age
As: Ada Brook
- 2021
And Just Like That…
As: Miranda Hobbes
- 2020
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
As: Claudia
- 2020
Ratched
As: Gwendolyn Briggs
- 2019
The Lavender Scare
As: Madeleine Tress (voice)
- 2019
Stray Dolls
As: Una
- 2018
The Parting Glass
As: Mare
- 2018
Maybe a Love Story
As: Toni
2018That's Harassment
As: Patient
2017The Only Living Boy in New York
As: Judith Webb
2017My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
As: Emily Dickinson (voice)
2016Killing Reagan
As: Nancy Reagan
2016A Quiet Passion
As: Emily Dickinson
2016The Adderall Diaries
As: Jen Davis
2015James White
As: Gail White
2015Stockholm, Pennsylvania
As: Marcy Dargon
20145 Flights Up
As: Lily Portman
2014Broad City
As: Barb
2013Alpha House
As: Senator Carly Armiston
2013Hannibal
As: Kade Prurnell
2012Girl Most Likely
As: Cynthia Nixon
2012World Without End
As: Petranilla
2011Too Big to Fail
As: Michele Davis
2011Rampart
As: Barbara
2010The Big C
As: Rebecca
- 2010
Sex and the City 2
As: Miranda Hobbes
2009An Englishman in New York
As: Penny Arcade
2008Lymelife
As: Melissa Bragg
- 2008
Sex and the City
As: Miranda Hobbes
2008The Babysitters
As: Gail Beltran
20063 lbs
As: Dr. Karin Hanson
200630 Rock
As: Cynthia Nixon
2006Me, Eloise
As: (voice)
2005Little Manhattan
As: Leslie
2005One Last Thing...
As: Karen Jameison
2005Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
As: Additional Voices
2005Warm Springs
As: Eleanor Roosevelt
2004House
As: Anica Javanovich
2004Tanner on Tanner
As: Alex Tanner
2002Igby Goes Down
As: Mrs. Piggee
2002The Women
As: Mary Haines
2002Mark Twain
As: (voice)
2002Mark Twain
As: Other Voices (voice)
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Amanda Rollins
2000Papa's Angels
As: Sharon Jenkins
2000Sex and the Matrix
As: Miranda Hobbes
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Janis Donovan
1999The Out-of-Towners
As: Sheena
1999Advice From a Caterpillar
As: Missy
1998Sex and the City
As: Miranda Hobbes
1996Marvin's Room
As: Retirement Home Director
1996Early Edition
As: Sheila
1996Nash Bridges
As: Melissa
1996The Cottonwood
As: Donna
1995The Outer Limits
As: Trudy
1994Touched by an Angel
As: Melina Richardson / Sarah
1994ER
As: Ellie Shore
1994Baby's Day Out
As: Gilbertine
- 1993
Addams Family Values
As: Heather
- 1993
The Pelican Brief
As: Alice Stark
1992Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings
As: The Granddaughter
1992Through an Open Window
As: Nancy Cooper
1991Face of a Stranger
As: Tina Foster
1991Love, Lies and Murder
As: Donna
1990The Love She Sought
As: Janet Raft
1990Law & Order
As: Laura Di Biasi
1989Let It Ride
As: Evangeline
1988Tanner '88
As: Alex Tanner
1988The Murder of Mary Phagan
As: Doreen
1987O.C. and Stiggs
As: Michelle
1986The Manhattan Project
As: Jenny Anderman
1985The Equalizer
As: Jackie
1984Murder, She Wrote
As: Alice Morgan
- 1984
Amadeus
As: Lorl
1983I Am The Cheese
As: Amy Hertz
1982Fifth of July
As: Shirley Talley
1982My Body, My Child
As: Nancy
1982Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
As: Alice
1981Tattoo
As: Cindy
1981Prince of the City
As: Jeannie
1981The Private History of a Campaign That Failed
As: Sue Ellen
1980Little Darlings
As: Sunshine